Legislative size (voting members)

Malta, Electoral Commission, General Elections Act (27.09.1991; last amended on 25.01.2022), accessed 29 March 2022

17.(1) For the purpose of the election of members of the House, the Island of Malta and its Dependencies shall be divided into thirteen electoral divisions.

(2) Subject to the provisions of article 52(1) of the Constitution the House shall consist of sixty-five members, each electoral division returning five members. […]

Malta, Constitution, accessed 29 March 2022

52A. [Additional seats for under-represented sex. Added by: XX.2021]

(1)  If at a general election which is contested by two or more political parties and in which only candidates of two parties are elected or in the eventuality of an election result as provided for in sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) of the proviso to sub-article (1) of article 52 and in the event that the number of Members of Parliament of the under-represented sex, elected by virtue of article 52, inclusive of those members elected at a casual election in terms of the relevant regulations, is less than forty per cent (40%) of all the Members of Parliament, then the number of Members of Parliament shall increase by not more than twelve (12) Members of the under-represented sex:

Provided that the number of Members of Parliament of theunder-represented sex elected by virtue of article 52 added to themembers of the under-represented sex elected by virtue of this article shall not exceed forty per cent (40%) of the total number of elected Members of Parliament making up the House.

The candidates elected by virtue of this article are to beapportioned equally between the absolute majority party or the relative majority party and the minority party. [...]

Press Release by The Electoral Commission (Monday, March 28, 2022): General Elections 2022 - Additional Seats, accessed 29 March 2022

“The Electoral Commissioners at the poll for the election of Members of the House of Representatives held on the 26th of March, 2022, do hereby give notice that Bezzina Anthony (Toni) and Vassallo Ian are duly elected to fill the additional seats of Members of the House of Representatives according to the proviso of Article 52 (1) of the Constitution of Malta.”