General elections were held in

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on 20 and 21 October 1917.Michael J Schiavone (1987) ''L-Elezzjonijiet F'Malta 1849–1981'', Pubblikazzjoni Bugelli, p19 Two of the eight elected seats were left uncontested.Schiavone, p183

Background

The elections were held under the Chamberlain Constitution, with members elected from eight single-member constituenciesSchiavone, p181 by

first-past-the-post voting First-past-the-post (FPTP)—also called choose-one, first-preference plurality (FPP), or simply plurality—is a single-winner voting rule. Voters mark one candidate as their favorite, or first-preference, and the candidate with more first- ...

Results

A total of 7,012 people were registered to vote.

References

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