Floriana l-Ewwel

Floriana First

Floriana l-Ewwel
Floriana First Floriana l-Ewwel
Abbreviation	FL
President	Nigel Holland
Secretary	Charles Debono
Treasurer	Raymond Scerri
Registered	2 April 2019
Headquarters	13, FL 2, Pietro Floriani Road,; Floriana
Ideology	Floriana localism
Political position	Syncretic
Colors	Green
Mayors of localities	1 / 68
Local council seats	1 / 5
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Floriana First (Maltese: Floriana l-Ewwel), is a localist^[1] party located in and operating in Floriana, Malta. It is one of two localist parties in the Republic of Malta, the other being Għarb l-Ewwel in Gozo. 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.^[2]^[3]

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,^[3]^[4] after an initial deadlock^[5]

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, 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)

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Contested Seats	Elected Seats	+/- Share	+/– Seats	Rank	Status
2007^[6]	Nigel Holland	137	9.43 / 100	1 / 5	1 / 5	New			Coalition
2012^[7]		182	13.78 / 100	1 / 5	1 / 5	+4.35%	0	3rd	Coalition
2019^[8]		141	10.22 / 100	2 / 5	0 / 5	-3.56%	1		Extra-parliamentary
2024^[9]^[2]		194	16.67 / 100	1 / 5	1 / 5	+6.45%	1		Coalition

References

^ "From Floriana l-Ewwel to ABBA, Malta has 12 registered political parties". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
^ ^a ^b Borg, Neville (2024-06-15). "Four takeaways from Malta's local council elections". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
^ ^a ^b Borg, Neville (2024-07-11). "Independent councillor Nigel Holland to serve as Floriana mayor". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
^ "Il-Kap tal-PN ippreżentat bil-pjan ta' riġenerazzjoni tal-Floriana mill-Kunsill Lokali" [PN Leader presented with Floriana regeneration plan by Local Council.]. TVMnews.mt. 2025-03-26. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
^ Borg, Neville (2024-07-04). "No mayor yet for Floriana, as initial vote falters". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
^ "Electoral Commission of Malta". Retrieved 25 March 2023. 2007 Local Council Election - Floriana
^ "Electoral Commission of Malta". Retrieved 25 March 2023. 2012 Local Council Election - Floriana
^ "Electoral Commission of Malta". Retrieved 25 March 2023. 2019 Local Council Election - Floriana
^ "Electoral Commission of Malta". Retrieved 5 May 2025. 2024 Local Council Election - Floriana

[1] "From Floriana l-Ewwel to ABBA, Malta has 12 registered political parties". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 2025-05-05.

[:1-2] Borg, Neville (2024-06-15). "Four takeaways from Malta's local council elections". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2025-05-05.

[:0-3] Borg, Neville (2024-07-11). "Independent councillor Nigel Holland to serve as Floriana mayor". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2025-05-05.

[4] "Il-Kap tal-PN ippreżentat bil-pjan ta' riġenerazzjoni tal-Floriana mill-Kunsill Lokali" [PN Leader presented with Floriana regeneration plan by Local Council.]. TVMnews.mt. 2025-03-26. Retrieved 2025-05-05.

[5] Borg, Neville (2024-07-04). "No mayor yet for Floriana, as initial vote falters". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2025-05-05.

[:02-6] "Electoral Commission of Malta". Retrieved 25 March 2023. 2007 Local Council Election - Floriana

[7] "Electoral Commission of Malta". Retrieved 25 March 2023. 2012 Local Council Election - Floriana

[8] "Electoral Commission of Malta". Retrieved 25 March 2023. 2019 Local Council Election - Floriana

[9] "Electoral Commission of Malta". Retrieved 5 May 2025. 2024 Local Council Election - Floriana

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