Only two of 13 electoral districts unchanged in border re-adjustment

Changes to the electoral districts were announced today, with only two districts – the sixth (Luqa, Qormi and Siggiewi) and the13th (Gozo and Comino) – emerging from the process unscathed.

The Electoral Commission announced that the 1 District will now include all of Marsa and Santa Venera, besides Valletta, Floriana, Hamrun and Pieta’, including Guardamanga.

The 2 District is composed of Vittoriosa, Senglea, Cospicua, Zabbar, Kalkara, Xghajra, but now also includes these streets in Fgura: Triq Aldebaran, Triq Amabile Sisner, Triq Baldassare Lanci, Triq il-Bieb, Triq Blondel, Triq Cospicua, Triq il-Foss, Triq Fredu Abela, Triq Tal-Gallu, Triq il-Gardjola, Wesgħet Ġużeppi Gauci, Triq Hompesch, Vjal Kottoner, Wesgħet il-Kunsill tal-Ewropa, Triq Lorry Sant, Triq il-Misk, Triq Mondion, Daħlet in-Niċċa l-Antika, Triq Pawlu Micallef, Triq il-Pepprin, Triq Romano Carapecchia, Triq San Ġwann (from Triq Amabile Sisner to Triq Hompesch), Triq Sant’Antnin (from Triq il-Pepprin to Triq Hompesch), Triq Sigismondo Savona, Triq Vincenzo Maculano, Triq William Lassell and Triq Wistin Levanzin.

The 3 District now sees Ghaxaq and Marsaxlokk joining Zejtun and Marsascala. It no longer includes a part of Fgura.

The 4 District is now made up of part of Fgura (the streets not mentioned in the second district), Gudja, Paola, Santa Lucija  and Tarxien.

The revised electoral districts

Having lost Marsaxlokk, the 5 District now includes Birżebbuġa, Kirkop, Imqabba, Hal Farrug, Luqa, Qrendi, Safi and Zurrieq.

The 7 District loses Mdina and now comprises Dingli, Żebbuġ, Imġarr, Mtarfa and Rabat (including Baħrija and Tal-Virtù).

The 8 District has lost the Simblija area of Naxxar and part of Santa Venera but now also includes Balzan, in addition to Birkirkara, Fleur-de-Lys, Swatar, Iklin and Lija.

The 9 District has lost Ibrag and now includes Għargħur, Msida, Swatar, San Ġwann (including Kappara), Swieqi, Madliena and Ta’ Xbiex.

The 10 District, comprising Gzira, Pembroke, St Julian’s – including Paceville – and Sliema now also includes part of Naxxar and Bahar ic-Caghaq.

The streets in Naxxar that fall under this district are the following: It-Telgħa t’Alla w’ Ommu,  Triq Andrea Debono, Triq Arnaldo Fabriani, Trejqet l-Arżnu, Triq Birguma, Sqaq Brimbu Tal-Budaq, Limiti ta’ Triq il-Bużjett, Triq Donald Harrison Smith, Triq G. Sandys, Triq Għargħur, Triq Giacomo Bosio, Triq Hieronymus Megiser, Triq l-Imnara, Sqaq l-Imnieqa, Triq J. Howard, Triq Jean Houel, Triq John Adye, Triq Juan B. Azopardo, Trejqet il-Kampanjol, Triq il-Kantilena, Triq il-Kappella ta’ San Mikiel, Triq il-Kappella ta’ Santa Marija, Sqaq Tal-Laqx, Triq Lord Byron, Triq Luqa Briffa, Il-Magħtab (part of), Triq Margaret A. Murray, Triq in-Nigret, Trejqet il-Palma, Triq Ph. Skippon, Triq Profs A. J. Arberry, Sqaq il-Qbiela, Triq ir-Ramla, Triq ir-Rixtellu, Trejqet ir-Rummiena, Triq S. Taylor Coleridge, Triq is-Salina (from It-Telgħa t’Alla u Ommu to corner with Triq il-Kappella ta’ Santa Marija), Triq San Ġwann (Il-Magħtab), Trejqet San Luqa, Triq San Mark, Triq San Mattew, Triq San Pawl, Triq Sir Hannibal P. Scicluna, Triq Sir W. Scott, Triq it-Tarġa, Triq Widna Radar, Triq Wied Anġlu

The 11 District now includes Attard, Balzan, Mosta, Mdina and Burmarrrad.

The 12 District has lost Burmarrad and is now made up of Mellieha, St Paul’s Bay and the part of Naxxar that is not included in the 10th district.

The Electoral Commission said that the electoral register being published in April, 2017, would be based on the latest altered boundaries.