1947 Maltese general election

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{{Infobox legislative election

| country = Malta

| flag_year = 1943

| previous_election = 1945

| next_election = 1950

| election_date = 25–27 October 1947

| election_name = 1947 Maltese general election

| seats_for_election = 40 seats in the Parliament of Malta

| majority_seats = 21

| party1 = Labour Party (Malta)

| leader1 = Paul Boffa

| percentage1 = 59.86

| seats1 = 24

| last_election1 = 9

| party2 = Nationalist Party (Malta)

| leader2 = Enrico Mizzi

| percentage2 = 18.05

| seats2 = 7

| last_election2 = 0

| party3 = Democratic Action

| colour3 = #2D1B7F

| leader3 =

| percentage3 = 13.28

| seats3 = 4

| last_election3 = new

| party4 = Gozo Party

| colour4 = #96BC97

| leader4 = Francesco Masini

| percentage4 = 5.21

| seats4 = 3

| last_election4 = new

| party5 = Jones Party

| colour5 = #D1796B

| leader5 =

| percentage5 = 3.47

| seats5 = 2

| last_election5 = new

| map = Malta general election 1947.png

| map_caption = Results by constituency

| title = Prime Minister

| before_election =

| before_party =

| after_election = Paul Boffa

| after_party = Labour Party (Malta)

}}{{Politics of Malta}}

General elections were held in Malta between 25 and 27 October 1947.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}} They were the first elections held under universal suffrage for women{{cite book|last1=Rudolf|first1=Uwe Jens|last2=Berg|first2=Warren G.|date=2010|title=Historical Dictionary of Malta|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nwuUOVkaMB0C&pg=PA14|publisher=Scarecrow Press|page=14|isbn=9780810873902}} and Agatha Barbara became the first woman elected to Parliament. These elections saw the Labour Party win 24 of the 40 seats.