1989 Falkland Islands general election

none The Falkland Islands general election of 1989 was held on Thursday 12 October 1989 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Eight Councillors were elected through universal suffrage using block voting, four from each constituency (Camp and Stanley). Three candidates stood for the Desire the Right Party, one of the only political parties in the history of the Falkland Islands which normally acts as a non-partisan democracy, however none of the party's candidates were elected. 29 July 2004 The Europa World Year Book 2004 - Volume II https://books.google.com/books?id=gP_-8rXzQs8C&q=%22Desire+the+Right+Party%22&pg=PA4461 Taylor & Francis Group 4461 9781857432558 3 May 2014 Results Candidates in bold were elected. Candidates in italic were incumbents. Camp constituency Camp resultPenguin News Jane Cameron National Archives 13 October 1989 Nonpartisan politician Bill Luxton 16px 239 24.4 N/A Nonpartisan politician Norma Edwards 16px 197 20.1 N/A Nonpartisan politician Ron Binnie 16px 169 17.2 N/A Nonpartisan politician Kevin Kilmartin 16px 151 15.4 N/A Nonpartisan politician Eric Goss 143 14.6 N/A Desire the Right Party Ann Robertson 64 6.5 N/A Nonpartisan politician Fred Clark 17 1.7 N/A 980 Stanley constituency Stanley result Nonpartisan candidate Harold Rowlands 16px 386 18.1 N/A Nonpartisan candidate Terry Peck 16px 381 17.9 +10.4 Nonpartisan candidate Gavin Short 16px 280 13.1 N/A Nonpartisan candidate Gerrard "Fred" Robson 16px 262 12.3 N/A Nonpartisan candidate John Cheek 202 9.5 -1.6 Nonpartisan candidate Wendy Teggart 161 7.6 N/A Nonpartisan candidate John Halford 145 6.8 N/A Nonpartisan candidate Christel Mercer 103 4.8 N/A Desire the Right Party Mike Rendell 95 4.5 N/A Desire the Right Party Tim Miller 58 2.7 N/A Nonpartisan candidate Dave Eynon 57 2.7 N/A 2130 References Category:1989 elections in South America General election 1989 Category:1989 elections in dependent territories of the United Kingdom Category:October 1989 in South America