2009 European Parliament election in Malta

2009 European Parliament election in Malta

6 June 2009
5 seats to the European Parliament

An election of the delegation from Malta to the European Parliament was held on 6 June 2009, on the same day as the 2009 Maltese local council elections.

Candidates

Alternattiva Demokratika – AD (Democratic Alternative)

• Arnold Cassola
• Yvonne Ebejer Arqueros

Alleanza Liberali – ALDM (Liberal Alliance)

• John Zammit

Alpha Partit Demokratiku Liberali – APDL (Alpha Liberal Democratic Party)

• Emmy Bezzina

Azzjoni Nazzjonali – AN (National Action (Malta))

• Josie Muscat
• Malcolm Seychell
• John Spiteri

Imperium Europa – IE (European Empire)

• Norman Lowell
• Reuben Attard

K.U.L. Ewropa (KULE)

• Cecil Herbie Jones

Libertas Malta (LM)

• Mary Gauci

Partit tal-Ajkla – PA (Eagle's Party)

• Nazzareno Bonnici

Partit Laburista (Malta Labour Party) – PL

• Claudette Abela Baldacchino
• John Attard Montalto
• Glenn Bedingfield
• Steve Borg
• Maria Camilleri
• Joseph Cuschieri
• Sharon Ellul-Bonici
• Louis Grech
• Kirill Micallef Stafrace
• Marlene Mizzi
• Edward Scicluna
• Christian Zammit

Partit Nazzjonalista (PN)

• Simon Busuttil
• David Casa
• Rudolph Cini
• Alan Deidun
• Edward Demicoli
• Vince Farrugia
• Roberta Metsola Tedesco Triccas
• Alex Perici Calascione
• Frank Portelli
• Marthese Portelli

Results

The turnout was 78.81%. The Partit Laburista garnered 54.77% of first-count votes and the Partit Nazzjonalista garnered 40.49%; 2.31% of votes cast were invalid. Simon Busuttil MEP was the only candidate to be elected on the first count with 68,782 (27.72%) single votes.

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Seats	+/–	Post-Lisbon	+/–
	Labour Party	135,917	54.77	3	0	4	+1
	Nationalist Party	100,486	40.49	2	0	2	0
	Democratic Alternative	5,802	2.34	0	0	0	0
	Imperium Europa	3,637	1.47	0	0	0	0
	National Action	1,595	0.64	0	New	0	0
	Libertas Malta	298	0.12	0	New	0	0
	Liberal Alliance	189	0.08	0	New	0	0
	Alpha Liberal Democratic Party	118	0.05	0	0	0	0
	Ajkla	80	0.03	0	New	0	0
	K.U.L. Ewropa	47	0.02	0	0	0	0
Total		248,169	100.00	5	0	6	+1
Valid votes		248,169	97.69
Invalid/blank votes		5,870	2.31
Total votes		254,039	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		322,411	78.79
Source: Electoral Commission

Elected MEPs

Elected MEPs (5)

	Candidate	Party	EU Party	1st count	29th count
	Busuttil Simon Busuttil	PN	EPP	68,782	41,363 41,362
	Casa David Casa	PN	EPP	6,539	41,362
	Grech Louis Grech	PL	PES	27,753	40,529
	Scicluna Edward Scicluna	PL	PES	24,574	39,250
	Attard John Attard Montalto	PL	PES	12,880	30,129

Next in line for Treaty of Lisbon additional seat (1)

Cuschieri Joseph Cuschieri

PL

PES

19,672

29,375

See also

• European elections in Malta
• 2004 European Parliament election in Malta