1898 Maltese general election

none General elections were held in Malta on 28 and 29 September 1898.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 9,863 people were registered to vote, of which 3,128 cast votes, giving a turnout of 32%. Paolo Sammut was elected to both the nobility and landowners' seat and the seat of constituency II, whilst no candidates stood for the seats for clerics and the Chamber of Commerce. Sammut chose to retain the seat for constituency II, and by-elections were held for the three vacant seats on 2 October.Schiavone, p180 General elected membersConstituencyNameVotesNotesIC Bugeli237IIPaolo Sammut416Re-elected (previously in constituency X)IIIAntonio Dalli239IVF Cardona437VJoseph Bencini–UnopposedVINutar Petro Bartoli281VIIFransesco Wettinger169Re-electedVIIICesare Darmanin110Re-electedIXSalvatore Cachia Zammit–UnopposedXFortunato Mizzi346Special elected membersSeatNameVotesNotesNobility and LandownersPaolo Sammut291Alfonso Maria Micallef elected in by-electionGraduatesAndrè Pullicino275Clergy––Borg Olivier elected in by-electionChamber of Commerce––Beniamino Bonnici elected in by-electionSource: Schiavone, p179–180 References 1898 Malta Category:1890s in Malta Category:1898 in Europe Category:1898 in the British Empire Category:September 1898 in Europe