1939 Maltese general election

1939 Maltese general election
Malta
← 1932 22–24 July 1939 1945 →

10 seats in the Parliament of Malta
6 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Constitutional Party Gerald Strickland 54.51 6 −4
Nationalist Ugo Pasquale Mifsud 33.06 3 −18
Labour Paul Boffa 8.82 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Malta between 22 and 24 July 1939.[1] The Constitutional Party emerged as the largest party, winning six of the ten seats.

Electoral system

The elections were held using the single transferable vote system, whilst suffrage was limited to men meeting certain property qualifications.[2] The number of seats was reduced from 32 to 10.[3]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Constitutional Party19,15654.516–4
Nationalist Party11,61833.063–18
Labour Party3,1008.8210
Independents1,2653.6000
Total35,139100.0010–22
Valid votes35,13998.96
Invalid/blank votes3711.04
Total votes35,510100.00
Registered voters/turnout47,30675.06
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1298
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1309