2009 Maltese local elections

2009 Maltese local elections

June 6, 2009 (2009-06-06)
 
Party Labour Nationalist AD
Popular vote 53,543 43,377 457
Percentage 54.56% 44.20% 5.73%

 
Party Għall-Imtarfa Aħjar Independent
Popular vote 42
Percentage 0.04% 0.18%

Local elections were held in Malta on 6 June 2009, the same day of the European elections. The elections were held in 23 of the 68 Maltese localities. These 23 localities are: Imdina (Città Notabile), Bormla (Città Cospicua), Rabat, Gozo, Żabbar (Città Hompesch), Birkirkara, Fgura, Gudja, Għarb, Għaxaq, Kalkara, Lija, Marsaskala, Mġarr, Msida, Imtarfa, Naxxar, Pietà, Malta, Rabat, Malta, San Ġwann, Sannat, Tas-Sliema, Tarxien, and Xgħajra.

Candidates

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In total, 272 candidates contested for this election, 133 for Partit Laburista (PL), as well as for Partit Nazzjonalista (PN), three for Alternattiva Demokratika (AD), and other three as independents. The independent candidates contested respectively in Mġarr, Tarxien and Mtarfa. A party grouping Għall-Imtarfa Aħjar (For Better Mtarfa) contested the election in Mtarfa only.

Voter turnout

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Locality Turnout
L-Imdina 82.5%
Bormla 77.3%
Ħaż-Żabbar 80.7%
Ir-Rabat (Gozo) 79.9%
Birkirkara 77.7%
Il-Fgura 81.2%
Il-Gudja 87.1%
L-Għarb 72.9%
Ħal Għaxaq 83.8%
Il-Kalkara 82.1%
Ħal Lija 81.8%
Marsaskala 72.7%
L-Imġarr 81.7%
L-Imsida 73.1%
L-Imtarfa 83.9%
In-Naxxar 74.2%
Tal-Pietà 77.4%
Ir-Rabat (Malta) 81.8%
San Ġwann 75.3%
Ta' Sannat 78.2%
Tas-Sliema 64.8%
Ħal Tarxien 80.5%
Ix-Xgħajra 84.1%

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
Labour Party53,54354.5689
Nationalist Party43,37744.2073
Democratic Alternative1,0041.020
Għall-Imtarfa Aħjar420.040
Independents1740.180
Total98,140100.00162
Valid votes98,14095.80
Invalid/blank votes4,3014.20
Total votes102,441100.00
Registered voters/turnout132,85977.11
Source: Electoral Commission of Malta

References

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  • "Elezzjonijiet Ghall-Kunsilli Lokali - Ġunju 2009". Department of Information. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2009.