2001 Falkland Islands general election
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The Falkland Islands general election of 2001 was held on Thursday 22 November 2001 to elect members to the Legislative Council through universal suffrage using block voting.[1] Chief Executive Michael Blanch acted as Chief Counting Officer.[2]
The election took place on the same day as the referendum on merging Stanley and the Camp into a single electoral constituency elected by proportional representation.
At the start of the campaign the Democratic Association, one of the only political parties in the history of the Falkland Islands, had suggested it would field as many as eight candidates. However, all candidates in the election stood as nonpartisans. The Democratic Association strongly opposed the 1999 Treaty allowing Argentine Nationals to visit the Falklands.[3]
Election results
Stanley constituency
| Stanley result[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Summers 
|
541 | 16.89 | −0.21 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephen Luxton
|
407 | 12.70 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | John Birmingham
|
405 | 12.64 | −1.86 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jan Cheek
|
356 | 11.11 | −8.09 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard Cockwell
|
334 | 10.42 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Eric Goss | 291 | 9.08 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Ian Doherty | 283 | 8.83 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Sharon Halford | 231 | 7.21 | −6.59 | |
| Nonpartisan | June Besley-Clark | 135 | 4.21 | −0.89 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rod Tuckwood | 120 | 3.75 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Kevin Ormond | 101 | 3.15 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 823 | 68.7 | |||
Camp constituency
| Camp result[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
| Nonpartisan | Norma Edwards
|
179 | 26.56 | +2.36 | |
| Nonpartisan | Roger Edwards
|
168 | 24.93 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Philip Miller
|
92 | 13.65 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Ian Hansen | 89 | 13.20 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard Stevens | 86 | 12.76 | +0.66 | |
| Nonpartisan | Christopher May | 38 | 5.64 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Robin Goodwin | 22 | 3.26 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 250 | 82.2 | |||
Referendum results
The question posed by the referendum was:[4]
Do you agree that there should be a SINGLE CONSTITUENCY for the Falkland Islands, with a new voting system for proportional representation?
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 No
|
596 | 56.65 |
| Yes | 456 | 43.35 |
| Valid votes | 1052 | 98.50 |
| Invalid or blank votes | 16 | 1.50 |
| Total votes | 1068 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1502 | 71.11 |
| Source: [2] | ||
Results by constituency
| Region | Turnout[2] | No vote | Yes vote | No % | Yes % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Constituency | 68.4 | 409 | 395 | 49.9 | 48.2 |
| Camp Constituency | 81.6 | 187 | 61 | 74.8 | 24.4 |
References
- ^ "A General Election will be held in the Falklands on 22 November". MercoPress. 17 November 2001. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d e J. Brock (22 November 2001). "Falklands Election Results in Mixed Bag for Stanley and Predictable Outcome for Camp". The Falklands News Network. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ^ "Falklands General Election planned for late November". MercoPress. 21 December 2000. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ J. Brock (24 August 2001). "Falklands Voters Polled on Single Constituency". The Falklands News Network. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
