2020 Falkland Islands electoral system referendum

Falkland Islands electoral system referendum

24 September 2020 (2020-09-24)

Should there be two constituencies, Stanley and Camp, or should there be one constituency for the whole of the Falkland Islands?
Results
Choice
Votes %
One constituency 417 50.67%
Two constituencies 406 49.33%
Valid votes 823 99.16%
Invalid or blank votes 7 0.84%
Total votes 830 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 1,592 52.14%

A referendum on reforming the electoral system was held in the Falkland Islands on 24 September 2020,[1] after being postponed from 26 March 2020 following the Coronavirus pandemic.[2][3] Voters were asked if they wanted to replace the two existing electoral constituencies (Camp and Stanley) with a single constituency for the whole of the Islands. Although a majority of those who voted supported the change, the required two-thirds majority in both of the islands' constituencies was not achieved.[4]

  1. ^ "Falkland Islands Government". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Falklands' referendums on single constituency will he held Thursday 26 March 2020". MercoPress. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  3. ^ Falklands moves to next COVID-19 response; March 26 referendum postponed for six months
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference MercoPress-results was invoked but never defined (see the help page).