European Parliament election, 2004 (Malta)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Malta was the election of MEP representing Malta constituency for the 2004–2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election. The vote took place on June 12 and used Single Transferable Vote. The opposition Malta Labour Party polled strongly.

Results

 Summary of the results of Malta's 12 June 2004 election to the European Parliament

2004 • 2009 →
National party		European party	Party leader	Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Labour Party (MLP)	PES	Alfred Sant	118,983	48.42	—	3 / 5	—
	Nationalist Party (PN)	EPP–ED	Lawrence Gonzi	97,688	39.76	—	2 / 5	—
	Democratic Alternative (AD)	EGP	Arnold Cassola	22,938	9.33	—	0 / 5	—
	Others (parties or candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats)			6,113	2.49	—	0 / 5	—
Valid votes				245,722	98.02
Blank and invalid votes				5,239	1.98
Totals				250,691	100.00	—	5 / 5	—
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout				304,283	82.39	—
Source: maltadata.com

MEPs for Malta, 2004-2009

Malta (5)
	John Attard-Montalto
	Simon Busuttil
	David Casa
	Louis Grech
	Joseph Muscat

Candidates for Every Party and the First Count Votes

Alpha Liberal Democratic Party

• Emmy Bezzina (717 votes) (0.3%)
• John Zammit (39 votes) (0.02%)

Alternattiva Demokratika (AD)

• Arnold Cassola (22,938 votes) (9.3%)

Christian Democratic Republican Party

• Mark Von Brockdorff (64 votes) (0.03%)

Imperium Europa

• Norman Lowell (1,603 votes) (0.7%)

Kul Ewropa

• Herbert Jones Cecil (66 votes) (0.03%)

Partit Laburista (PL)

• John Attard Montalto (25,287 votes) (10.3%) (ELECTED)
• Glenn Bedingfield (13,435 votes) (5.5%)
• Owen Bonnici (7,280 votes) (3%)
• Joe Debono Grech (14,080 votes) (5.7%)
• Louis Grech (15,371 votes) (6.3%) (ELECTED)
• Robert Micallef (3,390 votes) (1.4%)
• Wenzu Mintoff (3,182 votes) (1.3%)
• Joseph Muscat (36,958 votes) (15%) (ELECTED)

Partit Nazzjonalista (PN)

• Simon Busuttil (58,899 votes) (24%) (ELECTED)
• David Casa (8,782 votes) (3.6%) (ELECTED)
• Joanna Drake (7,781 votes) (3.2%)
• Michael Falzon (2,989 votes) (1.2%)
• Joe Friggieri (5,457 votes) (2.2&)
• Ian Spiteri Bailey (3,137 votes) (1.3%)
• Anton Tabone (5,439 votes) (2.2%)
• Roberta Tedesco Triccas (5,204 votes) (2.1%)

Independent Candidates

• Nazzareno Bonnici (183 votes) (0.07%)
• Carmelo Farrugia (3,119 votes) (1.3%)
• Damian Chukwuemeka Iwueke (153 votes) (0.06%)
• Christopher Sciberras (24 votes) (0.009%)
• Victor Zammit (145 votes) (0.06%)

See also

• European elections in Malta
• European Parliament election, 2009 (Malta)
• European Parliament election, 2014 (Malta)

External links

• All 18 rounds of counting