General elections were held in Malta between 1 and 3 March 1888.

Background

The elections were the first held under the new Knutsford Constitution. The number of elected seats was increased from eight to ten, whilst a further four members were elected to represent nobility and landowners, graduates, clerics and the Chamber of Commerce.

Results

A total of 9,696 people were registered to vote, of which just 3,487 cast votes, giving a turnout of 36%.

General elected members
NameVotesNotes
Dun Pawl Agius1,520Re-elected
Baruni Azzopardi1,345
Aless. Baruni Chapelle1,312
Don Teodoro Galea1,370
Oreste Grech Mifsud1,641
Antonio Lanzon1,239
Fortunato MizziRe-elected from Gozo unopposed
Enrico Naudi1,140
Paolo Sammut1,060
Edoardo Vella1,023
Special elected members
SeatNameVotesNotes
Nobility and LandownersGerald Strickland256
GraduatesFilippo Sceberras254
ClergyPaolo CachiaUnopposed
Chamber of CommerceLorenzo MifsudUnopposed
Source: Schiavone, pp177–178