1895 Maltese general election
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All 14 seats to the Government Council | ||
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General elections were held in Malta on 26 and 27 August 1895.[1] For the first time since 1883, every seat was contested.[2]
Background
The elections were held under the Knutsford Constitution.[1] Ten members were elected from single-member constituencies,[3] whilst a further four members were elected to represent nobility and landowners, graduates, clerics and the Chamber of Commerce.[4]
| District | Towns |
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| 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 10,426 people were registered to vote, of which 5,847 cast votes, giving a turnout of 56%.[1]
| General elected members | |||
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| Constituency | Name | Votes | Notes |
| I | Sigismondo Savona | 493 | Re-elected |
| II | Ernesto Manara | 244 | |
| III | Giuseppe Bencini | 373 | Previously member for Chamber of Commerce |
| IV | Frenc Mallia | 322 | |
| V | Eduardo Bonavia | 448 | |
| VI | Nutar Mallia Tabone | 309 | Re-elected |
| VII | Frans Wettinger | 208 | |
| VIII | Cesare Darmanin | 209 | |
| IX | Alfonso Caruana | 150 | |
| X | Paolo Sammut | 427 | Re-elected |
| Special elected members | |||
| Seat | Name | Votes | Notes |
| Nobility and Landowners | Testaferrata Moroni Viani | 168 | |
| Graduates | Salvatore Grech | 112 | |
| Clergy | Alfredo Mifsud | 199 | |
| Chamber of Commerce | Edoardo Vella | 152 | |
| Source: Schiavone, p179 | |||