title: 1899 Maltese general election
text: # 1899 Maltese general election
  
  General elections were held in Malta on 7 March 1899. All seats had only a single candidate.
  
  ## Background
  
  The elections were held under the Knutsford Constitution. Ten members were elected from single-member constituencies, whilst a further three members were elected to represent nobility and landowners, graduates and the Chamber of Commerce. The seat previously reserved for clerics was abolished.
  
  | 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 9,581 people were registered to vote, although no votes were cast due to all candidates being unopposed.
  
  General elected members :
  
  | Constituency | Name | Votes | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | I | Andrè Pullicino | – | Re-elected (previously in the graduates seat) |
  | II | Paolo Sammut | – | Re-elected |
  | III | Antonio Dalli | – | Re-elected |
  | IV | Franc Cardona | – | Re-elected |
  | V | Cesare Darmanin | – | Re-elected (previously in constituency VIII) |
  | VI | Nutar Petro Bartoli | – | Re-elected |
  | VII | Fransesco Wettinger | – | Re-elected |
  | VIII | Edoardo Semini | – | |
  | 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 (previously in the Chamber of Commerce seat) |
  | Chamber of Commerce | Joseph Bencini | – | Re-elected (previously in constituency V) |
  | Source: Schiavone, p180 ||||
  