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Maltese general election, 1888

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1-3 March 1888
  
1889 →

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1888

Maltese general election, 1888

General elections were held in Malta between 1 and 3 March 1888.

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Background

The elections were the first held under the new Knutsford Constitution. The number of elected seats was increased from eight to ten, whilst a further four members were elected to represent nobility and landowners, graduates, clerics and the Chamber of Commerce.

Results

A total of 9,696 people were registered to vote, of which just 3,487 cast votes, giving a turnout of 36%.

References

Maltese general election, 1888 Wikipedia