Nadur Votes

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Nadur Votes: Local Council Election 2005

The residents of Nadur will be electing their fifth Local Council on March 12th. Nadur's first Local Council election was held on November 20th, 1993. Since then, Nadur has had three mayors: Joe Tabone, Eucharist Camilleri and Dr Chris Said, the latter managing the Council for two consecutive terms.

The mayor of Nadur has always been the candidate winning the biggest number of first-count votes in the election. The only exception was Eucharist Camilleri who, in 1996, was sworn in as mayor after claiming the Council's third seat.

Malta's three political parties have all fielded their candidates for the Nadur 2005 election. The outgoing Mayor, Dr Chris Said will be contesting his fifth and presumably his last Local Council election. Outgoing councillors Ruben Curmi and Joseph Zerafa will not be amongst the contestants.

The Nadur 2005 Candidates

	Alternattiva Demokratika (Malta's Green Party) Anthony Falzon
	Nationalist Party Andrew Muscat, Marlene Muscat, Miriam Portelli, Dr Chris Said, Jeremy Vella, Raymond Vella
	Malta Labour Party Jonathan Buttigieg, Joe Camilleri, Carmel Mifsud, Maria Natoli

Background: Local Councils Elections in Malta

A law providing for the setting-up of Local Councils was passed through Parliament in 1993 (Act XV) establishing 67 localities, 53 in Malta and 14 in Gozo. The first elections, always based on the same principle used in general elections, were held between November 1993 and May 1994.

Staggered local elections for 22 or 23 localities are held every March such that every council is voted in for a period of 3 years. Except that in 2004 elections due were postponed to 12th June to coincide with the first-ever national election to select five members for the European Parliament.

The number of councillors for each locality is determined according to the population in the locality, where 5 is the minimum and 13 the maximum number of councillors.

Between 1993 and 2003, British citizens satisfying the electoral qualifications as set out in the Local Councils Act were entitled to stand as candidates and to vote for their respective council, together with Maltese electors. From 2004, these rights were extended when the list of eligible voters included all EU nationals, resident in the Maltese Islands, who are registered and possess a Maltese identity card.

Nadur Mayors

1993 - Joe Tabone (PN)
1996 - Eucharist Camilleri (Ghal Nadur Ahjar)
1999 - Dr Chris Said (PN)
2002 - Dr Chris Said (PN)
2005 - Dr Chris Said (PN) 

Nadur Election Statistics

1993:
turnout: 54.57%
PN: 64.49%
IND: 29.77%
AD: 5.74%

1996:
turnout: 70.40%
PN: 45.16%
IND: 39.24%
GNA: 15.60%

1999:
turnout: 74.83%
PN: 51.30%
MLP: 27.83%
GNA: 20.86%

2002:
turnout: 78.29%
PN: 57.17%
MLP: 32.41%
GNA: 10.42%

2005:
turnout: 81%
PN: 62.5%
MLP: 34.8%
AD: 2.7%

(GNA - Ghal Nadur Ahjar)

First Count Votes

(source: www.maltadata.com)