1996 Maltese general election

1996 Maltese general election
26 October 1996
All 69 seats in the House of Representatives
35 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Alfred Sant Eddie Fenech Adami
Party Labour Nationalist
Last election 46.50%, 31 seats 51.77%, 34 seats
Seats won 35 34
Seat change 4
Popular vote 132,496 124,864
Percentage 50.72% 47.80%
Swing 4.22pp 3.97pp
Prime Minister before election

Eddie Fenech Adami
Nationalist

 Elected Prime Minister

Alfred Sant
Labour

General elections were held in Malta on 26 October 1996. Although the Malta Labour Party received the most votes, the Nationalist Party won the most seats. However, the Labour Party was awarded an additional four seats to ensure they had a majority in Parliament.

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