Updated | Clifton Grima is the new Labour MP

Former Msida mayor wins the casual election to join the Labour group in parliament

Last updated on 11 October 2016, 10:26am
by Yannick Pace

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Clifton Grima

A ninth district candidate will be chosen to take the parliamentary seat vacated by the former environment minister

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Clifton Grima elected to parliament

Former Msida mayor Clifton Grima has been elected as the new Labour MP, replacing former environment minister Leo Brincat who has been appointed to the European Court of Auditors.

Vying for the seat were also Nikita Zammit Alamango, Manuel Micallef and Simon Saliba.

The causal election took place this morning at the Naxxar counting hall and lasted just over an hour.

Counting agents started sifting through voting documents from the last general election at 9am. Grima was always the frontrunner, having amassed 1,646 first count votes back in 2013.

He won his seat after reaching the quota of 1,877 votes in the first count.

A number of party agents, representing each of the candidates, were present to oversee the process. Also present at the Naxxar counting hall were AD chairman Arnold Cassola and vice-chairman Carmel Cacopardo.

Yannick Pace was a MaltaToday reporter between 2016-2020