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1932 Maltese general election

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1932 Maltese general election
Malta
← 1927 11–13 June 1932 1939 →

32 seats in the Legislative Assembly
17 seats in the Senate
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Legislative Assembly (17 seats for a majority)
Nationalist Ugo Mifsud 59.57 21 +8
Constitutional Party Gerald Strickland 31.10 10 −5
Labour Paul Boffa 8.57 1 −2
Senate (9 seats for a majority)
Nationalist 66.43 5 +1
Constitutional Party 33.57 2 −1
Appointed members 10 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Gerald Strickland
Constitutional Party
Ugo Mifsud
Nationalist Party
Constitutional Party election poster

General elections were held in Malta between 11 and 13 June 1932.[1] The Nationalist Party emerged as the largest party, winning 21 of the 32 seats in the Legislative Assembly and five of the seven elected seats in the Senate.[2]

Electoral system

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Members of the Legislative Assembly were elected using the single transferable vote system, whilst suffrage was limited to men meeting certain property qualifications.[3]

Results

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Legislative Assembly

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Nationalist Party28,77759.5721+8
Constitutional Party15,02331.1010–5
Labour Party4,1388.571–2
Independent Labour Party2380.490New
Independents1290.270–1
Total48,305100.00320
Valid votes48,30599.27
Invalid/blank votes3530.73
Total votes48,658100.00
Registered voters/turnout52,61092.49
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Senate

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PartyFirst countSecond countSeats+/–
Votes%Votes%
Nationalist Party4,56665.404,54366.435+1
Constitutional Party2,41634.602,29633.572–1
Appointed members100
Total6,982100.006,839100.00170
Source: Schiavone

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Michael J Schiavone (1987) L-Elezzjonijiet F'Malta 1849–1981, Pubblikazzjoni Bugelli, p193–194
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1298