title: 1895 Maltese general election
text: # 1895 Maltese general election
  
  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. Ten members were elected from single-member constituencies, 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 | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 |
  | Special elected members ||||
  | Seat | Name | Votes | Notes |
  | Nobility and Landowners | Testaferrata Moroni Viani | 168 | |
  | Graduates | Salvatore Grech | 112 | |
  | Clergy | Alfredo Mifsud | 199 | |
  | Chamber of Commerce | Edoardo Vella | 152 | |
  | Source: Schiavone, p179 ||||
  