Constitutional Party (Malta)

Constitutional Party
Partit Kostituzzjonali
LeaderGerald Strickland
Founded1921
Dissolved1946 (original)
1953
IdeologyBritish monarchism
Progressive conservatism
Maltese integration with Britain
Party flag
Flag of the Constitutional Party

The Constitutional Party (Maltese: Partit Kostituzzjonali) was a pro-British political party in Malta.[1] It had representatives in the Maltese Legislative Assembly and Council of Government between 1921 and 1945, and again between 1950 and 1953,[2] forming a government between 1927 and 1930[3] with the support of the Labour Party. A splinter group, the Progressive Constitutionalist Party was represented in Parliament between 1962 and 1966. The party was very much centred on the figure (and wealth) of its long-time leader Lord Strickland, with party supporters colloquially known in Maltese as "Stricklandjani".[4]

  1. ^ Castillo, Dennis (2006), The Maltese Cross: a Strategic History of Malta, Praeger, p. 143
  2. ^ "Department of Information". Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2008.
  3. ^ "Department of Information". www.doi.gov.mt. Archived from the original on April 19, 2008.
  4. ^ "Department of Information". www.doi.gov.mt. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.