1939 Maltese general election
General elections were held in Malta between 22 and 24 July 1939.[1] The Constitutional Party emerged as the largest party, winning 6 of the 10 seats.
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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
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Constitutional Party | 19,156 | 54.5 | 6 | –4 |
| Nationalist Party | 11,618 | 33.1 | 3 | –18 |
| Labour Party | 3,100 | 8.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Independents | 1,265 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 371 | – | – | – |
| Total | 35,510 | 100 | 10 | –22 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 47,306 | 75.1 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1298
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1309
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