1924 Maltese general election

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.

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

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