1927 Maltese general election

none Malta 1923 1924 1932 7–9 August 1927 yes Legislative Assembly All 32 seats in the Legislative Assembly 17 Constitutional Party (Malta) Gerald Strickland 41.49 15 10 Nationalist Party (Malta) Ugo Mifsud 41.58 13 15 Labour Party (Malta) William Savona 14.55 3 7 Independents – 2.39 1 0 yes Senate 7 of the 17 seats in the Senate yes Nationalist Party (Malta) 60.17 4 4 Constitutional Party (Malta) 39.83 3 2 Malta general election 1927.png Legislative Assembly results by constituency Prime Minister Ugo Mifsud Nationalist Gerald Strickland Constitutional Party General elections were held in Malta between 7 and 9 August 1927.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 978-3-8329-5609-7 Although the Nationalist Party received the most votes, the Constitutional Party emerged as the largest party, winning 15 of the 32 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The Nationalist Party remained the largest party in the Senate with four of the seven elected seats.Michael J Schiavone (1987) L-Elezzjonijiet F'Malta 1849–1981, Pubblikazzjoni Bugelli, p190 Electoral system The elections were held using the single transferable vote system, whilst suffrage was limited to men meeting certain property qualifications.Nohlen & Stöver, p1298 Results Legislative Assembly File:Maltese_Legislative Assembly_1927.svg Nationalist Party 14321 13 –2 Constitutional Party 14290 15 +5 Labour Party 5011 3 –4 Independents 822 1 +1 277 0 44089 Nohlen & Stöver Senate File:Maltese_Senate_1927.svg First count Second count Nationalist Party 2410 2230 4 0 Constitutional Party 1654 1476 3 +1 Labour Party 86 0 –1 Appointed members 10 0 0 Schiavone References Category:General elections in Malta Malta General Malta Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Malta