IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Malta

Republic of Malta

531,110	9
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2022)	Elections in our database
355,075	88.42%
Registered Voters (as of April 11, 2022)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Maltese House of Representatives	Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Myrian Spiteri DEBONO (since 4 April 2024)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Robert ABELA (since 13 January 2020)
Assembly: Malta has a unicameral House of Representatives (Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati) with 69 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by parliament to serve a 5-year term.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the President to serve a 5-year term.
In the House of Representatives (Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati) 65 members are elected through a single transferable vote (STV) proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms. Additional seats may be given to ensure proportionality. After the 2013 elections, the Parliament increased to 69 seats.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Maltese House of Representatives	1998-09-05	268,150	281,078	95.4
Referendum	2003-03-08	270,650	297,881	90.86
Maltese House of Representatives	2003-04-12	285,122	294,106	96.95
Maltese House of Representatives	2008-03-08	294,214	315,357	93.3
Referendum	2011-05-28	232,691	315,357	73.79
Maltese House of Representatives	2013-03-09	309,600	333,072	92.95
Referendum	2015-04-11	253,157	338,450	74.8
Maltese House of Representatives	2017-06-03	314,696	341,856	92.06
Maltese House of Representatives	2022-03-26	304,050	355,075	85.63

Voter Turnout

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