Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Rank Status 1921 William Savona 4,742 23.2 7 / 32 7 3rd Opposition 1924 4,632 19.2 7 / 32 3rd Opposition 1927 5,011 14.5 3 / 32 4 3rd Coalition 1932 Paul Boffa 4,138 8.6 1 / 32 2 3rd Opposition 1939 3,100 8.8 1 / 10 3rd Opposition 1945 19,071 76.2 9 / 10 8 1st Majority 1947 63,145 59.9 24 / 40 15 1st Majority 1950 Dom Mintoff 30,332 28.6 11 / 40 13 2nd Opposition 1951 40,208 35.7 14 / 40 3 2nd Opposition 1953 52,771 44.6 19 / 40 5 1st Opposition 1955 68,447 56.7 23 / 40 4 1st Majority 1962 50,974 33.8 16 / 50 7 2nd Opposition 1966 61,774 43.1 22 / 50 6 2nd Opposition 1971 85,448 50.8 28 / 55 6 1st Majority 1976 105,854 51.5 34 / 65 6 1st Majority 1981 109,990 49.1 34 / 65 1st Majority 1987 Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici 114,936 48.9 34 / 69 2nd Opposition 1992 114,911 46.5 31 / 65 3 2nd Opposition 1996 Alfred Sant 132,497 50.7 35 / 69 4 1st Majority 1998 124,220 47.0 30 / 65 5 2nd Opposition 2003 134,092 47.5 30 / 65 2nd Opposition 2008 141,888 48.8 34 / 69 4 2nd Opposition 2013 Joseph Muscat 167,533 54.8 39 / 69 5 1st Majority 2017 170,976 55.0 37 / 67 2 1st Majority 2022 Robert Abela 0 / 67