2009 Falkland Islands general election

none October 2021 2009 Falkland Islands general election Falkland Islands legislative no 2009 11 5 yes 2005 Falkland Islands general election 2005 2013 Falkland Islands general election 2013 All 8 members to the legislative assembly Nonpartisan politician 8 The Falkland Islands general election of 2009 was held on Thursday 5 November 2009 to elect members to the Legislative Assembly. It was the first general election in the Falkland Islands since the new constitution came into force on 1 January 2009, which replaced the old Legislative Council with the Legislative Assembly. Chief Executive Tim Thorogood acted as Returning Officer. Eight MLAs were elected through universal suffrage using block voting, five from the Stanley constituency and three from the Camp constituency. Each elector in Stanley could vote for five candidates, and in Camp each elector could vote for three candidates.Falkland Islands votes on Thursday for new Legislative Assembly Lisa Watson MercoPress 4 November 2009 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/04/falkland-islands-votes-on-thursday-for-new-legislative-assembly 13 June 2010 In total 4,989 votes were cast in the election, relating to a turnout of 1,232 (77.7% of the electorate).http://www.falklands.gov.fk//documents/6%20Nov%20-%20Election.pdf Record Turnout in First Falklands Election Held Under New Constitution 6 November 2009 Falkland Islands Government 13 June 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101216182057/http://www.falklands.gov.fk//documents/Census%20Report%202006.pdf 16 December 2010 As no political parties are active on the Islands, all the candidates stood as nonpartisans. The election result was said to be an 'upset' as none of the incumbent MLAs kept their seat.Sweeping changes in Falkland Islands general election Lisa Watson MercoPress 6 November 2009 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/06/sweeping-changes-in-falkland-islands-general-election 13 June 2010 Results Candidates in bold were elected. Candidates in italic were incumbents. Stanley constituency Stanley resultFalklands Election – Stanley Constituency Upset J. Brock South Atlantic Remote Territories Media Association 6 November 2009 http://www.sartma.com/art.php?artid=7062&yr=2009&mo=11&os=17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716065310/http://www.sartma.com/art.php?artid=7062&yr=2009&mo=11&os=17 usurped 16 July 2011 13 June 2010 Nonpartisan candidate Dick Sawle 16px 770 17.70 N/A Nonpartisan candidate Gavin Short 16px 590 13.56 N/A Nonpartisan candidate Glenn Ross 16px 491 11.28 N/A Nonpartisan candidate Emma Edwards 16px 474 10.89 N/A Nonpartisan candidate Jan Cheek 16px 452 10.39 +2.37 Nonpartisan candidate Mike Summers 402 9.24 -4.66 Nonpartisan candidate Eric Goss 252 5.79 -2.25 Nonpartisan candidate John Birmingham 250 5.75 -1.24 Nonpartisan candidate Norman Clarke 249 5.72 N/A Nonpartisan candidate Jackie Cotter 187 4.30 N/A Nonpartisan candidate Andrea Clausen 139 3.19 -10.39 Nonpartisan candidate Janet Robertson 95 2.18 -6.53 4,351 75.6 Camp constituency Camp resultFalklands' Camp Constituency Final Tally J. Brock South Atlantic Remote Territories Media Association 6 November 2009 http://www.sartma.com/artc_7060_FI_117_1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110716065319/http://www.sartma.com/artc_7060_FI_117_1.html usurped 16 July 2011 13 June 2010 Nonpartisan candidate Roger Edwards 16px 148 23.20 +8.64 Nonpartisan candidate Sharon Halford 16px 147 23.04 N/A Nonpartisan candidate Bill Luxton 16px 147 23.04 N/A Nonpartisan candidate Ian Hansen 93 14.58 -15.50 Nonpartisan candidate Richard Stevens 57 8.93 -10.43 Nonpartisan candidate Clive Wilkinson 46 7.21 N/A 638 89.3 References Falkland Islands 2009 General election Category:Non-partisan elections Category:2009 elections in dependent territories of the United Kingdom Category:November 2009 in South America