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1895 Maltese general election

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Field	Value
type	Parliamentary
country	Malta
flag_year	1875
election_date	26 and 27 August 1895
next_election	1898 Maltese general election
next_year	1898
previous_election	1892 Maltese general election
previous_year	1892
seats_for_election	All 14 seats to the Government Council

General elections were held in Malta on 26 and 27 August 1895. For the first time since 1883, every seat was contested.

Background

The elections were held under the Knutsford Constitution. 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 10,426 people were registered to vote, of which 5,847 cast votes, giving a turnout of 56%.

General elected members	Constituency	Name	Votes
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
Nobility and Landowners	Testaferrata Moroni Viani	168
Graduates	Salvatore Grech	112
Clergy	Alfredo Mifsud	199
Chamber of Commerce	Edoardo Vella	152
Source: Schiavone, p179

References

Michael J Schiavone (1987) ''L-Elezzjonijiet F'Malta 1849–1981'', Pubblikazzjoni Bugelli, p13
Schiavone, pp177–179
Ten members were elected from single-member constituencies,Schiavone, p178
Schiavone, pp177–178

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