Camp (constituency)

Camp is a constituency of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands which has been in existence since 1977. The constituency of Camp consists of the area of the same name, which is all parts of the territory outside Stanley and RAF Mount Pleasant. Camp is one of two constituencies in the Falklands, the other being Stanley.

Camp
Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands Constituency
Location of Camp within the Falkland Islands
Population351 (2012)[1]
Major settlementsFox Bay, Goose Green, Darwin, Port Howard, Port Louis
Current constituency
Created1977
Number of members1 (1977-1985)
4 (1985-1997)
3 (1997-present)
PartyNonpartisans
Member(s)Teslyn Barkman
Roger Edwards
Ian Hansen

The Camp constituency was created at the 1977 election with the implementation of the Falkland Islands (Legislative Council) (Amendment) Order 1977, initially electing one member to the Legislative Council (the predecessor of the Legislative Assembly). In 1985 the Falkland Islands Constitution came into force which increased the number of members from Camp to four, elected through block voting. This was reduced to three in 1997 following a constitutional amendment. In 2009 a new constitution came into force which replaced the Legislative Council with the Legislative Assembly, with all members of the Legislative Council becoming members of the new Legislative Assembly.

In referenda in 2001 and 2011, a proposal was put to the people of the Falklands for the Stanley and Camp constituencies to be abolished and replaced with a single constituency for the entire territory. The proposal was rejected on both occasions.[2]

Members
Election1st Member2nd Member3rd Member4th Member
1977Timothy John Durose Miller
1981Anthony Thomas Blake
1985Robin Myles LeeLionel Geoffrey BlakeTimothy John Durose Miller
1986 (by-election)Eric Miller Goss
1989Ron BinnieNorma EdwardsBill LuxtonKevin Kilmartin
1993Eric GossRichard Stevens
1997Richard Cockwell
2001Roger EdwardsPhilip Miller
2003 (by-election)Ian Hansen
2005Mike RendellRichard Stevens
2009Roger EdwardsBill LuxtonSharon Halford
2011 (by-election)Ian Hansen
2013Phyl Rendell
2017Teslyn Barkman
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References
  1. "Falkland Islands Census 2012" (PDF). Falkland Islands Government. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  2. "Falkland Islands voters overwhelmingly reject single constituency proposal". MercoPress. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2014.


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