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1888 Maltese general election
General elections were held in Malta between 1 and 3 March 1888.[ 1]
The elections were the first held under the new Knutsford Constitution.[ 1] [ 2]
A total of 9,696 people were registered to vote, of which just 3,487 cast votes, giving a turnout of 36%.[ 1]
General elected members
Name
Votes
Notes
Dun Pawl Agius
1,520
Re-elected
Baruni Azzopardi
1,345
Aless. Baruni Chapelle
1,312
Don Teodoro Galea
1,370
Oreste Grech Mifsud
1,641
Antonio Lanzon
1,239
Fortunato Mizzi –
Re-elected from Gozo unopposed
Enrico Naudi
1,140
Paolo Sammut
1,060
Edoardo Vella
1,023
Special elected members
Seat
Name
Votes
Notes
Nobility and Landowners
Gerald Strickland 256
Graduates
Filippo Sceberras
254
Clergy
Paolo Cachia
–
Unopposed
Chamber of Commerce
Lorenzo Mifsud
–
Unopposed
Source: Schiavone, pp177–178
^ a b c Michael J Schiavone (1987) L-Elezzjonijiet F'Malta 1849–1981 , Pubblikazzjoni Bugelli, p13
^ Schiavone, pp177–178
