Maltese general election, 1921
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General elections were held in Malta on 18 and 19 October 1921.[1] The Maltese Political Union emerged as the largest party, winning 14 of the 32 seats in the Legislative Assembly and four of the seven elected seats in the Senate.[2] Joseph Howard became Prime Minister.
Electoral system
The elections were held using the single transferable vote system, whilst suffrage was limited to men.[3]
Results
Legislative Assembly
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maltese Political Union | 7,999 | 39.1 | 14 |
| Constitutional Party | 5,183 | 25.3 | 7 |
| Labour Party | 4,742 | 23.2 | 7 |
| Democratic Nationalist Party | 2,465 | 12.0 | 4 |
| Independents | 86 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 159 | – | – |
| Total | 20,634 | 100 | 32 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 27,404 | 75.3 | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||
Senate
| Party | First count | Second count | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Maltese Political Union | 1,611 | 57.95 | 1,635 | 63.25 | 4 |
| Labour Party | 598 | 21.51 | 571 | 22.09 | 2 |
| Constitutional Party | 553 | 19.89 | 379 | 14.66 | 1 |
| Independents | 18 | 0.65 | – | – | 0 |
| Appointed members | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Total | 2,780 | 100 | 2,585 | 100 | 17 |
| Source: Schiavone | |||||
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Michael J Schiavone (1987) L-Elezzjonijiet F'Malta 1849–1981, Pubblikazzjoni Bugelli, pp183–184
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1298
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