Jones Party

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The Jones Party was a political party in Malta.

History

The party was established in 1945 in Gozo.^[1] It won two seats in the 1947 elections, but lost both in the 1950 elections. After failing to win a seat in the 1951 elections it subsequently disappeared.^[1]

Ideology

The party sought to promote agricultural co-operatives, and opposed Malta's dominance within the island group.^[1]

References

Political parties in Malta
Represented in Parliament	Labour (38) Nationalist (29) Democratic (1)
Other recognized parties	Democratic Alternative Imperium Europa
Defunct/inactive parties	Anti-Reform Christian Workers' Communist Constitutional Democratic Action Democratic Nationalist (1921–1926) Democratic Nationalist (1959–1966) Gozo Jones Libertas National Action National Political Union Progressive Constitutionalist Workers
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