This section contains:
A list of Maltese political parties
The names, acronyms and years in which they competed.Election Manifesto Texts
A (still incomplete) collection of electoral programs published by political parties prior to elections since 1947.
Votes won by parties, nationally
Nation-wide vote totals and percentages from 1921 to 2008.Votes won by parties, by election district,
Vote totals and vote percentages, for each district, 1921 - 2008.Parliamentary seats won by parties, nationally
Number and percentages of seats for elections from 1921 to 2008.Parliamentary seats won by parties, by district
Seats won and contested for, in each district, 1921 - 2008.
A Pattern of Stability
Parties' Seats, by District, 1976 - 2003.
Votes and seats of minor parties
Comment, table and figure on the fortunes of small parties in Malta.A draft paper on "Malta: STV in a two-party system"
STV is an electoral system which is essentially candidate-oriented, but has in Malta always been a party-oriented system. This paper surveys this phenomenon."Are Maltese party loyalties waning?" is an article which sceptically examines recent claims that Maltese voters are becoming less loyal to their chosen party than they were in past years.