Malta: House of Representatives, 3 June 2017

At stake in this election:

• 65 or more seats in the House of Representatives (Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Marie-Louise Coleiro PRECA (since 4 April 2014)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Joseph MUSCAT (since 11 March 2013)
• Assembly: Unicameral House of Representatives (Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati), a component of the Parliament of Malta, with 65 seats or more

Description of electoral system:

• Members of the House of Representatives (Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati) are directly elected in 5 multi-seat constituencies by a proportion representation vote to 5-year terms.

Last Election:

• The last elections for the Maltese House of Representatives occurred in 2013. The Labor Party won 55.20% of the vote and 39 seats.

Main candidates in the election:

• Malta Labor Party / Partit Laburista
  • Leader: Joseph MUSCAT
  • Seats won in last election: 39
• Forza Nazzjonali
  • Leader: Simon BUSUTTIL
  • Seats won in last election: 30
• Democratic Alternative / Alternattiva Demokratika
  • Leader: Arnold CASSOLA
  • Seats won in last election: 0

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 416,338
• Registered Voters: 341,856

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 202,106
• Is Malta a signatory to CEDAW: No
• Has Malta ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (8 March 1991)
• Gender Quota: No, but some political parties have adopted gender quotas
• Female candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Parliamentarians: 9
• Human Development Index Position: 33
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

• Is Malta a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)
• Has Malta ratified CRPD: Yes (10 October 2012)
• Population with a disability: 62,095