# 2003 Maltese general election

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2003 Maltese general election ← 1998 12 April 2003 2008 → All 65 seats in the House of Representatives 33 seats needed for a majority Turnout 96.95% First party Second party Leader Eddie Fenech Adami Alfred Sant Party Nationalist Labour Last election 51.81%, 35 seats 46.97%, 30 seats Seats won 35 30 Seat change Popular vote 146,172 134,092 Percentage 51.79% 47.51% Swing 0.02pp 0.54pp Prime Minister before election Eddie Fenech Adami Nationalist Elected Prime Minister Eddie Fenech Adami Nationalist

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General elections were held in [Malta](/source/Malta) on 12 April 2003.[1] The result was a victory for the [Nationalist Party](/source/Nationalist_Party_(Malta)), which won 35 of the 65 seats in Parliament.

## MPs who stood down

- [Rita Law](/source/Rita_Law) ([Labour Party](/source/Labour_Party_(Malta)))[2]

## Results

Party Votes % Seats +/– Nationalist Party 146,172 51.79 35 0 Malta Labour Party 134,092 47.51 30 0 Democratic Alternative 1,929 0.68 0 0 Independents 20 0.01 0 0 Total 282,213 100.00 65 0 Valid votes 282,213 98.98 Invalid/blank votes 2,909 1.02 Total votes 285,122 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 294,106 96.95 Source: Nohlen & Stöver

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NS_1-0)** [Dieter Nohlen](/source/Dieter_Nohlen) & Philip Stöver (2010) *Elections in Europe: A data handbook*, p1302 [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-8329-5609-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-8329-5609-7)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Candidates and districts"](https://timesofmalta.com/article/candidates-and-districts.153324). *Times of Malta*. 2003-03-30. Retrieved 2024-02-28.

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