Labour Party (Malta)
General elections

Labour Party (Malta)

Section Title: General elections
Table Section Text: None

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Government

1921	William Savona	4,742	23.2	7 / 32	7	3rd	Opposition

1924	William Savona	4,632	19.2	7 / 32	0	3rd	Opposition

1927	William Savona	5,011	14.5	3 / 32	4	3rd	Coalition

1932	Paul Boffa	4,138	8.6	1 / 32	6	3rd	Opposition

1939	Paul Boffa	3,100	8.8	1 / 10	1	3rd	Opposition

1945	Paul Boffa	19,071	76.2	9 / 10	8	1st	Majority

1947	Paul Boffa	63,145	59.9	24 / 40	15	1st	Majority

1950	Dom Mintoff	30,332	28.6	11 / 40	13	2nd	Opposition

1951	Dom Mintoff	40,208	35.7	14 / 40	3	2nd	Opposition

1953	Dom Mintoff	52,771	44.6	19 / 40	5	1st	Opposition

1955	Dom Mintoff	68,447	56.7	23 / 40	4	1st	Majority

1962	Dom Mintoff	50,974	33.8	16 / 50	7	2nd	Opposition

1966	Dom Mintoff	61,774	43.1	22 / 50	6	2nd	Opposition

1971	Dom Mintoff	85,448	50.8	28 / 55	6	1st	Majority

1976	Dom Mintoff	105,854	51.5	34 / 65	6	1st	Majority

1981	Dom Mintoff	109,990	49.1	34 / 65	0	1st	Majority

1987	Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici	114,936	48.9	34 / 69	0	2nd	Opposition

1992	Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici	114,911	46.5	31 / 65	3	2nd	Opposition

1996	Alfred Sant	132,497	50.7	35 / 69	4	1st	Majority

1998	Alfred Sant	124,220	47.0	30 / 65	5	2nd	Opposition

2003	Alfred Sant	134,092	47.5	30 / 65	0	2nd	Opposition

2008	Alfred Sant	141,888	48.8	34 / 69	4	2nd	Opposition

2013	Joseph Muscat	167,533	54.8	39 / 69	5	1st	Majority

2017	Joseph Muscat	170,976	55.0	37 / 67	2	1st	Majority

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The Labour Party won 59.9% of the vote and twenty-four seats out of the forty.

final_sentence: The Labour Party won 59.9% of the vote and twenty-four seats out of the forty.