East Falkland (constituency)
East Falkland was a constituency of the Legislative Council of the Falkland Islands which was in existence from the first elections in the Falklands in 1949 until the 1985 election when the Falkland Islands Constitution came into force, abolishing the constituency. The constituency of East Falkland elected one member to the Legislative Council and consisted of the whole area of the island of East Falkland, excluding Stanley, and some neighbouring islands. In 1964 it became the first seat to elect a female Councillor, Marjorie Vinson.[1] East Falkland is now part of the Camp constituency.
| East Falkland | |
|---|---|
| Former Falkland Islands Legislative Council Constituency | |
.svg.png) Location of East Falkland within the Falkland Islands | |
| Major settlements | Port Louis, Darwin, Port San Carlos, San Carlos, Salvador, Johnson's Harbour, Fitzroy, Mare Harbour, and Goose Green |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1949 |
| Abolished | 1985 |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Camp |
Members
| Election | Member |
|---|---|
| 1949 | Arthur Grenfell Barton |
| 1952 | Thomas Andrew Gilruth |
| 1956 | |
| 1960 | George Christopher Reginald Bonner |
| 1964 | Marjorie Vinson |
| 1968 | Robin Andreas Mackintosh Pitaluga |
| 1971 | Adrian Bertrand Monk |
| 1976 | |
| 1977 | |
| 1981 | Ronald Eric Binnie |
| 1985 | Constituency abolished. |
Constituencies in the Falkland Islands | ||
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References
- "More political history" (PDF). Penguin News. 20 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
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