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1921 Maltese general election 
Summary
General elections were held in Malta on 18 and 19 October 1921.[1] The Maltese Political Union emerged as the largest party, winning 14 of the 32 seats in the Legislative Assembly and four of the seven elected seats in the Senate.[2] Joseph Howard became Prime Minister.
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32 seats in the Legislative Assembly 17 seats in the Senate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Electoral system edit
Members of the Legislative Assembly were elected using the single transferable vote system, with four members elected in each of the eight districts.[3] Suffrage was limited to men.[4]
Results edit
Legislative Assembly edit
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltese Political Union | 7,999 | 39.07 | 14 | |
| Constitutional Party | 5,183 | 25.31 | 7 | |
| Labour Party | 4,742 | 23.16 | 7 | |
| Democratic Nationalist Party | 2,465 | 12.04 | 4 | |
| Independents | 86 | 0.42 | 0 | |
| Total | 20,475 | 100.00 | 32 | |
| Valid votes | 20,475 | 99.23 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 159 | 0.77 | ||
| Total votes | 20,634 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 27,404 | 75.30 | ||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
Senate edit
| Party | First count | Second count | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Maltese Political Union | 1,611 | 57.95 | 1,635 | 63.25 | 4 | |
| Labour Party | 598 | 21.51 | 571 | 22.09 | 2 | |
| Constitutional Party | 553 | 19.89 | 379 | 14.66 | 1 | |
| Independents | 18 | 0.65 | 0 | |||
| Appointed members | 10 | |||||
| Total | 2,780 | 100.00 | 2,585 | 100.00 | 17 | |
| Source: Schiavone | ||||||