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Andy Ellul

Ballot name: Andrew Ellul

Possible (D3 primary)Centre-left; pragmatist
Track record
★★★★★
Controversy
Low
Social media
Moderate
Conflict of interest
Low
Financial transparency
Poor

Political alignment

EU Group
S&D
Ideological position
Centre-left; pragmatist
Intra-party standing
Parliamentary Secretary for Social Dialogue & Consumer Affairs; Government Whip
Key issue focus
Social dialogue; consumer protection; employment
Abortion stance
Silent

Track record

Prior office / role
Parliamentary Secretary for Social Dialogue & Consumer Affairs (2022–); Government Whip (2022–); MP (2022–, via casual election replacing Silvio Grixti)
Key documented achievement
Government Whip — effective legislative manager; Consumer Affairs and Competition authority added to portfolio (2025); pragmatic operator
Principle vs delivery gap
Entered parliament via casual election (Grixti fraud case) 2020; limited independent legislative footprint

Business interests & transparency

Conflict of interestLow

No documented conflicts

Sources:MaltaToday, Apr 2023

Financial transparencyPoor

Ministerial (Sch.2): 2022 — last publicly tabled, April 2023 (MaltaToday). 2023: privately shared with Standards Commissioner only, never published publicly. 2024: not submitted. MPs' form (Sch.1): submitted to Speaker in 2025 — reduced format, income and spousal accounts no longer required (MaltaToday, Jan 2026; Lovin Malta, Jan 2026)

Sources:MaltaTodayMaltaToday, Jan 2026Lovin Malta, Jan 2026

Controversies (1)

  • PN accused him of using public Parliamentary Secretariat funds to run a political Facebook advert; referred to the Commissioner for Standards in Public Life (MaltaToday, Oct 2023); Ellul denied and said advert promoted a legitimate government initiative

    Low

    Nature: Ethics allegation; denied; outcome unclear

    Sources:MaltaToday, Oct 2023

Social media & campaign

Approximate reach
Moderate
Campaign tone
Pragmatic; working-class
Key campaign message