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1927 Maltese general election
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32 seats in the
Legislative Assembly
17 seats in the Senate
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in
Malta
between 7 and 9 August 1927.
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Although the
Nationalist Party
received the most votes, the
Constitutional Party
emerged as the largest party, winning 15 of the 32 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The Nationalist Party remained the largest party in the
Senate
with four of the seven elected seats.
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Electoral system
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The elections were held using the
single transferable vote
system, whilst suffrage was limited to men meeting certain property qualifications.
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Results
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Legislative Assembly
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| Party
| Votes
| %
| Seats
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| Nationalist Party
| 14,321
| 41.58
| 13
| ?2
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| Constitutional Party
| 14,290
| 41.49
| 15
| +5
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| Labour Party
| 5,011
| 14.55
| 3
| ?4
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| Independents
| 822
| 2.39
| 1
| +1
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| Total
| 34,444
| 100.00
| 32
| 0
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| Valid votes
| 34,444
| 99.20
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| Invalid/blank votes
| 277
| 0.80
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| Total votes
| 34,721
| 100.00
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| Registered voters/turnout
| 44,089
| 78.75
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| Source: Nohlen & Stover
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Senate
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| Party
| First count
| Second count
| Seats
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| Votes
| %
| Votes
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| Nationalist Party
| 2,410
| 58.07
| 2,230
| 60.17
| 4
| 0
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| Constitutional Party
| 1,654
| 39.86
| 1,476
| 39.83
| 3
| +1
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| Labour Party
| 86
| 2.07
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| ?1
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| Appointed members
| | | 10
| 0
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| Total
| 4,150
| 100.00
| 3,706
| 100.00
| 17
| 0
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| Source: Schiavone
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References
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- ^
Dieter Nohlen
& Philip Stover (2010)
Elections in Europe: A data handbook
, p1302
ISBN
978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^
Michael J Schiavone (1987) L-Elezzjonijiet F'Malta 1849?1981, Pubblikazzjoni Bugelli, p190
- ^
Nohlen & Stover, p1298
