1971 Falkland Islands general election
Appearance
The Falkland Islands general election of 1971 was held on 30 November – 2 December 1971 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Four out of the ten Councillors were elected through universal suffrage, two from Stanley and one each from East Falkland and West Falkland.
Results
[edit]Candidates in bold were elected. Candidates in italic were incumbents.
Stanley constituency
[edit]Stanley result[1] | |||||
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List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
Nonpartisan | William Edward Bowles | 260 | 31.5 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Sydney Miller | 254 | 30.8 | N/A'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000000E−QINU`"' | |
Nonpartisan | Sarah Jones Black Clements | 216 | 26.2 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Nanette King | 96 | 11.6 | −18.8 | |
Turnout | 862 |
East Falkland constituency
[edit]East Falkland[1] | |||||
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List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
Nonpartisan | Adrian Bertrand Monk | 176 | 70.7 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Alan Charles Miller | 73 | 29.3 | −2.4 | |
Turnout | 249 |
West Falkland constituency
[edit]West Falkland[1] | |||||
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List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
Nonpartisan | Lionel Geoffrey Blake | Uncontested | N/A | N/A |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Sydney Miller was elected as a member for the West Falkland constituency at the previous election
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FI Gazette LEC/20/1" (Document). Jane Cameron National Archives. 1971.