District 7
Mdina, Żebbuġ (Malta), Dingli, Mtarfa, Rabat (Malta), Baħrija and Tal-Virtu
19 candidates·6 notable·9 second-tier·4 list-fillers
Information about this district
District 7 covers: Mdina, Żebbuġ (Malta), Dingli, Mtarfa, Rabat (Malta), Baħrija and Tal-Virtu.
The 19 District 7 candidates are grouped into three tiers.
Rating scales:
Track Record
★★★★★ minimal→★★★★★ exceptional
Controversy
None·Medium·High
Social Media
None·Low·Moderate·High
Electability D7
Unlikely→Competitive→Likely→Near-certain
Incumbency
Gov= currently serving in government
Tip: use Filters → Notable to focus on the candidates most likely to win a seat
19 candidates
- PNNotableD7Competitive (D8 primary)
Adrian Delia
Centre-right; populist-adjacent; social conservative
- Track record
- ★★★★★
- Controversy
- High
- Social media
- High
- Conflict of interest
- High
- Financial transparency
- Partial
- PNNotableD7Likely (PN primary D7)
Rebekah Borg
Ballot: Rebekah-Ann Borg
Centre-right; environment; engineering
- Track record
- ★★★★★
- Controversy
- None
- Social media
- Moderate
- Conflict of interest
- Low
- Financial transparency
- Partial
- LabourNotableGovD7Likely
Naomi Cachia
Centre-left; progressive
- Track record
- ★★★★★
- Controversy
- None
- Social media
- Moderate
- Conflict of interest
- Low
- Financial transparency
- Poor
- LabourNotableGovD7Likely (D6 primary; D7 secondary)
Silvio Schembri
Ballot: Saviour Schembri
Centre-left; economy and enterprise
- Track record
- ★★★★★
- Controversy
- High
- Social media
- High
- Conflict of interest
- High
- Financial transparency
- Poor
- LabourNotableGovD7Near-certain (D6 primary)
Ian Borg
Centre-left; internationalist; infrastructural nationalist
- Track record
- ★★★★★
- Controversy
- Medium
- Social media
- High
- Conflict of interest
- Medium
- Financial transparency
- Poor
- LabourNotableGovD7Competitive (D5 primary)
Julia Farrugia
Centre-left; inclusion and social rights
- Track record
- ★★★★★
- Controversy
- Medium
- Social media
- High
- Conflict of interest
- Low
- Financial transparency
- Poor
- PN2nd tierD7Unlikely
Paul Mazzola
- Track record
- ★★★★★
- Controversy
- None
- Social media
- None
- Conflict of interest
- Unknown
- Financial transparency
- Unknown
- PN2nd tierD7Competitive
Ian Mario Vassallo
—
- Track record
- ★★★★★
- Controversy
- None
- Social media
- Low
- Conflict of interest
- Unknown
- Financial transparency
- Unknown
- Labour2nd tierGovD7Possible (D6 primary)
Malcolm Paul Agius Galea
Centre-left; technocrat
- Track record
- ★★★★★
- Controversy
- Medium
- Social media
- Low
- Conflict of interest
- Unknown
- Financial transparency
- Unknown
- Labour2nd tierD7Possible (gender mechanism)
Samantha Pace Gasan
- Track record
- ★★★★★
- Controversy
- None
- Social media
- None
- Conflict of interest
- Unknown
- Financial transparency
- Unknown
- PN2nd tierD7Unlikely
Anthony Mifsud
—
- Track record
- ★★★★★
- Controversy
- None
- Social media
- None
- Conflict of interest
- Unknown
- Financial transparency
- Unknown
- PN2nd tierD7Unlikely
Andrew Agius
Centre-right; young professional
- Track record
- ★★★★★
- Controversy
- None
- Social media
- Low
- Conflict of interest
- Unknown
- Financial transparency
- Unknown
- Labour2nd tierD7Unlikely
Omar Rababah
Centre-left; diversity
- Track record
- ★★★★★
- Controversy
- None
- Social media
- Low
- Conflict of interest
- Unknown
- Financial transparency
- Unknown
- Labour2nd tierD7Possible
Anthony Agius Decelis
—
- Track record
- ★★★★★
- Controversy
- Medium
- Social media
- Low
- Conflict of interest
- Unknown
- Financial transparency
- Unknown
- PN2nd tierD7Competitive (transfers)
Charles Azzopardi
—
- Track record
- ★★★★★
- Controversy
- None
- Social media
- Low
- Conflict of interest
- Unknown
- Financial transparency
- Unknown
- IndependentList-fillerD7Unlikely
Noel Apap
- Track record
- ★★★★★
- Controversy
- None
- Social media
- None
- Conflict of interest
- Unknown
- Financial transparency
- Unknown
- ADPDList-fillerD7Structural ceiling (see D10)
Carmel Cacopardo
- Track record
- ★★★★★
- Controversy
- None
- Social media
- Moderate
- Conflict of interest
- Unknown
- Financial transparency
- Unknown
- MomentumList-fillerD7Structural ceiling
Pierre Schembri-Wismayer
Ballot: Pierre Schembri Wismayer
- Track record
- ★★★★★
- Controversy
- None
- Social media
- Low
- Conflict of interest
- Unknown
- Financial transparency
- Unknown
- Aħwa MaltinList-fillerD7Unlikely
Iris Vella
- Track record
- ★★★★★
- Controversy
- Medium
- Social media
- None
- Conflict of interest
- Unknown
- Financial transparency
- Unknown
Issue stance matrix
Where each party stands across the issues most likely to drive votes in D7.
| Issue | Labour (PL) | PN | ADPD | Momentum | Aħwa Maltin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU Membership | Strongly pro-EU | Pro-EU; EPP | Strongly pro-EU | Pro-EU | Nominally pro-EU |
| Hunting/Trapping | Managed; spring hunting referendum legacy | Hunting rights protected; Bezzina portfolio | Against hunting | Against hunting | Support traditional |
| Overdevelopment / Rural Heritage | Planning reform pledged | ODZ; Azzopardi (heritage); Rebekah Borg (environment) | Strict ODZ; planning moratorium | Halt permits | No position |
| Cost of Living | Subsidies; supplements | Tax cuts; reduce costs | Progressive taxation | Anti-corporate | Blame immigration |
| LGBTQ Rights | Full support | Accept existing legislation | Champion further | Supportive | Opposes |
| Abortion | Maintains ban | Maintains ban; Delia explicitly pro-life | Pro-choice | Pro-choice | Anti-abortion |
| Euthanasia | Referendum pledged | Against | Supports | Supports | Against |
| Immigration | Managed | Firmer controls | Humanitarian | Balanced | Extreme restriction |
| Anti-Corruption | Vitals inquiry ongoing | Delia's hospital concession win is PN's strongest D7 card | Strong | Central | Anti-establishment |