The governing Nationalist Party led by Lawrence Gonzi won its third consecutive election against the Labour Party led by Alfred Sant, winning the popular vote by a margin of just 0.55% and with its majority in parliament reduced to just one seat.

Initial exit polls and statistics suggested a very close result.

Preliminary results had been expected by Sunday noon but these had to be delayed until a full first count was completed.

[5] Two other political parties participated in this election, Democratic Alternative and National Action, but both failed to win any seats.

Both the Nationalist Party and Labour each elected six members in this way, leaving the overall parliamentary numbers unchanged.