1889 Maltese general election

1889 Maltese general election

24 and 25 September 1889
All 14 seats to the Government Council

General elections were held in Malta on 24 and 25 September 1889.

Background

The elections were held under the Knutsford Constitution. Ten members were elected from single-member constituencies, whilst a further four members were elected to represent nobility and landowners, graduates, clerics and the Chamber of Commerce.

District	Towns
I	Valletta East
II	Valletta West, Sliema, St. Julian's
III	Floriana, Pietà, Ħamrun, Msida
IV	Cospicua, Żabbar
V	Birgu, Senglea
VI	Mdina
VII	Birkirkara
VIII	Qormi
IX	Żejtun
X	Gozo
Source: Schiavone, p13

Results

A total of 9,777 people were registered to vote, of which just 3,383 cast votes, giving a turnout of 35%. Sigismondo Savona won constituencies I and II, resulting in a by-election for district II in November in which Saverio DePirlo was elected.

General elected members
Constituency	Name	Votes	Notes
I	Sigismondo Savona	399
II	Sigismondo Savona	285	By-election held in November
III	Alfredo Naudi	71
IV	Salvatore Grech	227
V	Evaristo Castaldi	210
VI	Dun Paolo Xuereb	–	Unopposed
VII	Antonio Lanzon	301	Re-elected
VIII	Guzè Muscat Azzopardi	–	Unopposed
IX	Salvatore Cachia Zammit	163
X	Maria Mizzi	287
Special elected members
Seat	Name	Votes	Notes
Nobility and Landowners	Ugo Testaferrata Abela	129
Graduates	Alles. Chapelle	123	Previously elected in general districts
Clergy	Paolo Cachia	–	Re-elected unopposed
Chamber of Commerce	Luigi Pace Balzan	138
Source: Schiavone, p178