2009 Maltese local elections

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|  | June 6, 2009 (2009-06-06) |

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Party  | Labour | Nationalist | AD
Popular vote  | 53,543 | 43,377  | 457
Percentage  | 54.56% | 44.20%  | 5.73%

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Party  | Għall-Imtarfa Aħjar | Independent
Popular vote  | 42  |
Percentage  | 0.04%  | 0.18%

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Local elections were held in Malta on 6 June 2009, the same day of the European elections. The elections were held in 23 of the 68 Maltese localities. These 23 localities are: Imdina (Città Notabile), Bormla (Città Cospicua), Rabat, Gozo, Żabbar (Città Hompesch), Birkirkara, Fgura, Gudja, Għarb, Għaxaq, Kalkara, Lija, Marsaskala, Mġarr, Msida, Imtarfa, Naxxar, Pietà, Malta, Rabat, Malta, San Ġwann, Sannat, Tas-Sliema, Tarxien, and Xgħajra.

## Candidates[edit]

In total, 272 candidates contested for this election, 133 for Partit Laburista (PL), as well as for Partit Nazzjonalista (PN), three for Alternattiva Demokratika (AD), and other three as independents. The independent candidates contested respectively in Mġarr, Tarxien and Mtarfa. A party grouping Għall-Imtarfa Aħjar (For Better Mtarfa) contested the election in Mtarfa only.

## Voter turnout[edit]

Locality | Turnout

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L-Imdina | 82.5%
Bormla | 77.3%
Ħaż-Żabbar | 80.7%
Ir-Rabat (Gozo) | 79.9%
Birkirkara | 77.7%
Il-Fgura | 81.2%
Il-Gudja | 87.1%
L-Għarb | 72.9%
Ħal Għaxaq | 83.8%
Il-Kalkara | 82.1%
Ħal Lija | 81.8%
Marsaskala | 72.7%
L-Imġarr | 81.7%
L-Imsida | 73.1%
L-Imtarfa | 83.9%
In-Naxxar | 74.2%
Tal-Pietà | 77.4%
Ir-Rabat (Malta) | 81.8%
San Ġwann | 75.3%
Ta' Sannat | 78.2%
Tas-Sliema | 64.8%
Ħal Tarxien | 80.5%
Ix-Xgħajra | 84.1%

## Results[edit]

Party| Votes| %| Seats

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| Labour Party| 53,543| 54.56| 89
| Nationalist Party| 43,377| 44.20| 73
| Democratic Alternative| 1,004| 1.02| 0
| Għall-Imtarfa Aħjar| 42| 0.04| 0
| Independents| 174| 0.18| 0
Total| 98,140| 100.00| 162
Valid votes| 98,140| 95.80|
Invalid/blank votes| 4,301| 4.20|
Total votes| 102,441| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 132,859| 77.11|
Source: Electoral Commission of Malta

## References[edit]

* "Elezzjonijiet Ghall-Kunsilli Lokali - Ġunju 2009". Department of Information. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2009.

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