1976 Falkland Islands general election

none The Falkland Islands general election of 1976 was held in 1976 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Four out of the ten Councillors were elected through universal suffrage, two from Stanley and one each from East Falkland and West Falkland. The election was delayed twice, first in November 1975 when the dissolution of the Legislative Council was postponed by ten weeks to 31 January 19761975 The Falkland Islands (Legislative Council) (Amendment) Order 1975 Parliament of the United Kingdom http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/1706/pdfs/uksi_19751706_en.pdf 3 May 2014 and then again in January 1976 when it was postponed to 28 February 1976.1976 The Falkland Islands (Legislative Council) (Amendment) Order 1976 Parliament of the United Kingdom http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1976/52/pdfs/uksi_19760052_en.pdf 3 May 2014 This was done in the hope that the election would be held under the proposed new constitution and to allow the Falkland Islanders opportunity to study the report of the Select Committee before the election took place. In reality, the new constitution did not come into force until the following year, with the first election under the new constitution taking place in October 1977, just 15 months after the last election. Results Candidates in bold were elected. Candidates in italic were incumbents. Stanley constituency Stanley resultFI Gazette Vol LXXXV No.6 Jane Cameron National Archives 1976 Nonpartisan candidate John Smith 16px 343 42.0 N/A Nonpartisan candidate William Edward Bowles 16px 328 40.2 +8.7 Nonpartisan candidate Desmond George Buckley King 145 17.8 N/A 816 East Falkland constituency East Falkland Nonpartisan candidate Adrian Bertrand Monk 16px 155 79.1 +8.4 Nonpartisan candidate Brook Hardcastle 41 20.9 N/A 196 West Falkland constituency West Falkland Nonpartisan candidate Lionel Geoffrey Blake 16px 97 58.1 N/A Nonpartisan candidate Alan David Cusworth 70 41.9 N/A 167 References Category:1976 elections in South America General election 1976 Category:Non-partisan elections Category:February 1976 in South America Category:1976 elections in the British Empire