The Parties' Number of Parliamentary Seats, 1921 - 2008
	Year	CON	DNP	MLP	UPM	PN	JON	DAP	GOZ	MWP	PCP	CWP	Ind.	Totals
	1921	7	4	7	14									32	Note:	In 1987,1996 and 2008 four bonus seats were
	1924	10	5	7	10									32		given to the party receiving a majority of the
	1927	15		3		13							1	32		first-count votes, enabling it to also have
	1932	10		1		21								32		a parliamentary majority.
	1939	6		1		3								10
	1945			9									1	10
	1947			24		7	2	4	3					40
	1950	4		11		12		1		11			1	40		CON = Constitutionalist Party
	1951	4		14		15				7				40		DNP = Democratic Nationalist Party
	1953			19		18				3				40		MLP = Malta Labour Party
	1955			23		17								40		UPM = Unione Politica Maltese
	1962		4	16		25					1	4		50		PN  = Nationalist Party
	1966			22		28								50		JON = Jones Party
	1971			28		27								55		DAP = Democratic Action Party
	1976			34		31								65		GOZ = Gozo Party
	1981			34		31								65		MWP = Maltese Workers Party
	1987			34		31+4								65+4		PCP = Progressive Constitutionalist Party
	1992			31		34								65		CWP = Christian Workers Party
	1996			31+4		34								65+4		Ind. = Independent
	1998			30		35								65
	2003			30		35								65
	2008			34		31+4								65+4
	In Percentage Terms:
	Year	CON	DNP	MLP	UPM	PN	JON	DAP	GOZ	MWP	PCP	CWP	Ind.
	1921	21.9	12.5	21.9	43.8
	1924	31.3	15.6	21.9	31.3
	1927	46.9		9.4		40.6							3.1
	1932	31.3		3.1		65.6
	1939	60.0		10.0		30.0
	1945			90.0									10.0
	1947			60.0		17.5	5.0	10.0	7.5
	1950	10.0		27.5		30.0		2.5		27.5			2.5
	1951	10.0		35.0		37.5				17.5
	1953			47.5		45.0				7.5
	1955			57.5		42.5
	1962		8.0	32.0		50.0					2.0	8.0
	1966			44.0		56.0
	1971			50.9		49.1
	1976			52.3		47.7
	1981			52.3		47.7
	1987			52.3*		47.7*
	1992			47.7		52.3
	1996			47.7*		52.3*
	1998			46.2		53.8
	2003			46.2		53.8
	2008			52.3		47.7*
	*	After the award of four bonus seats in 1987: PN = 50.7; MLP = 49.3
	*	After the award of four bonus seats in 1996: MLP = 50.7; PN = 49.3
	*	After the award of four bonus seats in 2008: PN = 50.7; MLP = 49.3