1966 Maltese general election

1966 Maltese general election

26–28 March 1966

	First party	Second party

Leader	George Borg Olivier	Dom Mintoff
Party	Nationalist	Labour
Last election	42.00%, 25 seats	33.85%, 16 seats
Seats won	28	22
Seat change	3	6
Popular vote	68,656	61,774
Percentage	47.89%	43.09%
Swing	5.89pp	9.24pp

Prime Minister before election

George Borg Olivier
Nationalist

Elected Prime Minister

George Borg Olivier
Nationalist

Politics of Malta


Republic Constitution President (list) Myriam Spiteri Debono
Government Prime Minister (list) Robert Abela Deputy Prime Minister (list) Ian Borg Cabinet (current)
Parliament Speaker (list) Angelo Farrugia Deputy Speaker (list) David Agius Leader of the House (list) Ian Borg Leader of the Opposition (list) Bernard Grech
Judiciary Chief Justice (list) Mark Chetcuti Law Courts and Tribunals Commission for the Administration of Justice
Political parties Labour Party Nationalist Party AD+PD People's Party ABBA (political party) Volt Malta
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Administrative divisions Regions Local councils (There are also statistical Districts and electoral, police, postal zones without administrative functions.)
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General elections were held in Malta between 26 and 28 March 1966. The Nationalist Party remained the largest party, winning 28 of the 50 seats.