General elections were held in Malta on 24 and 25 September 1889.Michael J Schiavone (1987) L-Elezzjonijiet F'Malta 1849–1981, Pubblikazzjoni Bugelli, p13
Background The elections were held under the Knutsford Constitution. Ten members were elected from single-member constituencies,Schiavone, p178 whilst a further four members were elected to represent nobility and landowners, graduates, clerics and the Chamber of Commerce.Schiavone, pp177–178
DistrictTownsIValletta EastIIValletta West, Sliema, St. Julian'sIIIFloriana, Pietà, Ħamrun, MsidaIVCospicua, ŻabbarVBirgu, SengleaVIMdinaVIIBirkirkaraVIIIQormiIXŻejtunXGozoSource: Schiavone, p13
Results A total of 9,777 people were registered to vote, of which just 3,383 cast votes, giving a turnout of 35%. Sigismondo Savona won constituencies I and II, resulting in a by-election for district II in November in which Saverio DePirlo was elected.
General elected membersConstituencyNameVotesNotesISigismondo Savona399IISigismondo Savona285By-election held in NovemberIIIAlfredo Naudi71IVSalvatore Grech227VEvaristo Castaldi210VIDun Paolo Xuereb–UnopposedVIIAntonio Lanzon301Re-electedVIIIGuzè Muscat Azzopardi–UnopposedIXSalvatore Cachia Zammit163XMaria Mizzi287Special elected membersSeatNameVotesNotesNobility and LandownersUgo Testaferrata Abela129GraduatesAlles. Chapelle123Previously elected in general districtsClergyPaolo Cachia–Re-elected unopposedChamber of CommerceLuigi Pace Balzan138Source: Schiavone, p178
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