The Senate ( mt, Senat) was the upper house of the

Parliament of Malta The Parliament of Malta ( mt, Il-Parlament ta' Malta) is the constitutional legislative body in Malta, located in Valletta. The parliament is unicameral, with a democratically elected House of Representatives and the President of Malta. By const ...

between 1921 and 1933.The Senate since 1921
Vassallo Malta

History

The Amery-Milner constitution was promulgated in 1921 and provided for a

bicameral Bicameralism is a type of legislature, one divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate and vote as a single gr ...

Parliament with a 32-seat Legislative Assembly and a 17-seat Senate. The Assembly would be elected every three years and the Senate every six years. The Senate consisted of seven elected members and ten appointed members. The elected members were elected in two districts using a

two-round system The two-round system (TRS), also known as runoff voting, second ballot, or ballotage, is a voting method used to elect a single candidate, where voters cast a single vote for their preferred candidate. It generally ensures a majoritarian resu ...

.Schiavone, Michael J (1987), ''L-Elezzjonijiet F'Malta 1849–1981'', Pubblikazzjoni Bugelli, pp183–184 The appointed members represented five groups; the clergy, the nobility, graduates, commerce and the Trade Union Council, with each group having two members each. During its existence, elections for the Senate took place in

1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in Brazil. ** The Spanish liner ''Santa Isabel'' bre ...

1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 ...

and

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort to assassinate Emperor Hir ...

. The constitution was suspended in 1933, with subsequent constitutions creating unicameral legislatures.

Presidents

References

{{National upper houses Historical legislatures Defunct upper houses 1921 establishments in Malta 1933 disestablishments in Malta Politics of Malta Government of Malta