1939 Maltese general election 10 seats in the Parliament of Malta 6 seats needed for a majority
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
General elections were held in Malta between 22 and 24 July 1939.[1] The Constitutional Party emerged as the largest party, winning 6 of the 10 seats.
The elections were held using the single transferable vote system, whilst suffrage was limited to men meeting certain property qualifications.[2] The number of seats was reduced from 32 to 10.[3]
Party Votes % Seats +/– Constitutional Party 19,156 54.51 6 –4 Nationalist Party 11,618 33.06 3 –18 Labour Party 3,100 8.82 1 0 Independents 1,265 3.60 0 0 Total 35,139 100.00 10 –22 Valid votes 35,139 98.96 Invalid/blank votes 371 1.04 Total votes 35,510 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 47,306 75.06 Source: Nohlen & Stöver
^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook , p1302 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1298
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1309