House of Representatives
- Type
- government
- Country
- Malta
- Homepage
- Description
- Lower legislative chamber whose members are elected under the Maltese general elections framework described on the page. Suspicion label: none.
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Related claims (5)
- The Maltese Islands are divided into 13 electoral divisions, each returning 5 members to the House of Representatives.
- The holding of elections for the House of Representatives is regulated by the General Elections Act (Cap. 354 of the laws of Malta).
- The election of members of the House of Representatives is the sole responsibility of the Electoral Commission, established by Article 60 of the Constitution of the Republic of Malta.
- During the first phase of delivery, a voting document is delivered at the elector’s registered address by a Police Officer or another person appointed by the Electoral Commission, and a political party represented in the House of Representatives may nominate one representative to accompany each Police Officer.
- The register lists Maltese citizens entitled to vote to elect members of the House of Representatives and for Referenda.