12–14 June 1971 1976 → 28 27 85,448 80,753 Start date 1971 | 22 seats, 43.1% 28 seats, 47.9% 6 1 50.8% 48.1% | |
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General elections were held in Malta between 12 and 14 June 1971. The Malta Labour Party emerged as the largest party, winning 28 of the 55 seats.
Electoral system
The elections were held using the single transferable vote system, whilst the number of seats was increased from 50 to 55.
References
Maltese general election, 1971 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA