1870 Maltese Council of Government referendum

A referendum on whether clergy should be eligible to sit in the Council of Government was held in Malta in 1870.[1] It was approved by 96% of voters.[2] Only 60% of those eligible to vote participated.[3]

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Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	1,409	96.0
Against	58	4.0
Invalid/blank votes	6	–
Total	1,473	100
Registered voters/turnout	2,464	59.8
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
Nohlen & Stöver, p1305
Rudolf, Uwe Jens (2018). Historical Dictionary of Malta. p. 229. ISBN 9781538119181.

Elections and referendums in Malta
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Referendums	1870 1956 1964 2003 2011 2015

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