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.

9–10 June 1924

32 seats in the Legislative Assembly
17 seats needed for a majority

Party	Leader	%	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

Prime Minister before	Prime Minister after
Francesco Buhagiar Political Union	Francesco Buhagiar Political Union

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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]


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Constitutional Party	8,172	33.95	10	+3
	Maltese Political Union	6,553	27.23	10	–4
	Labour Party	4,632	19.24	7	0
	Democratic Nationalist Party	4,188	17.40	5	+1
	Independents	524	2.18	0	0
Total		24,069	100.00	32	0

Valid votes		24,069	99.26
Invalid/blank votes		179	0.74
Total votes		24,248	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		27,101	89.47
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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

Elections and referendums in Malta
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