| Country: | Malta |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1996 Maltese general election |
| Previous Year: | 1996 |
| Next Election: | 2003 Maltese general election |
| Next Year: | 2003 |
| Election Date: | 5 September 1998 |
| Image1: | Edward Fenech Adami (cropped).jpg |
| Leader1: | Eddie Fenech Adami |
| Party1: | Nationalist Party (Malta) |
| Last Election1: | 47.80%, 34 seats |
| Seats1: | 35 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 137,037 |
| Percentage1: | 51.81% |
| Swing1: | 4.01pp |
| Leader2: | Alfred Sant |
| Party2: | Labour Party (Malta) |
| Last Election2: | 50.72%, 35 seats |
| Seats2: | 30 |
| Seat Change2: | 5 |
| Popular Vote2: | 124,220 |
| Percentage2: | 46.97% |
| Swing2: | 3.75pp |
| Prime Minister | |
| Before Election: | Alfred Sant |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (Malta) |
| After Election: | Eddie Fenech Adami |
| After Party: | Nationalist Party (Malta) |
| Seats For Election: | All 65 seats in the House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 33 |
General elections were held in Malta on 5 September 1998.[1] The result was a victory for the Nationalist Party, which won 35 of the 65 seats.