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Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati (House of Representatives)
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Parliament name (generic / translated) Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati / House of Representatives
Structure of parliament Unicameral
BACKGROUND
Dates of election / renewal (from/to) 3 June 2017
Purpose of elections Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's Labour Party (LP) won the snap elections that he had called a month earlier, thus defeating Simon Busuttil's Nationalist Party (PN). The snap elections followed a resignation call from the PN and the subsequent street protests. During the election campaign, the Prime Minister promised continuity and greater wealth for the country. In 2016, Malt recorded a budget surplus for the first time in three decades and unemployment remained low: 4.1%. The PN pledged to introduce a constitutional amendment to guarantee that the government would maintain a balanced budget every year.
Date of previous elections: 9 March 2013

Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 1 May 2017

Timing of election: Early elections

Expected date of next elections: June 2022

Number of seats at stake: 65 (full renewal)

Number of candidates: Not available.

Percentage of women candidates: Not available.

Number of parties contesting the election: 6

Number of parties winning seats: 2

Alternation of power: No

Number of parties in government: 1

Names of parties in government: Labour Party (LP)

Date of the first session of the new parliament: 24 June 2017

Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Angelo Farrugia*
*The Speaker was designated from outside parliament.
STATISTICS
Voter turnout
Round no 13 June 2017
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes
341'856
314'696 (92.06%)

Notes
Distribution of votes
Round no 1
Political Group Candidates Votes %
Labour Party (LP)
Nationalist Party (PN)
Distribution of seats
Round no 1
Political Group Total
Labour Party (LP) 37
Nationalist Party (PN) 30
Distribution of seats according to sex
Men
Women
Percent of women
58
10
14.71%
Distribution of seats according to age
Distribution of seats according to profession
Comments
Note on the distribution of seats according to sex:
The distribution of seats according to sex includes 65 directly elected members, two additional members elected in accordance with the Constitution and the Speaker, who himself was designated from outside parliament.

Sources:
House of Representatives (22.06.2017, 26.06.2017)
https://electoral.gov.mt/Elections/General

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