1964 Falkland Islands general election

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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. [1] Marjorie Vinson became the first woman to be elected to the Council, winning the seat of East Falkland. [2]

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Results

Candidates in bold were elected. Candidates in italic were incumbents.

Stanley constituency

Stanley result [3]
ListCandidatesVotes%±
Labour Federation [4] Frederick John Cheek Symbol confirmed.svg uncontestedN/AN/A
Labour Federation [5] Richard Victor Goss Symbol confirmed.svg uncontestedN/AN/A

East Falkland constituency

East Falkland [3]
ListCandidatesVotes%±
Nonpartisan Marjorie Vinson Symbol confirmed.svg 14550.5N/A
Nonpartisan Christopher Bonner14249.5N/A
Turnout 287

West Falkland constituency

West Falkland [3]
ListCandidatesVotes%±
Nonpartisan Sydney Miller Symbol confirmed.svg 8037.2N/A
Nonpartisan Roderick Bonner6329.2N/A
Nonpartisan William Luxton4822.2N/A
Nonpartisan Michael Shaw2511.6N/A
Turnout 216

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References

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  2. "More political history" (PDF). Penguin News . 20 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  3. 1 2 3 "FI Gazette 2311". Jane Cameron National Archives. 1968.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://www.nationalarchives.gov.fk/jdownloads/Falkland%20Islands%20Monthly%20Review/1963%20to%201965.pdf . Retrieved 2 September 2023.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://www.nationalarchives.gov.fk/jdownloads/Falkland%20Islands%20Monthly%20Review/1963%20to%201965.pdf . Retrieved 2 September 2023.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)