| Perennials in Parliament | ||||||||
| The table below lists those parliamentarians who served in the legislature | ||||||||
| for more than twenty years. | ||||||||
| The computed years only include the actual lengths of legislative sessions, | ||||||||
| from election to dissolution, but do not include the intervals between a | ||||||||
| dissolution and the subsequent election. Such intervals have sometimes | ||||||||
| been considerable, like the 5.7 years after the 1932 parliament and the | ||||||||
| 3.8 years predecing the 1962 election. (A list of all election and | ||||||||
| dissolution dates can be found elswhere on this site). | ||||||||
| In computing years or service and the number of winning candidacies, | ||||||||
| a candidate winning two seats in an election is credited only with one | ||||||||
| winning candidacy. | ||||||||
| Name | Years of Service | Party | First Elected | Last Elected | Number of Wins | |||
| Mintoff, Dom | 47.5 | MLP | 1945 | 1996 | 14 | |||
| Moran, Vincent C. | 33.9 | MLP | 1962 | 1992 | 7 | |||
| Muscat, Philip | 33.9 | MLP | 1962 | 1992 | 7 | |||
| Hyzler, George J. | 33.8 | PN | 1962 | 1992 | 7 | |||
| Fenech Adami, Eddie | 32.8 | PN | 1966 | 1998 | 8 | See Note | ||
| De Marco, Guido | 32.5 | PN | 1966 | 1998 | 8 | |||
| Cassar, Guze | 32.0 | MLP | 1945 | 1987 | 10 | |||
| Tabone, Anton | 31.7 | PN | 1966 | 1996 | 7 | See Note | ||
| Refalo, Michael A. | 31.6 | PN | 1971 | 1998 | 7 | |||
| Borg Olivier, Giorgio | 30.2 | PN | 1939 | 1976 | 10 | |||
| Abela, Wistin | 29.9 | MLP | 1966 | 1992 | 7 | |||
| Micallef, Freddie | 29.9 | MLP | 1966 | 1992 | 6 | |||
| Barbara, Agatha | 29.7 | MLP | 1947 | 1981 | 10 | |||
| Muscat, John | 29.4 | PN | 1955 | 1987 | 7 | |||
| Sant, Lorry | 29.3 | MLP | 1962 | 1987 | 6 | |||
| Caruana, Carmelo | 29.2 | PN | 1947 | 1976 | 9 | |||
| Cachia Zammit, Alexander | 27.8 | PN | 1955 | 1981 | 6 | |||
| Mifsud Bonnici, Ugo | 27.7 | PN | 1966 | 1992 | 6 | |||
| Camilleri, Gius. Maria | 27.4 | PN | 1947 | 1976 | 9 | |||
| Piscopo, Daniel | 26.5 | MLP | 1950 | 1976 | 8 | |||
| Galea, Louis | 26.4 | PN | 1976 | 1998 | 6 | See Note | ||
| Mifsud Bonnici, Antoine | 26.4 | PN | 1976 | 1998 | 6 | See Note | ||
| Vella, Karmenu | 26.4 | MLP | 1976 | 1998 | 6 | See Note | ||
| Debono Grech, Joe | 25.9 | MLP | 1976 | 1998 | 6 | See Note | ||
| Bonnici, Emanuel | 25.3 | PN | 1966 | 1987 | 5 | |||
| Bonello Du Puis, George | 24.8 | PN | 1971 | 1992 | 5 | |||
| Brincat, Joe | 24.8 | MLP | 1971 | 1992 | 5 | |||
| Gatt, Lawrence | 24.8 | PN | 1971 | 1992 | 5 | |||
| Attard, Coronato | 24.6 | PN | 1962 | 1981 | 5 | |||
| Cauchi, Amabile | 24.5 | PN | 1947 | 1976 | 8 | |||
| Holland, Patrick | 24.3 | MLP | 1962 | 1981 | 5 | |||
| Micallef, Daniel | 24.1 | MLP | 1962 | 1987 | 5 | |||
| Laiviera, Nestu | 24.0 | MLP | 1947 | 1971 | 8 | |||
| Hyzler, Albert Victor | 23.6 | MLP | 1947 | 1971 | 7 | |||
| Tabone, Censu | 22.8 | PN | 1966 | 1987 | 5 | |||
| Boffa, Pawlu | 21.9 | MLP+ | 1924 | 1953 | 9 | |||
| Vella, George | 21.6 | MLP | 1976 | 1998 | 5 | See Note | ||
| Brincat, Leo | 21.2 | MLP | 1981 | 1998 | 5 | See Note | ||
| Deguara, Louis | 21.2 | PN | 1981 | 1998 | 5 | See Note | ||
| Zammit, Ninu | 21.2 | PN | 1981 | 1998 | 5 | See Note | ||
| Xuereb, Paul | 21.0 | MLP | 1962 | 1981 | 5 | |||
| Muscat, Josie Joseph) | 20.6 | PN | 1966 | 1981 | 4 | |||
| Spiteri, Lino | 20.2 | MLP | 1962 | 1996 | 5 | |||
| Buttigieg, John | 20.2 | MLP | 1971 | 1987 | 4 | |||
| Dalli, John | 20.2 | MLP | 1971 | 1987 | 4 | |||
| Farrugia, Herman | 20.2 | PN | 1971 | 1987 | 4 | |||
| Spiteri, Carm Lino | 20.1 | PN | 1971 | 1992 | 4 | |||
| Abela, Guze (Joseph) | 20.1 | MLP | 1950 | 1976 | 7 | |||
| Note: Also elected to the 2003 legislature | ||||||||