1955 Maltese general election

General elections were held in Malta between 26 and 28 February 1955.^[1] The Malta Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 23 of the 40 seats.

1955 Maltese general election

← 1953 26–28 February 1955 1962 →

First party Second party   Leader Dom Mintoff George Borg Olivier Party Labour Nationalist Leader since 16 October 1949 1950 Last election 44.55%, 19 seats 38.14%, 18 seats Seats won 23 17 Seat change 4 1 Popular vote 68,447 48,514 Percentage 56.73% 40.21%

Prime Minister before election George Borg Olivier Nationalist Elected Prime Minister Dom Mintoff Labour

Electoral system

The elections were held using the single transferable vote system.^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Malta Labour Party	68,447	56.73	23	+4
	Nationalist Party	48,514	40.21	17	–1
	Progressive Constitutionalist Party	3,649	3.02	0	0
	Independents	45	0.04	0	New
Total		120,655	100.00	40	0
Valid votes		120,655	99.52
Invalid/blank votes		588	0.48
Total votes		121,243	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		149,380	81.16
Source: Nohlen & Stöver