General elections were held in Malta on 16 and 17 September 1900, the third in three years.[1] Only one of the thirteen elected seats was contested.[1]
Background
editThe elections were held under the Knutsford Constitution.[1] Ten members were elected from single-member constituencies,[2] whilst a further three members were elected to represent nobility and landowners, graduates and the Chamber of Commerce.[3]
| 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
editA total of 9,301 people were registered to vote, although votes were only cast in one constituency.[1]
| General elected members | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency | Name | Votes | Notes |
| I | Andrè Pullicino | – | Re-elected |
| II | Emmanuel Testaferrata Bonnici Axiaq | – | |
| III | Cikku Azzopardi | – | |
| IV | Francesco Cardona | – | Re-elected |
| V | Cesare Darmanin | – | Re-elected |
| VI | Nutar Petro Bartoli | – | Re-elected |
| VII | Fransesco Wettinger | – | Re-elected |
| VIII | Edoardo Semini | 106 | Re-elected |
| IX | Salvatore Cachia Zammit | – | Re-elected |
| X | Fortunato Mizzi | – | Re-elected |
| Special elected members | |||
| Seat | Name | Votes | Notes |
| Nobility and Landowners | Alfonso Maria Micallef | – | Re-elected |
| Graduates | Beniamino Bonnici | – | Re-elected |
| Chamber of Commerce | Paolo Sammut | – | Re-elected (previously in constituency II) |
| Source: Schiavone, pp180–181 | |||