Next Falkland Islands general election

The Next Falkland Islands general election will elect all eight members of the Legislative Assembly (five from the Stanley constituency and three from the Camp constituency) through universal suffrage using block voting, with the Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands acting as returning officer. It will be the fourth election since the new Constitution came into force replacing the Legislative Council (which had existed since 1845) with the Legislative Assembly.

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Timing and procedure

Under the Constitution of the Falkland Islands, the Legislative Assembly must be dissolved by the Governor four years after the first meeting of the Legislative Assembly following the last election (unless the Executive Council advises the Governor to dissolve the Legislative Assembly sooner). An election must then take place within 70 days of the dissolution.[1]

With the first meeting of the current Legislative Assembly taking place on 13 November 2017,[2] the Legislative Assembly must be dissolved by midnight on 12 November 2021 and an election must take place before 21 January 2022. However, if recent precedent is followed, the Executive Council is likely to ask the Governor for an early dissolution and an election to take place sometime in November 2021 (four years after the last election). Following the British convention, elections normally take place on a Thursday.

Incumbent members
MemberConstituencyVotes
Roger SpinkStanley651
Leona RobertsStanley559
Mark PollardStanley534
Stacy BraggerStanley476
Barry ElsbyStanley404
Ian HansenCamp149
Teslyn BarkmanCamp139
Roger EdwardsCamp130

References
  1. "Official text of the Falkland Islands Constitution Order 2008" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 2017-11-11. 33.—(1) A general election shall be held at such time after every dissolution of the Legislative Assembly as the Governor shall appoint by proclamation published in the Gazette; but the date so appointed shall not be more than 70 days after the date of dissolution... (2) The Governor shall dissolve the Legislative Assembly at the expiration of four years from the date when the Assembly first meets after any general election, unless it has been sooner dissolved.
  2. "Falkland Islands Elects New Legislative Assembly". MercoPress. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-11.


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