Next Maltese general election
General elections are scheduled to be held in Malta by 2022, when the parliament elected in 2017 reaches the end of its five year term. However, the elections may be held sooner if a government loses a motion of no confidence or chooses to call a snap election.
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Electoral system
Members of Parliament are elected from 13 five-seat constituencies by single transferable vote.[1] Candidates who pass the Hagenbach-Bischoff quota in the first round are elected and any surplus votes transferred to the remaining candidates, who will be elected if this enables them to pass the quotient.[1] The lowest ranked candidates are then eliminated one-by-one with their preferences transferred to other candidates, who are elected as they pass the quotient, until all five seats are filled.[2]
If a party wins a majority of first preference votes but fails to achieve a parliamentary majority, they are awarded seats to ensure a one-seat majority, if they are one of only two parties to obtain seats.[2]
Political parties
Current composition
The table below lists parties represented in the House of Representatives after the 2017 general election and parties which are polled.
| Name | Ideology | Leader | 2017 result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
| PL | Labour Party Partit Laburista |
Social democracy | Robert Abela | 55.0% | 37 / 67 | |
| PN | Nationalist Party Partit Nazzjonalista |
Liberal conservatism | Bernard Grech | 42.1% | 28 / 67 | |
| ADPD | ADPD ADPD |
Green politics | Carmel Cacopardo | 1.6% (PD) 0.8% (AD) |
2 / 67 | |
| MPM | Maltese Patriots Movement Moviment Patrijotti Maltin |
Right-wing populism | Simon Borg | 0.4% | 0 / 67 | |
| AB | Alliance for Change Alleanza Bidla |
Social conservatism | Ivan Grech Mintoff | 0.1% | 0 / 67 | |
| Volt | Volt Malta | European federalism | Arnas Lasys Alexia DeBono |
New | 0 / 67 | |
Opinion polls
Complete data
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size |
PL | PN | PD | AD | MPM | Others | Lead | Not voting |
Don't know |
No reply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaltaToday | 27 Sep 2021 – 6 Oct 2021 | 647 | 43.2 | 27.3 | 1.6 | – | 0.0 | 15.9 | 12.3 | 12.4 | – | |
| MaltaToday | 25 Aug 2021 – 2 Sep 2021 | 651 | 43.9 | 31.1 | 1.2 | – | 0.0 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 9.9 | – | |
| MaltaToday | 28 Jun 2021 – 6 Jul 2021 | 651 | 44.9 | 32.4 | 1.1 | – | 0.0 | 12.5 | 8.4 | 12 | – | |
| MaltaToday | 31 May – 4 Jun 2021 | 650 | 45.7 | 29.3 | 0.8 | – | 0.0 | 16.4 | 9.4 | 13.5 | – | |
| MaltaToday | 3–7 May 2021 | 649 | 44.8 | 30.0 | 0.5 | – | 0.0 | 14.8 | 11.1 | 12.2 | – | |
| MaltaToday | 5–9 Apr 2021 | 647 | 41.8 | 35.6 | 0.4 | – | 0.0 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 11.7 | – | |
| MaltaToday | 1–5 Mar 2021 | 649 | 39.2 | 32.6 | 1.7 | – | 0.0 | 6.6 | 13.3 | 11.6 | – | |
| MaltaToday | 1–5 Feb 2021 | 649 | 41.0 | 32.9 | 0.6 | – | 0.0 | 8.1 | 12.2 | 10.6 | – | |
| MaltaToday | 4–8 Jan 2021 | 640 | 42.1 | 33.6 | 0.9 | – | 0.0 | 8.5 | 13.3 | 9.2 | – | |
| MaltaToday | 30 Nov – 4 Dec 2020 | 641 | 42.9 | 30.3 | 0.3 | – | 0.0 | 12.6 | 13.8 | 11.1 | – | |
| MaltaToday | 2–6 Nov 2020 | 654 | 44.2 | 32.4 | 0.7 | – | 0.0 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 10.0 | – | |
| MaltaToday | 5–9 Oct 2020 | 654 | 40.3 | 30.3 | 0.9 | – | 0.0 | 10.0 | 12.3 | 13.9 | – | |
| MaltaToday | 31 Aug – 4 Sep 2020 | 655 | 45.1 | 23.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 21.6 | 20.3 | 6.6 | – |
| MaltaToday | 13–17 Jul 2020 | 585 | 47.8 | 20.8 | 0.0 | 0.7 | – | 0.0 | 27.0 | 20.3 | 6.6 | – |
| MaltaToday | 12–18 Jun 2020 | 653 | 45.9 | 21.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.2 | 18.2 | 12.6 | – |
| MaltaToday | 11–15 May 2020 | 653 | 51.9 | 22.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.8 | 10.3 | 14.5 | – |
| MaltaToday | 6–9 Apr 2020 | 652 | 49.1 | 23.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.8 | 7.2 | 18.7 | – |
| MaltaToday | 3–10 Mar 2020 | 653 | 46.0 | 19.1 | N | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.9 | 18.4 | 14.1 | – |
| MaltaToday | 21–28 Jan 2020 | 655 | 49.2 | 23.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.4 | 8.1 | 17.2 | – |
| MaltaToday | 24–31 Oct 2019 | 656 | 44.4 | 26.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.5 | 8.6 | 17.5 | – |
| MaltaToday | 26 Sep – 3 Oct 2019 | 652 | 45.3 | 23.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 15.1 | 14.0 | – |
| MaltaToday | 9–15 May 2019 | 652 | 41.3 | 27.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 13.4 | 9.2 | 18.6 | – |
| MaltaToday | 25 Apr – 3 May 2019 | 602 | 44.1 | 29.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 15.1 | 9.8 | 12.4 | – |
| MaltaToday | 28 Mar – 4 Apr 2019 | 597 | 41.8 | 25.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 13.8 | 17.3 | – |
| MaltaToday | 22–27 Feb 2019 | 598 | 42.3 | 27.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | – |
| MaltaToday | 21–28 Jan 2019 | 597 | 42.0 | 24.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 19.3 | 12.8 | – |
| MaltaToday | 6–14 Dec 2018 | 597 | 48.3 | 29.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.3 | 12.5 | 7.1 | – |
| MaltaToday | 5–8 Nov 2018 | 597 | 47.7 | 20.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.5 | 13.8 | 16.0 | – |
| MaltaToday | 1–6 Oct 2018 | 601 | 47.3 | 28.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 4.0 | – |
| MaltaToday | 27–30 Aug 2018 | 605 | 47.7 | 24.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.9 | 16.3 | 9.7 | – |
| MaltaToday | 27 Jul – 2 Aug 2018 | 597 | 52.0 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 10.6 | 9.7 | – |
| Esprimi | 26 – 27 Jul 2018 | 1,100 | 46.8 | 16.5 | – | 2.5 | – | 5.7 | 30.3 | 16.3 | 12.1 | 0.0 |
| Sagalytics | Jun 2018 | ? | 58.5 | 40.7 | – | – | – | 0.8 | 17.8 | – | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 28–31 May 2018 | 552 | 48.8 | 27.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.2 | 12.0 | 10.7 | – |
| MaltaToday | 23–27 Apr 2018 | 553 | 45.8 | 32.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 10.4 | 10.8 | – |
| MaltaToday | 26 Feb – 1 Mar 2018 | 501 | 49.6 | 25.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.7 | 11.1 | 10.6 | – |
| Sagalytics | 12–20 Feb 2018 | 600 | 46.6 | 28.9 | – | – | – | 1.5 | 17.7 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 12.3 |
| MaltaToday | 23–29 Jan 2018 | 501 | 42.0 | 28.9 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 17.4 | 0.2 |
| MaltaToday | 13–16 Nov 2017 | 497 | 49.8 | 20.7 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.1 | 15.7 | 6.5 | 3.6 |
| Sagalytics | 27 Oct – 2 Nov 2017 | 530 | 51.4 | 22.3 | – | – | – | 3.2 | 29.1 | 14.0 | 9.1 | |
| MaltaToday | 2–5 Oct 2017 | 506 | 46.4 | 21.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.5 | 16.7 | 12.9 | 1.7 |
| 2017 general election | 3 Jun 2017 | – | 50.0 | 39.7 (FN) | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 10.3 | 7.9 | – | – | |
Expressing a preference
The values in the table below are derived by removing non-party responses (i.e. non-voters, "don't know", and "no reply"); as the margin is also recalculated, there may be slight differences in exact lead margins due to rounding.
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size |
PL | PN | PD | AD | MPM | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagalytics | 16–20 Sep 2019 | 660 | 58.1 | 39.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 |
| MaltaToday | 6–14 Dec 2018 | 597 | 61.2 | 36.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.5 |
| MaltaToday | 5–8 Nov 2018 | 597 | 68.8 | 29.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.7 |
| MaltaToday | 1–6 Oct 2018 | 601 | 60.3 | 36.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.5 |
| MaltaToday | 27–30 Aug 2018 | 605 | 64.5 | 33.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.9 |
| MaltaToday | 27 Jul–2 Aug 2018 | 14 | 65.4 | 34.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.4 |
| Esprimi | 26–27 Jul 2018 | 1,100 | 65.4 | 23.1 | – | 3.5 | – | 8.0 | 42.4 |
| Sagalytics | Jun 2018 | ? | 58.5 | 40.7 | – | – | – | 0.8 | 17.8 |
| MaltaToday | 28–31 May 2018 | 552 | 63.0 | 35.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.4 |
| MaltaToday | 23–27 Apr 2018 | 553 | 58.0 | 40.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 17.4 |
| MaltaToday | 26 Feb–1 Mar 2018 | 501 | 63.3 | 33.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.2 |
| Sagalytics | 12–20 Feb 2018 | 600 | 60.5 | 37.5 | – | – | – | 1.9 | 23.0 |
| MaltaToday | 23–29 Jan 2018 | 501 | 58.3 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.2 |
| MaltaToday | 13–16 Nov 2017 | 497 | 67.1 | 27.9 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.2 |
| Sagalytics | 27 Oct–2 Nov 2017 | 530 | 66.8 | 29.0 | – | – | – | 4.2 | 37.8 |
| MaltaToday | 2–5 Oct 2017 | 506 | 67.5 | 31.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35.6 |
| 2017 general election | 3 Jun 2017 | – | 55.0 | 43.7 (FN) | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.4 | |
Abela and Grech
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size |
Abela PL |
Grech PN |
Neither / None | Don't know | No reply | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaltaToday | 28 Jun–6 Jul 2021 | 651 | 51.6 | 30.4 | 14.6 | 3.3 | – | |
| MaltaToday | 31 May–4 Jun 2021 | 650 | 50.4 | 29.3 | 16.7 | 3.5 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 3–7 May 2021 | 649 | 49.6 | 25.7 | 18.1 | 6.6 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 5–9 Apr 2021 | 647 | 47.2 | 35.8 | 10.3 | 6.8 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 1–5 Mar 2021 | 649 | 39.8 | 34.8 | 18.9 | 6.5 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 1–5 Feb 2021 | 649 | 41.7 | 35.1 | 14.0 | 9.1 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 4–8 Jan 2021 | 640 | 42.1 | 34.7 | 19.1 | 4.1 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 30 Nov–4 Dec 2020 | 641 | 46.8 | 30.1 | 17.6 | 5.5 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 2–6 Nov 2020 | 654 | 48.4 | 31.5 | 16.1 | 3.9 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 5–9 Oct 2020 | 654 | 46.6 | 30.9 | 13.0 | 9.4 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 31 Aug–4 Sep 2020 | 655 | 51.7 | 32.1 | 11.6 | 4.6 | – | – |
Abela and Delia
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size |
Abela PL |
Delia PN |
Neither / None | Don't know | No reply | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaltaToday | 31 Aug–4 Sep 2020 | 655 | 56.0 | 12.0 | 29.7 | 2.4 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 13–17 Jul 2020 | 585 | 57.7 | 13.2 | 26.2 | 3.0 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 6–9 Apr 2020 | 652 | 62.4 | 17.3 | 12.8 | 7.4 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 3–10 Mar 2020 | 653 | 55.9 | 16.5 | 23.4 | 4.1 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 21–28 Jan 2020 | 655 | 62.5 | 13.5 | 16.6 | 7.4 | – | – |
Muscat and Delia
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size |
Muscat PL |
Delia PN |
Neither / None | Don't know | No reply | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaltaToday | 24–31 Oct 2019 | 656 | 50.5 | 21.3 | 25.4 | 2.8 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 26 Sep–3 Oct 2019 | 652 | 54.1 | 16.7 | 26.0 | 3.3 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 25 June–1 Jul 2019 | 653 | 52.6 | 15.8 | 28.5 | 3.0 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 9–15 May 2019 | 849 | 50.6 | 22.8 | 23.2 | 3.4 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 25 Apr–3 May 2019 | 602 | 51.7 | 21.2 | 22.7 | 4.3 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 28 Mar–4 Apr 2019 | 597 | 49.6 | 21.5 | 23.9 | 5.0 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 22–27 Feb 2019 | 598 | 54.8 | 15.9 | 24.6 | 4.7 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 21–28 Jan 2019 | 597 | 54.8 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 4.9 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 6–14 Dec 2018 | 597 | 51.2 | 24.7 | 21.2 | 2.8 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 5–8 Nov 2018 | 597 | 54.5 | 17.8 | 23.1 | 4.6 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 1–6 Oct 2018 | 601 | 52.9 | 19.8 | 24.3 | 3.1 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 27–30 Aug 2018 | 605 | 53.5 | 17.9 | 1.6 | 27.1 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 27 Jul–2 Aug 2018 | 597 | 53.9 | 14.8 | 10.8 | 20.5 | – | – |
| Sagalytics | Jun 2018 | ? | 62.8 | 36.6 | – | – | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 28–31 May 2018 | 552 | 52.6 | 23.5 | 20.7 | 3.2 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 23–27 Apr 2018 | 553 | 48.6 | 27.2 | 18.8 | 5.4 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 26 Feb–1 Mar 2018 | 501 | 58.2 | 20.2 | 22.1 | 5.1 | – | – |
| Sagalytics | 12–20 Feb 2018 | 600 | 47.5 | 22.6 | 0.6 | 11.9 | 16.2 | 1.1 |
| MaltaToday | 23–29 Jan 2018 | 501 | 41.0 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 28.3 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 6–14 Dec 2017 | 488 | 50.4 | 7.2 | 24.2 | 18.3 | – | – |
| MaltaToday | 13–16 Nov 2017 | 497 | 53.7 | 15.2 | 3.1 | 27.5 | 0.5 | – |
| MaltaToday | 2–5 Oct 2017 | 506 | 50.9 | 22.1 | 16.6 | 10.0 | 0.5 | – |
References
- "How Malta Votes: An Overview - Malta Elections". www.um.edu.mt. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- "Malta, electoral system". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
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