1947 Maltese general election

none Malta 1943 1945 1950 25–27 October 1947 1947 Maltese general election 40 seats in the Parliament of Malta 21 Labour Party (Malta) Paul Boffa 59.86 24 9 Nationalist Party (Malta) Enrico Mizzi 18.05 7 0 Democratic Action Party (Malta) Joseph Hyzler 13.28 4 new Gozo Party #96BC97 Francesco Masini 5.21 3 new Jones Party Henry Jones 3.47 2 new Malta general election 1947.png Results by constituency Prime Minister Paul Boffa Labour Party (Malta) General elections were held in Malta between 25 and 27 October 1947.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 978-3-8329-5609-7 They were the first elections held under universal suffrage for womenRudolf Uwe Jens Berg Warren G. 2010 Historical Dictionary of Malta https://books.google.com/books?id=nwuUOVkaMB0C&pg=PA14 Scarecrow Press 14 9780810873902 and Agatha Barbara became the first woman elected to Parliament. These elections saw the Labour Party win 24 of the 40 seats. Electoral system The elections were held using the single transferable vote system. Property qualifications for voters were abolished, and women were also allowed to vote for the first time.Nohlen & Stöver, p1298 The number of seats was increased from 10 to 40.Nohlen & Stöver, p1309 Results File:Maltese_Parliament_1947.svg Labour Party 63145 24 +15 Nationalist Party 19041 7 New Democratic Action Party 14010 4 New Gozo Party 5491 3 New #96BC97 Jones Party 3664 2 New Independents 143 0 –1 647 +30 140703 Nohlen & Stöver References Category:General elections in Malta Malta General Malta Malta