Floriana First (
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: ''Floriana l-Ewwel''), is a localist. party located in and operating in
Floriana
Floriana ( or ''Il-Floriana''), also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a Floriana Lines, fortified town in the Port Region, Malta, Port Region area of Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014 ...
,
Malta
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. It is one of two localist parties in the Republic of Malta, the other being
Għarb l-Ewwel in
Gozo
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. Its candidates have erroneously been repeatedly mentioned as independent candidates by Maltese media and newspapers, partially owing to its founder Holland's previous history as an independent mayor of Floriana.
Leadership
The party is lead since its inception by founder Nigel Holland, who served as Mayor of Floriana three times, between 1998–2004 as an independent, and 2007–12, 2012–15 as part of the Floriana l-Ewwel grouping. Holland was elected in 2024 and serves as mayor of Floriana as an independent in coalition with the
Nationalist Party councillors in the council,
after an initial deadlock
Registration
The party registered its statutes with the Electoral Commission of Malta on 2 April 2019, just in time for the
2019 local elections, however it previously contested the
March 2007 and 2013 elections in an unregistered state at a time where local elections permitted the formation of ''ad hoc'' groups.
Electoral History
The party has contested the March 2007 and 2013 local elections, winning 1 seat out of the 5 Floriana Local Council seats every election. Nigel Holland lost his seat, and therefore the only seat belonging to the party in the
2019 elections
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, where his vote share went down by 41 votes to 141 votes from 182 votes in 2012. A surge of 53 votes (representing an increase of 6.45%) returned Holland to the local council in 2024.
Local Council Elections (
Floriana
Floriana ( or ''Il-Floriana''), also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a Floriana Lines, fortified town in the Port Region, Malta, Port Region area of Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014 ...
)
References
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