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5 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 29 MAY 2019 ANALYSIS EUROPEAN ELECTIONS Annual Orchestral Charity Concert featuring the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Prof. Michael Laus with the participation of Soprano Miriam Gauci and the Goldberg Ensemble at St John's Co-Cathedral on ursday 20 th June 2019 at 19.30 hrs A reception will be held aerwards. Entrance to the Concert and Reception is strictly by invitation Invitation-voucher(s) available from MASMOM oces, Casa Lanfreducci Pjazza Jean de Valette, adjacent to Our Lady of Victory Church,Valletta Tel. no.: 2122 6919 / 2124 6406 info@orderofmalta-malta.org.mt Annual Orchestral Charity e Maltese Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the St John's Co-Cathedral Foundation present their under the distinguished patronage of H.E. Dr George Vella President of Malta advertissement 2019 colour.indd 1 16/05/2019 14:07 eficiary in the PN was not David Casa, who inherited 279 votes from the independent candidate, but Michael Briguglio, who in- herited 291 votes. In a clear sign of solidarity be- tween AD and PD voters, 47% of Carmel Cacopardo's votes, who was the last AD candidate stand- ing, were transferred to the PD candidates. But in defiance of any ideological trends, Lowell inher- ited more votes from Cacopardo than Cassola. While the far-right leader inherited 225 votes, the former AD leader only inherited 194 votes from his predecessor. Voters for Mina Tolu were the least likely to transfer their votes to the far right. Less than 2% of Tolu's voters transferred their vote to Lowell. But interestingly 16 voters of the Christian con- servative Alleanza Bidla party continued voting on the LG- BTIQ activist. AB voters were more likely to continue their vote on AD than on the PD or Lowell. Like PD voters, they were also more like to continue voting on the PN than on the PL. While Cacopardo's voters were more likely to continue on the PN than on the PL, Tolu's votes were inherited in equal portions. Of the 75 votes inherited by the PL, more than half were inherit- ed by Gozitan candidate Josianne Cutajar. Michael Briguglio and Peter Agius were the most popular candidates among Tolu voters, who continued on PN candi- dates. On the other hand, Ca- copardo voters who continued on the PN marginally preferred Casa. In an indication that Tolu attracted a different vote seg- ment than Cacopardo, less than half her votes were transferred to the party leader. Also significant was the in- crease in invalid votes, which this time round have shot up to 3.6% – nearly double the amount of invalidated votes in the first MEP elections in 2004. Coupled with the drop in turnout this may also be an indication of growing dis- illusionment which is not being captured by both liberal or green candidates and the far right. were non-transferable 10% 0% Norman Lowell (IE) Cami Appelgren (PD) Godfrey Farrugia (PD) Arnold Cassola Carmel Cacopardo (AD) Mina Tolu (AD) Ivan Grech Mintoff (AB) Simon Borg (MPM) 63.5% 50.9% 16.2% 33.4% 45.7% 32.4% 10.1% 8% 37.3% 42.1% Percentage of votes transferred to Nationalist MEP David Casa upon candidates' elimination 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Norman Lowell (IE) Cami Appelgren (PD) Godfrey Farrugia (PD) Arnold Cassola (ind) Carmel Cacopardo (AD) Mina Tolu (AD) Ivan Grech Mintoff (AB) Simon Borg (MPM) 5.7% 17.2% 13% 9.8% 3.5% 1.3% 4.6% 1.4% Percentage of votes of each individual candidate