1964 Falkland Islands general election

none The Falkland Islands general election of 1964 was held on 16 and 17 March 1964 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. It was the first election in the Falklands after the number of Councillors was reduced from twelve to ten, with the abolition two appointed members of the Council.Laver Roberto February 2001 The Falklands/Malvinas Case: Breaking the Deadlock in the Anglo-Argentine Sovereignty Dispute https://books.google.com/books?id=cNKtX4mYVZUC&q=1997&pg=PA237 Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 9789041115348 3 May 2014 Marjorie Vinson became the first woman to be elected to the Council, winning the seat of East Falkland.More political history http://www.pn.eb-host.com/PNArchive/2009/20091120.pdf Penguin News 20 November 2009 2016-10-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20161024220442/http://www.pn.eb-host.com/PNArchive/2009/20091120.pdf 24 October 2016 dead Results Candidates in bold were elected. Candidates in italic were incumbents. Stanley constituency Stanley resultFI Gazette 2311 Jane Cameron National Archives 1968 Labour Federation Falkland Islands Monthly Review 4 January 1963 49 https://www.nationalarchives.gov.fk/jdownloads/Falkland%20Islands%20Monthly%20Review/1963%20to%201965.pdf 2 September 2023 Frederick John Cheek 16px uncontested N/A N/A Labour Federation Richard Victor Goss 16px uncontested N/A N/A East Falkland constituency East Falkland Nonpartisan candidate Marjorie Vinson 16px 145 50.5 N/A Nonpartisan candidate Christopher Bonner 142 49.5 N/A 287 West Falkland constituency West Falkland Nonpartisan candidate Sydney Miller 16px 80 37.2 N/A Nonpartisan candidate Roderick Bonner 63 29.2 N/A Nonpartisan candidate William Luxton 48 22.2 N/A Nonpartisan candidate Michael Shaw 25 11.6 N/A 216 References Category:1964 elections in South America General election 1964 Category:Non-partisan elections Category:March 1964 in South America Category:1964 elections in the British Empire