2008 Maltese general election

2008 Maltese general election
8 March 2008
All 69 seats in the House of Representatives
Turnout93.3% 2.7pp
  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

General elections were held in Malta on 8 March 2008 to elect all members of Parliament. They took place alongside local elections. The elections were contested by the Nationalist Party, the Malta Labour Party (later known simply as the Labour Party). The governing Nationalist Party led by Lawrence Gonzi won its third consecutive election against Alfred Sant's Labour Party, 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 93.3%.

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