Malta STV elections
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Malta STV elections are the proportional representation parliamentary elections in Malta that use the Single Transferable Vote system to allocate seats based on voters’ ranked preferences.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral system
ⓘ
parliamentary election system ⓘ proportional representation system ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Electoral Commission of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
minimize wasted votes
ⓘ
reflect voter preferences proportionally ⓘ |
| allocates | parliamentary seats ⓘ |
| allows |
by-elections using STV
ⓘ
independent candidates ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Parliament of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballotStructure | ordinal ranking of candidates ⓘ |
| ballotType | preferential ballot ⓘ |
| basedOn | ranked preferences ⓘ |
| continuouslyUsedSince | 1964 ⓘ |
| countingProcess | iterative counting and transfer of preferences ⓘ |
| country | Malta ⓘ |
| criticismsInclude |
complexity of counting process
ⓘ
lengthy vote counting period ⓘ |
| determines | composition of the House of Representatives of Malta ⓘ |
| electoralFormula | proportional representation ⓘ |
| electoralThresholdType | effective threshold via district magnitude and quota ⓘ |
| feature |
candidate ranking by voters
ⓘ
intra-party competition between candidates ⓘ possibility of cross-party vote transfers ⓘ |
| firstUsedInCountry | 1921 ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of Malta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maltese electoral law ⓘ |
| mainPartiesParticipating |
Labour Party (Malta)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nationalist Party (Malta) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | proportional allocation of seats to parties and candidates ⓘ |
| outcomeDependsOn | distribution of lower-order preferences ⓘ |
| praisedFor |
high degree of voter choice among candidates
ⓘ
strong link between MPs and local districts ⓘ |
| supports | multi-party system ⓘ |
| tendsTo | produce two-party dominance in practice ⓘ |
| typicalDistrictMagnitude | 5 seats per district ⓘ |
| usedFor |
European Parliament elections in Malta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
general elections in Malta ⓘ local council elections in Malta ⓘ |
| uses |
multi-member constituencies
ⓘ
quota-based seat allocation ⓘ transfer of eliminated candidates' votes ⓘ transfer of surplus votes ⓘ |
| usesQuotaFormula | Droop quota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesVotingSystem | Single Transferable Vote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voterAction | rank candidates in order of preference ⓘ |
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