Is the PN ‘back in business’? Marsa -52.9% 550 votes St Julian’s -48.7% 1623 votes Zurrieq -45.7% 1266 votes St Paul’s Bay -42.6% 2505 votes Balzan -42.3% 1196 votes Zebbug -41.8% 665 votes Dingli -36.3% 532 votes Isla -28.2% 425 votes Kirkop -26.6% 394 votes Gzira -26.1% 1207 votes Iklin -24.2% 935 votes Nadur -21.7% 1345 votes Balzan 2073 Dingli 835 Gzira 1634 Iklin 1234 Isla 592 Kirkop 537 Marsa 1168 Nadur 1719 St Julian’s 3168 St Paul’s Bay 4634 Haz-Zebbug 3698 Zurrieq 2313 2007-8: Lawrence Gonzi is prime minister and Alfred Sant is Opposition leader. These are the localities that will suffer the greatest haemmorage of votes for the PN by 2012, when the ruling party is at its lowest ebb and Joseph Muscat is Labour leader 2012: Turnouts during these council elections plummet, but it’s the PN that registers one of its worst ever electoral results. 2007-8 local elections Number of votes 2012 local elections Percentage of 2009 vote count lost by PN and number of first- preference votes polled Balzan 53.4% Dingli 52.2% Gzira 45.5% Iklin 25.1% Isla -19.5% Kirkop 23.8% Marsa 23.4% Nadur 10.1% St Julian’s 60.2% St Paul’s Bay 47.7% Haz-Zebbug 36.9% Zurrieq 45.9% 2015: Three years later, under Simon Busuttil, the PN normalises support in those areas it suffered the most in 2012 2015 local elections Percentage of 2012 vote count won or lost by PN
2007-8: Lawrence Gonzi is prime minister and Alfred Sant is
Opposition leader. These are the localities that will suffer the
greatest haemmorage of votes for the PN by 2012, when the ruling
party is at its lowest ebb and Joseph Muscat is Labour leader
2012: Turnouts during these council elections plummet, but its
the PN that registers one of its worst ever electoral results.
2007-8 local electionsNumber of votes
2012 local electionsPercentage of 2009 vote count lost by PN and
number of first-preference votes polled
Balza
n
53.4% Di
ngli
52.2% Gz
ira
45.5% Ik
lin
25.1% I
sla
-19.5%Kir
kop
23.8% Ma
rsa
23.4% Na
dur
10.1%St
Julia
ns
60.2%
St Pa
uls B
ay
47.7%
Haz-Z
ebbu
g
36.9%Zu
rrieq
45.9%
2015: Three years later, under Simon Busuttil, the PN normalises
support in those areas it suffered the most in 2012
2015 local electionsPercentage of 2012 vote count won or lost by
PN
