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Europe > Malta > Democracy

MALTESE DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Electoral system single transferable vote
Electoral system type proportional
Female candidacy 1,947 [89th of 161]
Female parliamentarians 9.2% [100th of 157]
Female suffrage 1947
First female parliamentarian 1966 (elected)
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment 0.989538727417872 Time series [71st of 183]
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 1.4% [79th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 95.4% [2nd of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 268,150 [125th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 95.9 [7th of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 281,078 [125th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 279,515 [133rd of 163]
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SOURCES: No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Malta, Republic of Malta, Repubblika ta' Malta

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