2008 Maltese general election

General elections were held in Malta on 8 March 2008 to elect all members of the House of Representatives They were held alongside local elections.

8 March 2008

	First party	Second party

Leader	Lawrence Gonzi	Alfred Sant
Party	Nationalist	Labour
Last election	51.79%, 35 seats	47.51%, 30 seats
Seats won	35	34
Seat change		4
Popular vote	143,468	141,888
Percentage	49.34%	48.79%
Swing	2.45pp	1.28pp

Prime Minister before election

Lawrence Gonzi
Nationalist

Elected Prime Minister

Lawrence Gonzi
Nationalist

Politics of Malta


Republic Constitution President (list) George Vella
Government Prime Minister (list) Robert Abela Deputy Prime Minister (list) Chris Fearne Cabinet (current)
Parliament Speaker (list) Angelo Farrugia Deputy Speaker (list) David Agius Leader of the House (list) Chris Fearne Leader of the Opposition (list) Bernard Grech
Judiciary Chief Justice (list) Mark Chetcuti Law Courts and Tribunals Commission for the Administration of Justice
Political parties Labour Party Nationalist Party AD+PD People's Party ABBA (political party) Volt Malta
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The elections were contested by the Nationalist Party, the Labour party, six other parties and independents. The governing Nationalist Party led by Lawrence Gonzi won its third consecutive election against the Labour Party led by Alfred Sant, winning the popular vote by a margin of just 0.55% and with its majority in parliament reduced to just one seat. Voter turnout was 93%.

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