1955 Maltese general election

1955 Maltese general election

← 1953 26–28 February 1955 1962 →

First party Second party   Leader Dom Mintoff George Borg Olivier Party Labour Nationalist Leader since 16 October 1949 1950 Last election 44.55%, 19 seats 38.14%, 18 seats Seats won 23 17 Seat change 4 1 Popular vote 68,447 48,514 Percentage 56.73% 40.21%

Prime Minister before election George Borg Olivier Nationalist Elected Prime Minister Dom Mintoff Labour

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General elections were held in Malta between 26 and 28 February 1955.^[1] The Malta Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 23 of the 40 seats.

The elections were held using the single transferable vote system.^[2]