Jones Party

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The Jones Party was a political party in Malta.

History

The party was established in 1945 in Gozo.^[1] It won two seats in the 1947 elections, but lost both in the 1950 elections. After failing to win a seat in the 1951 elections it subsequently disappeared.^[1]

Ideology

The party sought to promote agricultural co-operatives, and opposed Malta's dominance within the island group.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p632 ISBN 0-313-23804-9

Political parties in Malta

Represented in Parliament	Labour (39) Nationalist (30)

Other recognized parties	Democratic Alternative Imperium Europa

Defunct parties	Anti-Reform Christian Workers' Constitutional Democratic Action Democratic Nationalist (1921–1926) Democratic Nationalist (1959–1966) Gozo Jones Libertas Malta Malta Workers Party Maltese Political Union National Action National Progressive Constitutionalist Communist

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