2001 Falkland Islands electoral system referendum

2001 Falkland Islands electoral system referendum Do you agree that there should be a SINGLE CONSTITUENCY for the Falkland Islands, with a new voting system for proportional representation? Falkland Islands 22 November 2001 Yes 43.35 No 56.65 The 2001 Falkland Islands electoral system referendum was held in the Falkland Islands on 22 November 2001, at the same time as the general election. Voters were asked whether or not they wanted to replace the two existing electoral constituencies (Camp and Stanley) with a single constituency for the whole of the Islands. Both constituencies voted against the proposal. Background Under section 27 of the Falkland Islands Constitution, any change to the constituencies on the islands must be supported in a referendum by at least two-thirds of those who are registered as electors in each constituency.The Falkland Islands Constitution Order 2008 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2846/pdfs/uksi_20082846_en.pdf#page=22 gov.uk 29 August 2018 Elections in the Falkland Islands are held every four years to elect eight members to the Legislative Assembly using multiple non-transferable vote. The Camp constituency is currently heavily over-represented in the Legislative Assembly, electing three of the eight seats (38% of the total) with the remaining five seats being elected from the Stanley constituency (62.5%). However, nearly 90% of the islands' population live in Stanley, compared to just over 10% in Camp.2016 Census Report https://falklandstimeline.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/falkland_islands_census_2016_-_report_without_data_tables.pdf falklandstimeline Question The question posed by the referendum was: Do you agree that there should be a SINGLE CONSTITUENCY for the Falkland Islands, with a new voting system for proportional representation?http://www.falklandnews.com/public/story.cfm?get=1045&source=7 Falklands Voters Polled on Single Constituency J. Brock The Falklands News Network 24 August 2001 2011-06-26 2011-10-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20111002135933/http://www.falklandnews.com/public/story.cfm?get=1045&source=7 dead Results Falkland Islands electoral system referendum, 2001 456 1052 596 1502 16 Falkland Newshttp://www.falklandnews.com/public/story.cfm?get=1333&source=7 Falklands Election Results in Mixed Bag for Stanley and Predictable Outcome for Camp J. Brock The Falklands News Network 22 November 2001 2011-06-26 By constituency RegionYesNoVotes%Votes%Camp constituency6124.6918775.40Stanley constituency39549.1340950.87Total41743.35596 56.65Source:Falkland News Under Chapter III of the Constitution of the Falkland Islands, a two-thirds majority was required in both of the islands' constituencies for the changes to come into force. This is the last referendum in which Stanley voted against forming one constituency. References Falklands Category:Referendums in the Falkland Islands Electoral Category:November 2001 in the United Kingdom Category:November 2001 in South America