2017 Falkland Islands general election

The Falkland Islands general election of 2017 was held on Thursday 9 November 2017 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. Voter turnout was 80% in Stanley and 86% in Camp.

2017 Falkland Islands general election
9 November 2017 (2017-11-09)
All 8 members to the legislative assembly
5 seats needed for a majority
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Party Nonpartisan
Seats won 8
Winning and losing candidates by constituency.
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It was the third election since the new Constitution came into force replacing the Legislative Council (which had existed since 1845) with the Legislative Assembly. As no political parties are active in the Falklands, all the candidates stood as Independents. Incumbent members Jan Cheek, Michael Poole, Phyllis Rendell and Mike Summers did not put their names forward for reelection. Only three members of the previous assembly won reelection, with Ian Hansen being the only incumbent member to increase his percentage of the vote.

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