2013 Falkland Islands general election

none 2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum November 2013 April 2025 2013 Falkland Islands general election Falkland Islands legislative no 2013 11 7 yes Falkland Islands general election, 2009 2009 Falkland Islands general election, 2017 2017 All 8 members to the legislative assembly 5 Nonpartisan politician 8 Speaker Keith Biles Keith Biles The Falkland Islands general election of 2013 was held on Thursday 7 November 2013Falklands' next general election announced for 7 November http://en.mercopress.com/2013/07/29/falklands-next-general-election-announced-for-7-november MercoPress 29 July 2013 29 July 2013 to elect all eight members of the Legislative Assembly (five from the Stanley constituency and three from the Camp constituency) through universal suffrage using block voting, with each Stanley constituent having up to 5 votes and each Camp constituent having up to 3 votes. A total of 1,046 ballots (4,750 votes) were cast in Stanley, representing a turn-out of 75.4%, and 242 ballots (675 votes) in Camp, representing a turn-out of 85.5%.Falklands lawmakers: Falklands election delivers two new (and most voted) faces to the Legislative Assembly John Fowler http://en.mercopress.com/2013/11/08/falklands-election-delivers-two-new-and-most-voted-faces-to-the-legislative-assembly MercoPress 8 November 2013 2013-11-08 As no political parties are active in the Falklands, all the candidates stood as Independents. The Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands, Keith Padgett, acted as returning officer. It was the second election since the new Constitution came into force replacing the Legislative Council (which had existed since 1845) with the Legislative Assembly. For the first time, elected candidates would be paid a salary, rather than just expenses, and be expected to work full-time, giving up whatever jobs or business interests they may have previously held. This led to criticism from some Islanders that potential candidates had been put off from standing as they didn't want to give up their jobs.Falklands lawmakers: "The full time problem" http://en.mercopress.com/2013/10/28/falklands-lawmakers-the-full-time-problem MercoPress 28 October 2013 2013-11-08 All but two members of the previous Legislative Assembly won re-election (Camp MLA Sharon Halford lost her seat and Stanley MLA Dick Sawle did not stand for re-election). Michael Poole, one of the new intake, became the first member of the islands' legislature to have been born after the Falklands War and received the highest number of votes of a candidate in the history of the islands.Michael Poole makes history in landslide victory http://www.penguin-news.com/index.php/component/content/article/30-politics/628-michael-poole-makes-history-in-landslide-victory Penguin News 8 November 2013 2013-11-08 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150924070652/http://www.penguin-news.com/index.php/component/content/article/30-politics/628-michael-poole-makes-history-in-landslide-victory 24 September 2015 dmy-all Campaign On 29 July 2013 the Executive Council announced that election day had been scheduled for 7 November. In preparation for the election, the Legislative Assembly was dissolved by the Governor on 26 September 2013. Nominations for candidates opened on the day of the dissolution and closed on 17 October.Falkland Islands legislative dissolved in advance of November 7 general election http://en.mercopress.com/2013/09/26/falkland-islands-legislative-dissolved-in-advance-of-november-7-general-election MercoPress 26 September 2013 27 September 2013 Eleven candidates stood in Stanley and five in Camp.Names announced for Falklands' General Election 2013 Penguin News 18 October 2013 http://www.penguin-news.com/index.php/news/politics/item/618-names-announced-for-falklands-general-election-2013 https://archive.today/20131019215420/http://www.penguin-news.com/index.php/news/politics/item/618-names-announced-for-falklands-general-election-2013 dead 19 October 2013 2013-10-19 Each candidate made a two-minute televised broadcast on the Falkland Islands Television Service to set out their manifestos.FITVfalklandislands/search?query=election FITV Falkland Islands Television Hustings were held in late October and early November, with a north–south air-link and better facilities for tourism being the main issues debated.Falklands' electoral debate suggests alternative air-link and better facilities for tourism http://en.mercopress.com/2013/11/01/falklands-electoral-debate-suggests-alternative-air-link-and-better-facilities-for-tourism MercoPress 1 November 2013 2013-11-08 Results Incumbent members are in italics. Stanley constituency Stanley2013 General Election results J. Brock Falkland Islands News Network 7 November 2013 http://www.falklandnews.com/public/story.cfm?get=6674&source=3 2013-11-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20131110205135/http://www.falklandnews.com/public/story.cfm?get=6674&source=3 10 November 2013 dead dmy-all http://dear-debs.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/full-results-from-falkland-islands.html Full results from the Falkland Islands general election 2013 Ormond Krysteen 10 November 2013 Dear Deborah 10 November 2013 Nonpartisan politician Michael Poole 16px 957 20.15 NA Nonpartisan politician Barry Elsby 16px 893 18.80 NAVote change is not applicable as Elsby was first elected at a by-election in 2011. "nb" Nonpartisan politician Gavin Short 16px 844 17.77 +6.49 Nonpartisan politician Mike Summers 16px 719 15.14 +10.48Figure relates to Summers's result at the last general election, when he lost his seat. Summers returned to the Legislative Assembly at a by-election in 2011 "nb" Nonpartisan politician Jan Cheek 16px 333 7.01 -3.38 Nonpartisan politician Teslyn Barkman 292 6.15 NA Nonpartisan politician John Birmingham 285 6.00 +0.25 Nonpartisan politician Norman Besley-Clark 148 3.12 -2.60 Nonpartisan politician Candy Blackley 138 2.91 NA Nonpartisan politician Lynda Buckland 96 2.02 NA Nonpartisan politician Faith Felton 45 0.95 NA 3 0.003 NA 4,750A total of 1,046 ballots were cast in the Stanley constituency and each voter could vote for up to five candidates. "nb" 75.4 -0.2 Camp constituency Camp Nonpartisan politician Phyllis Rendell 16px 204 30.22 NA Nonpartisan politician Roger Edwards 16px 162 24.00 +0.80 Nonpartisan politician Ian Hansen 16px 129 19.11 +0.53Figure relates to Hansen's result at the last general election, when he lost his seat. Hansen returned to the Legislative Assembly at a by-election in 2011 "nb" Nonpartisan politician Melanie Gilding 124 18.37 NA Nonpartisan politician Sharon Halford 56 8.30 -14.74 1 0.002 NA 675A total of 242 ballots were cast in the Camp constituency and each voter could vote for up to three candidates. "nb" 85.2 -4.1 Notes 2 nb References Category:2013 elections in dependent territories of the United Kingdom Falkland Islands General election 2013 Category:Non-partisan elections Category:November 2013 in South America