2017 Maltese general election

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All seats in the House of Representatives
Turnout| 92.06%
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Leader  | Joseph Muscat | Simon Busuttil
Party  | Labour | Forza Nazzjonali
(PN–PD)
Last election  | 54.83%, 39 seats  | 43.34%, 30 seats
Seats won  | 37 | 30
Seat change  |  2  |
Popular vote  | 170,976 | 135,696
Percentage  | 55.04% | 43.68%
Swing  | 0.21pp  | 0.34pp

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| Prime Minister before election

Joseph Muscat
Labour Party

| Elected Prime Minister

Joseph Muscat
Labour Party

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General elections were held in Malta on Saturday, 3 June 2017 to elect all members of the House of Representatives. The elections were contested by the Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, the Nationalist Party, led by opposition leader Simon Busuttil, and four other parties, making it the elections with most parties participating since 1962.[1]

The Labour Party won a second term in government for the first time since 1976, receiving 55% of the vote, the highest share since 1955.[2] Voter turnout was 92%, down 1pp from 2013.[3]

## Background

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The previous general elections were held on Saturday, 9 March 2013. The Labour Party, led by Muscat, defeated the incumbent Nationalist Party of Lawrence Gonzi in a landslide victory, taking 39 seats in the House of Representatives, against 30 for the Nationalist Party.[4] However, on 5 February 2015 the Constitutional Court ordered two additional seats to be given to the Nationalist Party, increasing the total number of seats to 71.[5][6] The Labour Party then lost a seat when Marlene Farrugia resigned from the Labour parliamentary group, to later form the Democratic Party.[7][8]

Following the defeat, Gonzi stepped down as leader of the Nationalists, with Simon Busuttil taking his place on 13 May.[9]

Muscat was sworn in as the new Prime Minister on 11 March. The cabinet of 15 ministers was the largest cabinet in Maltese history.[10] This record was again surpassed when Muscat announced a cabinet reshuffle following the appearance of Minister Konrad Mizzi's name in the Panama Papers; the new cabinet featured 16 ministers as well as the Prime Minister.[11] Mizzi was included in the new cabinet as Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister.[12] Prior to the 2013 elections, Muscat had pledged that the size of his Cabinet would never exceed the size of the largest Cabinet of the Fenech Adami administrations, the largest of which consisted of 13 ministers.[11]

Further to the outbreak of the Panama Papers, where the already mentioned Mizzi and Keith Schembri, the Chief of Staff within the Office of the Prime Minister were included as owners of a Panama company, together with an unnamed owner of a third company, the Maltese government was receiving copious amounts of pressure by civil society, spearheaded by blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia, but also by the Nationalist Party, especially Leader of the Opposition Simon Busuttil.[13] Nexia BT, a Maltese audit firm, claimed ownership of Egrant.[14]

Whitehall Mansions in Ta' Xbiex, which among other tenants houses Pilatus Bank

On 20 April 2017, Caruana Galizia, published a series of articles linking Joseph Muscat, Konrad Mizzi, Brian Tonna (managing partner at Nexia BT, owner of BT International, which is the sole shareholder in the Maltese Mossack Fonseca franchise).[15] Muscat called a press conference stating that he asked for an inquiry into Caruana Galizia's claims, categorically denying any wrongdoing and labelling the allegations as "the biggest lie in Malta's political history".[16] Around two hours later, Pilatus Bank Chairman Ali Sadr Hasheminejad, an Iranian with a St. Kitts and Nevis passport, was spotted exiting the bank with a colleague, each carrying a piece of luggage.[17] Hasheminejad declined to give further information.[18] Police raided Pilatus Bank on 21 April, however this was deemed as being too late by the PN media since that night a "mysterious" ferry flight operated by VistaJet was en route to Baku, Azerbaijan.[19][20][21] Further to this, PN leader Busuttil called for Muscat's resignation and announced a national demonstration against corruption, also deeming inappropriate the Police's "inaction" since the Police Commissioner was enjoying dinner in a restaurant.[22][18][23] Michael Briguglio, an Alternattiva Demokratika politician, agreed that the Prime Minister should resign and tweeted that he would be joining the protest.[23]

On 1 May 2017 Muscat announced a snap election to take place on 3 June 2017.[24][25][26] The announcement was made during a May Day rally organised by the Labour Party in Valletta.[27] The reason cited was to safeguard economic stability from the power hungry.[28]

## Electoral system

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The Maltese voting system is a variant of proportional representation, achieved through the use of the single transferable vote, with five MPs to be returned from each of thirteen districts. The five seat electoral district system is maintained by the parties represented in the House of Representatives but is not a constitutional requirement. Overall, there are 65 constituency seats, with a variable number of at-large seats (up to four) added in some cases, to ensure that the overall first-preference vote is reflected in the composition of the House of Representatives, that is, that the party with the most votes has a majority of seats.[29]

## Participating parties

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Moviment Patrijotti Maltin driving with loud speaker in Mġarr Zaren tal-Ajkla support Eurosceptic banner in Birkirkara

The Maltese political landscape is regarded as one of the most pure two-party systems of the 21st century,[30] and has been dominated by moderate centre-left and centre-right groups for decades; no third parties had elected MPs since the 1962 election. Six parties fielded candidates in the 2017 election, the first time since 1962 that Maltese voters had that many parties on the ballot:[1]

* The Labour Party (PL) of incumbent Prime Minister Joseph Muscat held a majority in the legislature since the 2013 election, with 38 MPs at dissolution. The Labour Party traditionally pursues social democratic ideals, and is rooted in the mainstream European centre-left.
* The Nationalist Party (PN) of opposition leader Simon Busuttil is the major opposition party in parliament, with 29 MPs at dissolution. The party's last prime minister was Lawrence Gonzi, who also served as prime minister from 2004 to 2013. For much of its history, the PN has embraced conservatism and Christian democracy, as well as European integration.
* The Democratic Party (PD) which was founded when Labour MP Marlene Farrugia left her party on 4 June 2016. It had 1 MP (Farrugia herself) at dissolution. On 28 April 2017, the PD formed the Forza Nazzjonali coalition with the PN. Under the agreement candidates contested the election as Nationalist candidates, with the additional descriptor "tal-oranġjo", and any elected PD members would have participated in a potential Nationalist-led government.[31]
* The Democratic Alternative (AD), led by Carmel Cacopardo, is a contemporary party in Malta. It is, however, not represented in parliament. Established in 1989, the party stresses green politics and sustainable development.
* Moviment Patrijotti Maltin (MPM), an offshoot of the anti-immigration group Għaqda Patrijotti Maltin led by Henry Battistino which campaigns against illegal immigration, Malta's participation in the Schengen Area, and Islam in Malta.[32][33]
* Alleanza Bidla (AB), a conservative Christian and Eurosceptic party led by Ivan Grech Mintoff.[1]

## Opinion polls

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Main article: Opinion polling for the Maltese general election, 2017

Prior to the announcement of the election, opinion polls showed the Labour Party with a consistent lead over the Nationalist Party of around 5 percentage points. Opinion polls conducted during the campaign continued to show similar results.

## Candidates and returned MPs

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Below is a list of the candidates who ran in the 2017 general election; they are listed in the order used by the Maltese Electoral Commission. Party leaders are marked with an asterisk, while all candidates that successfully obtained a seat in the election, as reported by the electoral commission,[34] are marked in bold. Individual candidates may contest more than one constituency, meaning the some names appear in multiple cells.[35] It is possible for a candidate to be elected in two districts, in which case they resign from one and that seat is assigned to a person of the same party.[36]

District  | Labour Party | Nationalist Party
(+Democratic Party) | Democratic Alternative | Moviment Patrijotti Maltin | Alleanza Bidla | Independents

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District 1[37] | Aaron Farrugia
Deo Debattista
Luciano Busuttil
Joseph Matthew Attard
Silvio Parnis
Joe Cilia
Jose Herrera
Carlo Stivala
Davina Sammut Hili  | Edward Torpiano
Mario De Marco
Ray Bugeja
Paula Mifsud Bonnici
Anthony Buttigieg
Justin Schembri
Liam Sciberras
Claudio Grech
Herman Farrugia  | Marc'Andrea Cassar  | Simon Borg
Henry Battistino*  | Ivan Grech Mintoff*  | Joseph Aquilina
District 2[38] | Joe Mizzi
Stefan Buontempo
Deo Debattista
Byron Camilleri
Joseph Muscat*
Glenn Bedingfield
Chris Agius
Helena Dalli
Mark Causon
Carmelo Abela  | Doris Borg
Mary Bezzina
Salvu Mallia
Jason Zammit
Angelo Micallef
Errol Cutajar
Charles Bonello
Ruben Teeling
Malcolm Bezzina
Josie Muscat
Kevin Cassar
Stephen Spiteri
Ivan Bartolo  | Mario Mallia
Christian Mizzi  | Norman Scicluna
Alexander Darmanin
Naged Megally  | —  | —
District 3[39] | Owen Bonnici
Joe Mizzi
Sebastian Muscat
Chris Fearne
Edric Micallef
Kenneth Spiteri
Mario Calleja
Marion Mizzi
Chris Agius
Etienne Grech
Helena Dalli
Silvio Grixti
Carmelo Abela
Jean Claude Micallef  | John Baptist Camilleri
Raymond Caruana
Janice Chetcuti
Mary Bezzina
Jason Zammit
Errol Cutajar
Carm Mifsud Bonnici
Mario Galea
Charlot Cassar
Amanda Abela
Catherine Farrugia
Mario Rizzo Naudi
Josie Muscat
Stephen Spiteri  | Christian Mizzi  | Graziella Borg Duca
Alexander Darmanin  | —  | Nazzareno Bonnici
District 4[40] | Stefan Buontempo
Konrad Mizzi
Chris Fearne
Byron Camilleri
Andrew Ellul
Silvio Parnis
Joe Cilia
Etienne Grech
Dominic Grima
Rita Sammut  | Jason Azzopardi
Aaron Micallef Piccione
Caroline Galea
Ivan Bartolo
Charles Bonello
Carm Mifsud Bonnici
Therese Comodini Cachia
Catherine Farrugia
Lawrence Bonavia
Liam Sciberras
Mark Sammut  | Carmel Cacopardo  | Stephen Florian
Norman Scicluna
Desmond Falzon
Henry Battistino*  | —  | —
District 5[41] | Julia Farrugia Portelli
Joseph Cutajar
Owen Bonnici
Roderick Cachia
Sebastian Muscat
Luciano Busuttil
Joe Farrugia
Edric Micallef
Joseph Muscat*
Glenn Bedingfield
Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi
Mario Calleja
Carlo Stivala
Rita Sammut  | Hermann Schiavone
Norman Vella
Stanley Zammit
Anthony Bezzina
Nick Refalo
Marlene Farrugia
Shirley Cauchi
Mario Rizzo Naudi
Mary Grace Vella
Noel Galea  | Pascal Aloisio  | Simon Borg
Johann Ferriggi  | —  | —
District 6[42] | Gavin Gulia
Ian Borg
Silvio Schembri
Roderick Galdes
Rosianne Cutajar
Robert Abela | Clyde Puli
Ryan Callus
George Muscat
Alessia Psaila Zammit
Amanda Abela
Karol Aquilina
Monique Agius
Peter Micallef
Kevin Cassar
Godfrey Farrugia  | Simon Galea  | Graziella Borg Duca  | Saviour Xuereb  | —
District 7[43] | Gavin Gulia
Julia Farrugia Portelli
Anthony Agius Decelis
Charles Azzopardi
Ian Borg
Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi
Ian Castaldi Paris
Silvio Schembri
Edward Scicluna
Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando  | Paul Mazzola
Dounia Borg
Beppe Fenech Adami
Antione Borg
Sam Abela
Ian Mario Vassallo
Edwin Vassallo
Monique Agius
Lee Bugeja Bartolo
Peter Micallef
David Vassallo
Godfrey Farrugia
Jean Pierre Debono | Ralph Cassar  | Johann Ferriggi
Anthony Calleja
Alex Pisani  | Joseph Giardina  | —
District 8[44] | Ian Castaldi Paris
Edward Scicluna
Edward Zammit Lewis
Rachel Tua
Chris Cardona
Rosianne Cutajar
Alex Muscat  | Beppe Fenech Adami
David Agius
Timothy Alden
Michael Asciak
Malcolm Bezzina
Lee Bugeja Bartolo
Claudette Buttigieg
Therese Comodini Cachia
Vincent (Censu) Galea
Angelo Micallef
Giorgio Mario Schembri
Justin Schembri
David Thake
Norman Vella  | Mario Mallia
Pascal Aloisio  | Romina Farrugia Randon
Ġużeppi Sammut  | —  | —
District 9[45] | Edward Zammit Lewis
Sigmund Mifsud
Clifton Grima
Manuel Mallia
Nikita Zammit Alamango
Michael Falzon
Conrad Borg Manche  | Alan Abela Wadge
Charles Selvaggi
Francis Zammit Dimech
Karl Gouder
Wayne Hewitt
Robert Arrigo
Noel Muscat
George Pullicino
Graziella Attard Previ
Ivan Bartolo
Timothy Alden
Albert Buttigieg
Duncan Bonnici
Roselyn Borg Knight
Evelyn Vella Brincat
Justin Fenech
Marthese Portelli
Mark Azzopardi
Kristy Debono
Herman Farrugia  | Arnold Cassola*
Danika Formosa  | Ġużeppi Sammut
Desmond Falzon  | Elizabeth Claire Mikkelsen  | —
District 10[46] | Evarist Bartolo
Sigmund Mifsud
Clifton Grima
Manuel Mallia
Mark Causon
Nikita Zammit Alalmango
Michael Falzon
Jean Claude Micallef
Conrad Borg Manche
Marion Mizzi  | Alan Abela Wadge
Charles Salvaggi
Francis Zimmit Dimech
Anne Marie Muscat Fenech Adami
Karl Gouder
Christopher Sansone
Wayne Hewitt
Robert Arrigo
Noel Muscat
George Pullincino
Nick Refalo
Graziella Attard Previ
Ray Bugeja
Karol Aqulina
Albert Buttigieg
Marlene Farrugia
Anthony Buttigieg
Roselyn Borg (Borg Knight)
Brincat Evelyn Vella
Justin Fenech
Jason Zammit  | Arnold Cassola*
Danika Formosa  | Fatima Hassanin  | Elizabeth Claire Mikkelsen  | —
District 11[47] | Anthony (Tony) Agius Decelis
Alex Muscat
Fleur Vella
Michael Farrugia
Chris Cardona
Deborah Schembri
Rachel Tua  | Connie Scerri
Simon Busuttil
Graziella Galea
Alex Perici Calascione
Maria Deguara
Alex Mangion
Carmel (Charles) Polidano
Shirley Cauchi
Edwin Vassallo
Simone Aquilana
Giorgio Mario Schembri
Ivan Bartolo
David Agius  | Carmel Cacopardo
Ralph Cassar  | Romina Farrugia Randon
Naged Megally  | Saviour Xuereb  | —
District 12[48] | Evarist Bartolo
Fleur Vella
Franco Mercieca
Kenneth Spiteri
Joseph Matthew Attard
Alfred Grima
Michael Farrugia
Deborah Schembri
Clayton Bartolo | Robert Cutajar
David Thake
Anne Marie Muscat Fenech Adami
Salvu Mallia
Simon Busuttil
Edward Torpiano
Graziella Galea
Claudette Buttigieg
Sam Abela
Maria Deguara
Duncan Bonnici
Simone Aquilina
Mark Azzopardi  | Simon Galea
Luke Caruana  | Anthony Calleja
Fatima Hassanin  | Ivan Grech Mintoff*
Joseph Giardina  | Joseph Aquilina
District 13[49] | Anton Refalo
Joe Cordina
George Camilleri
Franco Mercieca
Justyne Caruana
Clint Camilleri | Ryan Mercieca
Vincent (Ċensu) Galea
Carmel (Charles) Polidano
Maria Portelli
Kevin Cutajar
David Stellini
Chris Said
Frederick Azzopardi
Jason Zammit
Marthese Portelli
Joseph Ellis  | Luke Caruana  | Stephen Florian  | —  | Nazzareno Bonnici

The names of the 65 MPs returned for the districts are in bold in the list above. In addition to these, two Nationalist candidates (Carm Mifsud Bonnici and Frederick Azzopardi) were awarded at-large seats in accordance with the proportional representation system.[50]

## Results

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Main article: List of members of the parliament of Malta, 2017–2022

The 13 separate district election contests produced 37 Labour MPs and 28 Nationalist MPs. Two at-large seats were awarded to the Nationalist Party.[50]

Party or alliance| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| Labour Party| 170,976| 55.04| 37| –2
| Forza Nazzjonali| | Nationalist Party| 130,850| 42.12| 28| –2
| Democratic Party| 4,846| 1.56| 2| New
Total| 135,696| 43.68| 30| 0
| Democratic Alternative| 2,564| 0.83| 0| 0
| Moviment Patrijotti Maltin| 1,117| 0.36| 0| New
| Alleanza Bidla| 221| 0.07| 0| New
| Independents| 91| 0.03| 0| 0
Total| 310,665| 100.00| 67| –2
Valid votes| 310,665| 98.72|
Invalid/blank votes| 4,031| 1.28|
Total votes| 314,696| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 341,856| 92.06|
Source: Electoral Commission, Times of Malta[51]

## Reactions

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Labourites celebrating in Sliema the day after the election

Once preliminary results were known, Muscat claimed victory and Busuttil conceded defeat.[52][53][54] Muscat declared the result to be an endorsement of his government's programme, stating that "It is clear that the people have chosen to stay the course."[55]

Busuttil tendered his resignation as Nationalist Party leader, along with that of the entire administration of the Nationalist Party, following the defeat.[56] The party began the process of selecting a new leader, which was expected to be complete by September.[57] Despite this, leading Nationalist Robert Arrigo wrote an open letter to Busuttil imploring him to rescind his resignation.[58]

The Democratic Party celebrated the election of its leader Marlene Farrugia as their first-ever elected MP as a 'historic result'.[59]

## Notes

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