European election : Malta

1. Austria 2. Belgium 3. Cyprus 4. Czech Rep. 5. Denmark 6. Estonia 7. Finland 8. France 9. Germany 10. Greece 11. Hungary 12. Italy 13. Ireland

14. Latvia 15. Lithuania 16. L'bourg 17. Malta 18. N'lands 19. Poland 20. Portugal 21. Slovak Rep. 22. Slovenia 23. Spain 24. Sweden 25. UK

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European election result: Malta {Full)

SEATS: 5

ELECTORATE: 297247

RESULTS

		MEPs
	PARTY	+/-	TOTAL
	Malta Labour Party	3	3
	Nationalist Party	2	2
	Alternattiva Demokratika	0	0
	Others (Malta)	0	0

DESCRIPTION: Malta

The smallest country in the European Union had among the highest voter turnout, at 82%. The Maltese backed the opposition Labour party, which campaigned against EU membership in the run-up to the country's March 2003 referendum on joining. Maltese narrowly voted then in favour, but on 12 June, 48% supported the Eurosceptic Labour party, while only 41% backed the governing Nationalists. Malta will have just five members in the European parliament. Malta uses the single transferable vote system for the European parliament.