2014 European Parliament election in Malta
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The 2014 European Parliament election in Malta elected Malta's delegation to the European Parliament from 2014 to 2019. This was the third such election held in Malta. The elections were held on Saturday, 24 May 2014.
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25 May 2014
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All 6 Maltese seats to the European Parliament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 74.8%[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The parties that contested the election were: Labour Party, Nationalist Party, Democratic Alternative, Imperium Europa, Alleanza Bidla, Alleanza Liberali, Partit Ta' L-Ajkla.
Candidates
Imperium Europa
- Arlette Baldacchino
- Antoine Galea
- Norman Lowell
Partit Laburista
- Lino Bianco
- Clint Camilleri
- Peter Cordina
- Joseph Cuschieri
- Miriam Dalli
- Mario Borg Farrugia
- Charlon Gouder
- Ivan Grixti
- Marlene Mizzi
- Alfred Sant
- Deborah Schembri
- Fleur-Anne Vella
Partit Tal-Ajkla
- Nazzareno Bonnici
Partit Nazzjonalista
- Raymond Bugeja
- David Casa
- Therese Comodini Cachia
- Kevin Cutajar
- Helga Ellul
- Stefano Mallia
- Roberta Metsola
- Kevin Plumpton
- Jonathan Shaw
- Norman Vella
- Francis Zammit Dimech
Alternattiva Demokratika
Alleanza Bidla
- Anthony Calleja
- Ivan Grech Mintoff
Alleanza Liberali
- Jean-Pierre Sammut
Results
The Labour Party won the election with a little over 53% of the votes. The result was announced by the Maltese Prime Minister, Joseph Muscat.[2]
The Nationalist Party won 40%, Democratic Alternative 2.9%, Imperium Europa 2.8% and others 0.96%.[3]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Labour Party | 134,462 | 53.39 | 3 | –1 | |
| Nationalist Party | 100,785 | 40.02 | 3 | +1 | |
| Democratic Alternative | 7,418 | 2.95 | 0 | 0 | |
| Imperium Europa | 6,761 | 2.68 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ajkla | 1,208 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alleanza Bidla | 1,015 | 0.40 | 0 | New | |
| Liberal Alliance | 202 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 251,851 | 100.00 | 6 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 251,851 | 97.77 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 5,737 | 2.23 | |||
| Total votes | 257,588 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 344,356 | 74.80 | |||
| Source: Electoral Commission | |||||
Despite receiving just 40% of the electors vote, the Nationalist Party won its third seat, previously held by the Labour Party. Therefore, the elected candidates are:
1. Alfred Sant (PL) (48739 votes)
2. Roberta Metsola (PN) (38442 votes)
3. Miriam Dalli (PL) (37533 votes)
4. David Casa (PN) (36371 votes)
5. Marlene Mizzi (PL) (35630 votes)
6. Therese Comodini Cachia (PN) (29580 votes).[3]
