1987 Maltese general election

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	First party	Second party

Leader	Eddie Fenech Adami	Mifsud Bonnici
Party	Nationalist	Labour
Last election	50.92%, 31 seats	49.07%, 34 seats
Seats won	35	34
Seat change	4
Popular vote	119,721	114,936
Percentage	50.91%	48.87%
Swing	0.01pp	0.20pp

Prime Minister before election

Mifsud Bonnici
Labour

Elected Prime Minister

Eddie Fenech Adami
Nationalist

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General elections were held in Malta on 9 May 1987.^[1] Although the Nationalist Party received the most votes, the Malta Labour Party won a majority of seats. However, in accordance with the modifications made to the electoral system following a similar outcome in the 1981 elections, the Nationalist Party was awarded an extra four seats in order to give them a parliamentary majority.^[2]

The elections ended 16 years of Labour government, with Nationalist Party Eddie Fenech Adami becoming Prime Minister. Adami stated that he would align the country more closely with Western governments and distance Malta from Muammar Gaddafi.^[3]

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nationalist Party	119,721	50.91	35	+4
	Malta Labour Party	114,936	48.87	34	0
	Maltese Democratic Party	380	0.16	0	New
	Communist Party of Malta	119	0.05	0	New
	Independents	12	0.01	0	0
Total		235,168	100.00	69	+4

Valid votes		235,168	99.34
Invalid/blank votes		1,551	0.66
Total votes		236,719	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		246,292	96.11
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1310
^ "Conservative will lead Malta". Star-News. 13 May 1987. p. 6A. Retrieved 4 November 2010.

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