Senate of Malta

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The Senate (Maltese: Senat) was the upper house of Parliament of Malta between 1921 and 1933.^[1]

History

The Amery-Milner constitution was promulgated in 1921 and provided for a bicameral Parliament with a 32-seat Legislative Assembly and a 17-seat Senate.^[2] The Assembly would be elected every three years and the Senate every six years.^[1]

The Senate consisted of seven elected members and ten appointed members. The elected members were elected in two districts using a two-round system.^[3] The appointed members represented five groups; the clergy, the nobility, graduates, commerce and the Trade Union Council, with each group having two members each.^[1] During its existence, elections for the Senate took place in 1921, 1927 and 1932.^[1]

The constitution was suspended in 1933,^[1] with subsequent constitutions creating unicameral legislatures.

References

1 2 3 4 5 The Senate since 1921 Vassallo Malta
↑ Constitutions of the Countries of the World: Malta, Albert P. Blaustein, Gisbert H. Flanz Oceana Publications, 1978, page 1
↑ Schiavone, Michael J (1987), L-Elezzjonijiet F'Malta 1849–1981, Pubblikazzjoni Bugelli, pp. 183–184.

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