1966 Maltese general election

26–28 March 1966

First party Second party   Leader George Borg Olivier Dom Mintoff Party Nationalist Labour Last election 42.00%, 25 seats 33.85%, 16 seats Seats won 28 22 Seat change 3 6 Popular vote 68,656 61,774 Percentage 47.89% 43.09% Swing 5.89pp 9.24pp

Prime Minister before election George Borg Olivier Nationalist Elected Prime Minister George Borg Olivier Nationalist

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General elections were held in Malta between 26 and 28 March 1966.^[1] The Nationalist Party remained the largest party, winning 28 of the 50 seats.

Electoral system

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

Results

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