TY  - GEN
TI  - Malta ; The 2004 elections to the European Parliament
AU  - Harwood, Mark
PY  - 2005
PB  - Palgrave, UK
LA  - eng
KW  - Malta -- Politics and government
KW  - Elections -- Malta
KW  - European Parliament -- Elections
KW  - 2004
KW  - European Union countries -- Politics and government
KW  - European Union -- Malta
AB  - Few would have blamed the Maltese electorate had they followed the majority of their European brethren and showed a marked apathy towards the 2004 EP elections. In less than a year they had been bombarded by a highly polarised and politicised referendum campaign, followed almost immediately by a highly tense general election revolving around the issue of EU membership. Most Maltese were simply relieved when it was all over. Although turnout was markedly lower than in general elections - 82 per cent compared to 96 per cent at the last general election 1 - it was still the third highest in the EU,2 even though voters had to elect only five MEPs, the smallest quota for any EU state, a fact that rankled some and became a campaign issue for others. ; peer-reviewed
UR  - https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/59123
UR  - https://www.pollux-fid.de/r/base-ftunivmalta:oai:www.um.edu.mt:123456789/59123
H1  - Pollux (Fachinformationsdienst Politikwissenschaft)
ER  -