Country: | Malta |
Flag Year: | 1943 |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1955 Maltese general election |
Previous Year: | 1955 |
Next Election: | 1966 Maltese general election |
Next Year: | 1966 |
Election Date: | 17–19 February 1962 |
Image1: | GBO_(cropped).jpg |
Party1: | Nationalist Party (Malta) |
Last Election1: | 40.21%, 17 seats |
Seats1: | 25 |
Seat Change1: | 8 |
Popular Vote1: | 63,262 |
Percentage1: | 42.00% |
Party2: | Labour Party (Malta) |
Last Election2: | 56.73%, 23 seats |
Seats2: | 16 |
Seat Change2: | 7 |
Popular Vote2: | 50,974 |
Percentage2: | 33.85% |
Image3: | 3x4.svg |
Party3: | Christian Workers' |
Colour3: | 000000 |
Last Election3: | New |
Seats3: | 4 |
Seat Change3: | New |
Popular Vote3: | 14,285 |
Percentage3: | 9.49% |
Party4: | Democratic Nationalist Party (Malta, 1959–1966) |
Last Election4: | New |
Seats4: | 4 |
Seat Change4: | New |
Popular Vote4: | 13,968 |
Percentage4: | 9.27% |
Image5: | Mabel Strickland, O.B.E..jpg |
Party5: | PCP |
Last Election5: | 3.02%, 0 seats |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 7,290 |
Percentage5: | 4.84% |
Prime Minister | |
After Election: | George Borg Olivier |
After Party: | Nationalist Party (Malta) |
General elections were held in Malta between 17 and 19 February 1962.[1] The Nationalist Party emerged as the largest party, winning 25 of the 50 seats.
The elections were held using the single transferable vote system,[2] whilst the number of seats was increased from 40 to 50.[3]