2009 Falkland Islands general election information
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The Falkland Islands general election of 2009 was held on Thursday 5 November 2009 to elect members to the Legislative Assembly. It was the first general election in the Falkland Islands since the new constitution came into force on 1 January 2009, which replaced the old Legislative Council with the Legislative Assembly. Chief Executive Tim Thorogood acted as Returning Officer.
Eight MLAs were elected through universal suffrage using block voting, five from the Stanley constituency and three from the Camp constituency. Each elector in Stanley could vote for five candidates, and in Camp each elector could vote for three candidates.[1] In total 4,989 votes were cast in the election, relating to a turnout of 1,232 (77.7% of the electorate).[2] As no political parties are active on the Islands, all the candidates stood as nonpartisans. The election result was said to be an 'upset' as none of the incumbent MLAs kept their seat.[3]
^Watson, Lisa (4 November 2009). "Falkland Islands votes on Thursday for new Legislative Assembly". MercoPress. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
^"Record Turnout in First Falklands Election Held Under New Constitution" (PDF). Falkland Islands Government. 6 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
^Watson, Lisa (6 November 2009). "Sweeping changes in Falkland Islands general election". MercoPress. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
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