All Candidates
Alphabetical lists of all candidates from 1921 to 2008.Patterns and Deviations
Their names and titles; their political party; each year and district in which they contested; whether they won a seat directly or through casual election; and an indication of their resignation or death in office.An alphabetical list of all winning candidates from 1921 to 2008
Their names and party affiliation, with a tabular account of the year(s) in which they won a seat. (Also available in Excel format.)There is a ranked listing of the almost four thousand candidacies, according to the percentage of the quota each achieved on the first count. (In Excel format.)
Number of Candidates and Candidacies Per Seat, 1921 - 2008
Table and graphic showing the number of candidates in each election, plus some comments and graphics regarding the excessive number of candidates fielded by the political parties.Dual Candidacies
Table and graphic, and a comment, on candidates contesting two election districts simultaneously.Neophytes and Repeaters
Tabulation of the number of candidacies, 1924 - 2008, according to the frequency with which candidates contested successive elections.Incumbents as Candidates
Figures and a comment on incumbent legislators and their persistence in seeking re-election.Candidates with Changed Party Affiliations
A (tentative) listing of candidates who competed in different elections but under changed party banners. This phenomenon occurred primarily in the multi-party period of the 1950s and 1960s.Some Extreme Cases: The most successful and the least successful candidacies since 1921. The measure of success here is the percentage of the quota achieved on the first count.
Women Candidates
An alphabetical list of all women candidates
with their records of electoral success.Women's Shares of Candidacies and Legislative Seats
Table and graphic depicting pattern of electoral participation and success.Men and Women Candidates: Their Respective Successes
A table and graphic comparing participation and success rates by gender.The Election of Women in Malta
A full-length article covering the period 1947 - 1992.