| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Country: | Malta |
| Flag Year: | 1875 |
| Election Date: | 24 and 25 September 1889 |
| Next Election: | 1892 Maltese general election |
| Next Year: | 1892 |
| Previous Election: | 1888 Maltese general election |
| Previous Year: | 1888 |
| Seats For Election: | All 14 seats to the Government Council |
General elections were held in Malta on 24 and 25 September 1889.[1]
The elections were held under the Knutsford Constitution.[1] Ten members were elected from single-member constituencies,[2] whilst a further four members were elected to represent nobility and landowners, graduates, clerics and the Chamber of Commerce.[3]
| 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 | ||
A total of 9,777 people were registered to vote, of which just 3,383 cast votes, giving a turnout of 35%.[1] Sigismondo Savona won constituencies I and II, resulting in a by-election for district II in November in which Saverio DePirlo was elected.[2]
| General elected members | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency | Name | Votes | Notes | |
| I | Sigismondo Savona | 399 | ||
| II | Sigismondo Savona | 285 | By-election held in November | |
| III | Alfredo Naudi | 71 | ||
| IV | Salvatore Grech | 227 | ||
| V | Evaristo Castaldi | 210 | ||
| VI | Dun Paolo Xuereb | – | Unopposed | |
| VII | Antonio Lanzon | 301 | Re-elected | |
| VIII | Guzè Muscat Azzopardi | – | Unopposed | |
| IX | Salvatore Cachia Zammit | 163 | ||
| X | Maria Mizzi | 287 | ||
| Special elected members | ||||
| Seat | Name | Votes | Notes | |
| Nobility and Landowners | Ugo Testaferrata Abela | 129 | ||
| Graduates | Alles. Chapelle | 123 | Previously elected in general districts | |
| Clergy | Paolo Cachia | – | Re-elected unopposed | |
| Chamber of Commerce | Luigi Pace Balzan | 138 | ||
| Source: Schiavone, p178 | ||||