The Nationalist Party's Rebekah Borg has become only the fifth woman ever to be elected from two electoral districts in a general election, joining a small group of female politicians who have managed the rare feat under Malta's electoral system.

Borg, who contested the 7th and 11th districts on behalf of the PN, secured election in both districts. As required under Malta's electoral rules, she will now have to relinquish one of the two seats, triggering a casual election to fill the vacancy.

Her double-district victory places her in a select group of women who have achieved the same result.

The first woman to be elected from two districts was Dolores Cristina in the 2008 general election. That same election also saw Helena Dalli secure seats in two districts, making her the second woman to accomplish the feat.

Nearly a decade later, in the 2017 general election, Dalli repeated the achievement by once again winning election in two districts.

In that same general election, Marthese Portelli also secured election from two districts that year, becoming the third woman to do so.

The next woman to join the list was Miriam Dalli in the 2022 general election.

Dalli was the only female candidate elected on two districts that year, winning seats on both the 5th and 11th districts. She subsequently relinquished her seat on the 11th district, resulting in a casual election.

Dalli repeated the achievement in this year's election, once again securing election from the same two districts. Miriam Dalli is also the second woman to get elected on two districts twice, a record previously held by Helena Dalli.

As a result, Rebekah Borg became the fifth woman overall to achieve the feat since 2008.

Borg's result comes as women registered a stronger performance in the 2026 election than they did four years ago.

Ten women secured election directly, more than double the figure recorded in the 2022 general election, when only four women were elected directly before casual elections and the gender corrective mechanism increased female representation in Parliament.

Among Labour's female candidates, Miriam Dalli, Julia Farrugia and Alison Zerafa Civelli retained their seats through direct election, while Rosianne Cutajar also succeeded in winning a seat outright after previously entering Parliament through a casual election.

Alicia Bugeja Said also secured election on her own merit after first entering Parliament via the gender corrective mechanism in the last legislature, bringing Labour's tally of directly elected women to five.

The Nationalist Party elected four women directly this year, with Graziella Galea returning to Parliament alongside Paula Mifsud Bonnici, Eve Borg Bonello and Rebekah Borg herself. Janice Abela Chetcuti was elected through the proportionality mechanism.

The current tally of women elected to Parliament is expected to increase further in the coming weeks through casual elections and the application of the gender corrective mechanism, which is designed to improve gender balance in the House of Representatives.