1924 Maltese general election

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1924 Maltese general election
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  1921 9–10 June 1924 1927  

32 seats in the Legislative Assembly
17 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
Constitutional Party Gerald Strickland 33.9510+3
Maltese Political Union Francesco Buhagiar 27.2310−4
Labour William Savona 19.2470
Democratic Nationalist Enrico Mizzi 17.405+1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Francesco Buhagiar
Political Union
Francesco Buhagiar
Political Union

General elections were held in Malta on 9 and 10 June 1924. [1] The Maltese Political Union and the Constitutional Party both won 10 of the 32 seats.

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Electoral system

The elections were held using the single transferable vote system, whilst suffrage was limited to men meeting certain property qualifications. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Constitutional Party 8,17233.9510+3
Maltese Political Union 6,55327.2310–4
Labour Party 4,63219.2470
Democratic Nationalist Party 4,18817.405+1
Independents5242.1800
Total24,069100.00320
Valid votes24,06999.26
Invalid/blank votes1790.74
Total votes24,248100.00
Registered voters/turnout27,10189.47
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1298