▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁eight ▁elected ▁seats ▁were ▁left ▁un cont ested . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁elections ▁were ▁held ▁under ▁the ▁Chamber lain ▁Constitution , ▁with ▁members ▁elected ▁from ▁eight ▁single - member ▁constitu encies . ▁ ▁Results ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 7 , 0 1 2 ▁people ▁were ▁registered ▁to ▁vote . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁Category : 1 9 1 7 ▁elections ▁in ▁Europe ▁Category : 1 9 1 7 ▁in ▁Mal ta ▁Category : Oct ober ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁events <0x0A> </s> ▁Ju oz as ▁Pur ick is ▁( s ometimes ▁Ju oz as ▁P ury ck is ; ▁often ▁used ▁pen ▁name ▁V yg andas ; ▁ 1 8 8 3 – 1 9 3 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁diplom at ▁and ▁journalist ▁in ▁inter war ▁Lith u ania ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁from ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁to ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁Pur ick is ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Ka unas ▁Pri est ▁Sem inary ▁and ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁The ological ▁Academy . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁priest , ▁but ▁never ▁pract iced ▁or ▁performed ▁past oral ▁work . ▁He ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁and ▁was ▁officially ▁def rock ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁He ▁continued ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁F rib ourg ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁earned ▁his ▁doctor ate ▁of ▁the ology ▁with ▁a ▁th