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1947 Maltese general election

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Field	Value
country	Malta
flag_year	1943
previous_election	1945
next_election	1950
election_date	25–27 October 1947
election_name	1947 Maltese general election
seats_for_election	40 seats in the Parliament of Malta
majority_seats	21
party1	Labour Party (Malta)
leader1	Paul Boffa
percentage1	59.86
seats1	24
last_election1	9
party2	Nationalist Party (Malta)
leader2	Enrico Mizzi
percentage2	18.05
seats2	7
last_election2	0
party3	Democratic Action
colour3	#2D1B7F
percentage3	13.28
seats3	4
last_election3	new
party4	Gozo Party
colour4	#96BC97
leader4	Francesco Masini
percentage4	5.21
seats4	3
last_election4	new
party5	Jones Party
colour5	#D1796B
percentage5	3.47
seats5	2
last_election5	new
map	Malta general election 1947.png
map_caption	Results by constituency
title	Prime Minister
after_election	Paul Boffa
after_party	Labour Party (Malta)

General elections were held in Malta between 25 and 27 October 1947. They were the first elections held under universal suffrage for women and Agatha Barbara became the first woman elected to Parliament. These elections saw the Labour Party win 24 of the 40 seats.

Electoral system

The elections were held using the single transferable vote system. Property qualifications for voters were abolished, and women were also allowed to vote for the first time. The number of seats was increased from 10 to 40.

Results

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1302 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
(2010). "Historical Dictionary of Malta". Scarecrow Press.
Nohlen & Stöver, p1298
Nohlen & Stöver, p1309

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