1921 Maltese general election

General elections were held in Malta on 18 and 19 October 1921. 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. Joseph Howard became Prime Minister.

Electoral system

The elections were held using the single transferable vote system, whilst suffrage was limited to men.

Results

Legislative Assembly

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Maltese Political Union	7,999	39.1	14
Constitutional Party	5,183	25.3	7
Labour Party	4,742	23.2	7
Democratic Nationalist Party	2,465	12.0	4
Independents	86	0.4	0
Invalid/blank votes	159	–	–
Total	20,634	100	32
Registered voters/turnout	27,404	75.3	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Senate

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	2,585	100	17
Source: Schiavone