2001 Falkland Islands general election

2001 Falkland Islands general election

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All 8 members to the Legislative Council
  Majority party
 
Party Nonpartisan
Seats won 8

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]

  1. ^ "A General Election will be held in the Falklands on 22 November". MercoPress. 17 November 2001. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Falklands General Election planned for late November". MercoPress. 21 December 2000. Retrieved 6 May 2014.