Maltese general election, 1899

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General elections were held in Malta on 7 March 1899. [1] All seats had only a single candidate. [1]

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Malta, officially known as the Republic of Malta, is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. It lies 80 km (50 mi) south of Italy, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya. With a population of about 475,000 over an area of 316 km2 (122 sq mi), Malta is the world's tenth smallest and fifth most densely populated country. Its capital is Valletta, which is the smallest national capital in the European Union by area at 0.8 km.2 The official languages are Maltese and English, with Maltese officially recognised as the national language and the only Semitic language in the European Union.

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Background

The elections were held under the Knutsford Constitution. [1] Ten members were elected from single-member constituencies, [2] whilst a further three members were elected to represent nobility and landowners, graduates and the Chamber of Commerce. [3] The seat previously reserved for clerics was abolished. [4]

DistrictTowns
I Valletta East
II Valletta West, Sliema, St. Julian's
III Floriana, Pietà, Ħamrun, Msida
IV Cospicua, Żabbar
V Birgu, Senglea
VI Mdina
VII Birkirkara
VIII Qormi
IX Żejtun
X Gozo
Source: Schiavone, p13

Results

A total of 9,581 people were registered to vote, although no votes were cast due to all candidates being unopposed. [1]

General elected members
ConstituencyNameVotesNotes
IAndrè Pullicino–Re-elected (previously in the graduates seat)
IIPaolo Sammut–Re-elected
IIIAntonio Dalli–Re-elected
IVFranc Cardona–Re-elected
VCesare Darmanin–Re-elected (previously in constituency VIII)
VINutar Petro Bartoli–Re-elected
VIIFransesco Wettinger–Re-elected
VIIIEdoardo Semini–
IXSalvatore Cachia Zammit–Re-elected
X Fortunato Mizzi –Re-elected
Special elected members
SeatNameVotesNotes
Nobility and LandownersAlfonso Maria Micallef–Re-elected
GraduatesBeniamino Bonnici–Re-elected (previously in the Chamber of Commerce seat)
Chamber of CommerceJoseph Bencini–Re-elected (previously in constituency V)
Source: Schiavone, p180

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Michael J Schiavone (1987) L-Elezzjonijiet F'Malta 1849–1981, Pubblikazzjoni Bugelli, p13
  2. ↑ Schiavone, p178
  3. ↑ Schiavone, pp177–178
  4. ↑ Schiavone, p180
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