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1924 Maltese general election

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1924 Maltese general election
Malta
← 1921 9–10 June 1924 1927 →

32 seats in the Legislative Assembly
17 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Constitutional Party Gerald Strickland 33.95 10 +3
Maltese Political Union Francesco Buhagiar 27.23 10 −4
Labour William Savona 19.24 7 0
Democratic Nationalist Enrico Mizzi 17.40 5 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime 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.

Electoral system

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

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Constitutional Party8,17233.9510+3
Maltese Political Union6,55327.2310–4
Labour Party4,63219.2470
Democratic Nationalist Party4,18817.405+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

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