1889 Maltese general election

none Parliamentary Malta 1875 24 and 25 September 1889 1892 Maltese general election 1892 1888 Maltese general election 1888 All 14 seats to the Government Council General elections were held in Malta on 24 and 25 September 1889.Michael J Schiavone (1987) L-Elezzjonijiet F'Malta 1849–1981, Pubblikazzjoni Bugelli, p13 Background The elections were held under the Knutsford Constitution. Ten members were elected from single-member constituencies,Schiavone, p178 whilst a further four members were elected to represent nobility and landowners, graduates, clerics and the Chamber of Commerce.Schiavone, pp177–178 DistrictTownsIValletta EastIIValletta West, Sliema, St. Julian'sIIIFloriana, Pietà, Ħamrun, MsidaIVCospicua, ŻabbarVBirgu, SengleaVIMdinaVIIBirkirkaraVIIIQormiIXŻejtunXGozoSource: Schiavone, p13 Results A total of 9,777 people were registered to vote, of which just 3,383 cast votes, giving a turnout of 35%. Sigismondo Savona won constituencies I and II, resulting in a by-election for district II in November in which Saverio DePirlo was elected. General elected membersConstituencyNameVotesNotesISigismondo Savona399IISigismondo Savona285By-election held in NovemberIIIAlfredo Naudi71IVSalvatore Grech227VEvaristo Castaldi210VIDun Paolo Xuereb–UnopposedVIIAntonio Lanzon301Re-electedVIIIGuzè Muscat Azzopardi–UnopposedIXSalvatore Cachia Zammit163XMaria Mizzi287Special elected membersSeatNameVotesNotesNobility and LandownersUgo Testaferrata Abela129GraduatesAlles. Chapelle123Previously elected in general districtsClergyPaolo Cachia–Re-elected unopposedChamber of CommerceLuigi Pace Balzan138Source: Schiavone, p178 References 1889 Malta Category:1880s in Malta Category:1889 in Europe Category:1889 in the British Empire Category:September 1889 in Europe