General elections were held in Malta on 28 and 29 September 1898.[1]
Background
editThe elections were held under the Knutsford Constitution.[1] Ten members were elected from single-member constituencies,[2] whilst a further four members were elected to represent nobility and landowners, graduates, clerics and the Chamber of Commerce.[3]
| District | Towns |
|---|---|
| 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
editA total of 9,863 people were registered to vote, of which 3,128 cast votes, giving a turnout of 32%.[1] Paolo Sammut was elected to both the nobility and landowners' seat and the seat of constituency II, whilst no candidates stood for the seats for clerics and the Chamber of Commerce. Sammut chose to retain the seat for constituency II, and by-elections were held for the three vacant seats on 2 October.[4]
| General elected members | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency | Name | Votes | Notes |
| I | C Bugeli | 237 | |
| II | Paolo Sammut | 416 | Re-elected (previously in constituency X) |
| III | Antonio Dalli | 239 | |
| IV | F Cardona | 437 | |
| V | Joseph Bencini | – | Unopposed |
| VI | Nutar Petro Bartoli | 281 | |
| VII | Fransesco Wettinger | 169 | Re-elected |
| VIII | Cesare Darmanin | 110 | Re-elected |
| IX | Salvatore Cachia Zammit | – | Unopposed |
| X | Fortunato Mizzi | 346 | |
| Special elected members | |||
| Seat | Name | Votes | Notes |
| Nobility and Landowners | Paolo Sammut | 291 | Alfonso Maria Micallef elected in by-election |
| Graduates | Andrè Pullicino | 275 | |
| Clergy | – | – | Borg Olivier elected in by-election |
| Chamber of Commerce | – | – | Beniamino Bonnici elected in by-election |
| Source: Schiavone, p179–180 | |||