1997 Falkland Islands general election

none 1997 Falkland Islands general election Falkland Islands legislative no 1997 10 9 yes 1993 Falkland Islands general election 1993 2001 Falkland Islands general election 2001 All 8 members to the Legislative Council Nonpartisan politician 8 The Falkland Islands general election of 1997 was held on Thursday 9 October 1997 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Eight Councillors were elected through universal suffrage using block voting, five from the Stanley constituency and three from the Camp constituency. It was the first election to take place after a constitutional amendment came into force, which redistributed the representation in the constituencies, giving an additional seat to Stanley and removing one from Camp. The amendment also modified voter eligibility.1997 The Falkland Islands Constitution (Amendment) Order 1997 Parliament of the United Kingdom http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/864/contents/made 3 May 2014 Results Candidates in bold were elected. Candidates in italic were incumbents. Stanley constituency Stanley resultPenguin News Jane Cameron National Archives 10 October 1997 Nonpartisan candidate Jan Cheek 16px 627 19.2 N/A Nonpartisan candidate Mike Summers 16px 559 17.1 N/A Nonpartisan candidate Lewis Clifton 16px 558 17.1 N/A Nonpartisan candidate John Birmingham 16px 472 14.5 N/A Nonpartisan candidate Sharon Halford 16px 450 13.8 +5.6 Nonpartisan candidate Ben Claxton 292 8.9 +4.1 Nonpartisan candidate June Besley-Clark 166 5.1 N/A Nonpartisan candidate A. Jones 98 3.0 N/A Nonpartisan candidate W. Davies 42 1.3 N/A 3264 Camp constituency Camp result Nonpartisan politician Bill Luxton 16px 203 28.2 +5.2 Nonpartisan politician Richard Cockwell 16px 182 25.3 N/A Nonpartisan politician Norma Edwards 16px 174 24.2 +10.5 Nonpartisan politician Eric Goss 74 10.3 -4.2 Nonpartisan politician Richard Stevens 87 12.1 -1.5 720 References Category:1997 elections in South America General election 1997 Category:Non-partisan elections Category:1997 elections in dependent territories of the United Kingdom Category:October 1997 in South America