title: 2009 European Parliament election in Malta
text: # 2009 European Parliament election in Malta
  
  An election of the delegation from Malta to the European Parliament was held on 6 June 2009, on the same day as the 2009 Maltese local council elections.
  
  ## Candidates
  
  ### Alternattiva Demokratika – AD (Democratic Alternative)
  
  * Arnold Cassola
  * Yvonne Ebejer Arqueros
  
  ### Alleanza Liberali – ALDM (Liberal Alliance)
  
  * John Zammit
  
  ### Alpha Partit Demokratiku Liberali – APDL (Alpha Liberal Democratic Party)
  
  * Emmy Bezzina
  
  ### Azzjoni Nazzjonali – AN (National Action (Malta))
  
  * Josie Muscat
  * Malcolm Seychell
  * John Spiteri
  
  ### Imperium Europa – IE (European Empire)
  
  * Norman Lowell
  * Reuben Attard
  
  ### K.U.L. Ewropa (KULE)
  
  * Cecil Herbie Jones
  
  ### Libertas Malta (LM)
  
  * Mary Gauci
  
  ### Partit tal-Ajkla – PA (Eagle's Party)
  
  * Nazzareno Bonnici
  
  ### Partit Laburista (Malta Labour Party) – PL
  
  * Claudette Abela Baldacchino
  * John Attard Montalto
  * Glenn Bedingfield
  * Steve Borg
  * Maria Camilleri
  * Joseph Cuschieri
  * Sharon Ellul-Bonici
  * Louis Grech
  * Kirill Micallef Stafrace
  * Marlene Mizzi
  * Edward Scicluna
  * Christian Zammit
  
  ### Partit Nazzjonalista (PN)
  
  * Simon Busuttil
  * David Casa
  * Rudolph Cini
  * Alan Deidun
  * Edward Demicoli
  * Vince Farrugia
  * Roberta Metsola Tedesco Triccas
  * Alex Perici Calascione
  * Frank Portelli
  * Marthese Portelli
  
  ## Results
  
  The turnout was 78.81%. The Partit Laburista garnered 54.77% of first-count votes and the Partit Nazzjonalista garnered 40.49%; 2.31% of votes cast were invalid. Simon Busuttil MEP was the only candidate to be elected on the first count with 68,782 (27.72%) single votes.
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Post-Lisbon | +/– |
  | | Labour Party | 135,917 | 54.77 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +1 |
  | | Nationalist Party | 100,486 | 40.49 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | | Democratic Alternative | 5,802 | 2.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | Imperium Europa | 3,637 | 1.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | National Action | 1,595 | 0.64 | 0 | New | 0 | 0 |
  | | Libertas Malta | 298 | 0.12 | 0 | New | 0 | 0 |
  | | Liberal Alliance | 189 | 0.08 | 0 | New | 0 | 0 |
  | | Alpha Liberal Democratic Party | 118 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | Ajkla | 80 | 0.03 | 0 | New | 0 | 0 |
  | | K.U.L. Ewropa | 47 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | 248,169 | 100.00 | 5 | 0 | 6 | +1 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 248,169 | 97.69 | | | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 5,870 | 2.31 | | | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 254,039 | 100.00 | | | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 322,411 | 78.79 | | | | |
  | Source: Electoral Commission ||||||||
  