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7 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 27 MARCH 2022 NEWS PL stronghold General Elections 2022 1 District: 2017 PL (2017) 57.26% PN (2017) 41.74% AD 0.60% Others 0.40% Source: Electoral Commission Party vote share in 2017 elections 2 District: 2017 PL (2017) 71.27% PN (2017) 27.73% AD 0.70% Others 0.30% 3 District: 2017 PL (2017) 69.90% PN (2017) 29.00% AD 0.70% Others 0.40% 4 District PL (2017) 67.70% PN (2017) 31.10% AD 0.70% Others 0.50% 5 District: 2017 PL (2017) 65.73% PN (2017) 33.32% AD 0.40% Others 0.55% 6 District: 2017 PL (2017) 59.16% PN (2017) 39.54% AD 0.90% Others 0.40% AD 1.29% Others 0.50% PL frontunners PN frontrunners The rest Don't know 42.4% Don't know 53.4% The rest PL stronghold 2 District: 2017 PL (2017) 71.27% PN (2017) 27.73% AD 0.70% Others 0.30% 3 District: 2017 PL (2017) 69.90% PN (2017) 29.00% AD 0.70% Others 0.40% 4 District PL (2017) 67.70% PN (2017) 31.10% AD 0.70% Others 0.50% 5 District: 2017 PL (2017) 65.73% PN (2017) 33.32% AD 0.40% Others 0.55% 6 District: 2017 PL (2017) 59.16% PN (2017) 39.54% AD 0.90% Others 0.40% 7 District: 2017 PL (2017) 56.18% PN (2017) 42.03% AD 1.29% Others 0.50% 8 District: 2017 PL (2017) 45.45% PN (2017) 52.85% AD 1.20% Others 0.50% 9 District: 2017 PL (2017) 41.96% PN (2017) 56.24% AD 1.30% Others 0.50% PL frontunners PN frontrunners The rest Don't know 56.8% Don't know 43.4% The rest District 3 ŻZejtun, Ghaxaq, Marsaskala, Marsaxlokk District 4 Fgura (part of), Gudja, Paola, Santa Lucija, Tarxien 1. Chris Bonett 2. Jonathan Attard MP 3. Deo Debattista MP 1. Julie Zahra 2. Carm Mifsud Bonnici MP 3. Jason Azzopardi MP 4. Bernice Bonello 1. Owen Bonnici MP 2. Andy Ellul MP 3. Carmelo Abela MP 4. Ray Abela 5. Alicia Bugeja Said 6. Jean Claude Micallef MP 1. Mary Muscat 2. Carm Mifsud Bonnici MP 3. Janice Chetcuti 4. John Baptist Camilleri 5. Leone Sciberras 6. Errol Cutajar THIS district is conditioned by the candidature of Dep- uty Prime Minister Chris Fearne, who could improve the first count tally from five years ago when he obtained 4,693 votes. This is Fearne's first election as deputy leader and the distribution of his surplus will play an important part in the final outcome for the other candidates. Howev- er, the rank order suggests that Equality Minister Owen Bonnici and newcomer Andy Ellul, who was co-opted to parliament earlier this year, may just get ahead of minis- ter Carmelo Abela. Abela was the second highest scoring candidate after Fearne in the last general election, obtain- ing 2,892 votes on the first count. Missing from this year's election are Helena Dalli and Silvio Grixti, who was the surprise candidate five years ago but who had to resign from parliament after being investigated by the police. Grixti had obtained 2,452 votes. The Labour Party elected four MPs from this district in 2017 and is likely to repeat that feat. However, who gets to fill the three seats after Fearne could possibly be decided at the last minute by the 56.8% of Labour voters unsure who to give their first pref- erence to. Elected in 2017 Chris Fearne (1st count), Carmelo Abela (26th count) Helena Dalli (30th count), Silvio Grixti (31st count) – Jean Claude Micallef (casual election) THE withdrawal of Mario Galea from the PN candidature appears to have paved the way for Stephen Spiteri to secure the only seat the party is expected to win on this district. In the 2017 election, Spiteri got 1,272 first count votes, plac- ing second behind Galea. The rest of the list sees newcomer Mary Muscat edge out veteran MP Carm Mifsud Bonnici. However, 43.4% of PN voters were still undecided on who to give their first preference. Elected in 2017 Mario Galea (28th count) THIS district is also conditioned by the candidature of Deputy Prime Minis- ter Chris Fearne, who is expected to do even better than five years ago when he polled 5,405 first count votes. Fearne's surplus votes will play an important role in who gets elected from the other candi- dates but Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri is likely to come in second, fill- ing the void left behind by former district heavy weights Konrad Mizzi and Silvio Parnis. The rest of the pecking order sees newcomer and former MFA vice pres- ident Chris Bonett slip in just ahead of MPs Jonathan Attard and Deo Debattis- ta. However, with 42.4% of Labour voters undecided who to give their number one and in the wake of a significant Fearne surplus, the game may yet be open for other candidates like MP Glenn Beding- field. The PL elected four MPs from this district in 2017 and looks set to repeat that performance. Elected in 2017 Chris Fearne (1st count) Konrad Mizzi (1st count) Silvio Parnis (3rd count) Byron Camilleri (23rd count) – Etienne Grech (casual election) MARK Anthony Sammut appears to be on course to clinch the PN's seat on the fourth district, with Mal- taToday's candidate survey showing him well ahead of fellow party can- didates. Sammut had contested the 2017 election and obtained 1,379 first count votes, placing third be- hind Jason Azzopardi and Carm Mifsud Bonnici. However, Sammut could possibly unseat MP Jason Az- zopardi, who trailed behind new- comer Julie Zahra and MP Carm Mifsud Bonnici. However, with 53.4% of PN voters still undecided who to give their first preference to, the pecking order could change. The PN only elected one MP from this district in 2017 and this is likely to be repeated this year. Elected in 2017 Jason Azzopardi (21st count) – Carm Mifsud Bonnici (extra seat pro- portional mechanism) Chris Fearne 20.8% Stephen Spiteri MP 13.6% Chris Fearne MP 32.6% Byron Camilleri MP 13.3% Mark Anthony Sammut 14.6%