1939 Maltese general election

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1939 Maltese general election
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10 seats in the Parliament of Malta
6 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
Constitutional Party Gerald Strickland 54.516−4
Nationalist Ugo Pasquale Mifsud 33.063−18
Labour Paul Boffa 8.8210
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in Malta between 22 and 24 July 1939. [1] The Constitutional Party emerged as the largest party, winning six of the ten 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] The number of seats was reduced from 32 to 10. [3]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Constitutional Party 19,15654.516–4
Nationalist Party 11,61833.063–18
Labour Party 3,1008.8210
Independents1,2653.6000
Total35,139100.0010–22
Valid votes35,13998.96
Invalid/blank votes3711.04
Total votes35,510100.00
Registered voters/turnout47,30675.06
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1298
  3. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1309
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