The Falkland Islands general election of 1981 was held on Thursday 1 October 1981 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Six Councillors were elected through universal suffrage, one from each constituency (Camp, East Falkland, East Stanley, West Falkland, West Stanley and Stanley).
Results edit
Candidates in bold were elected. Candidates in italic were incumbents.
Camp constituency edit
Camp result[1] | |||||
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List | Candidates | Votes | % | ± | |
Nonpartisan | Anthony Thomas Blake | 173 | 50.6 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Timothy John Durose Miller | 126 | 36.8 | -5.9 | |
Nonpartisan | Alan Charles Miller | 43 | 12.6 | N/A | |
Turnout | 342 |
East Falkland constituency edit
East Falkland result[1] | |||||
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List | Candidates | Votes | % | ± | |
Nonpartisan | Ronald Eric Binnie | 133 | 64.9 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Brook Hardcastle | 72 | 35.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 205 |
East Stanley constituency edit
East Stanley result[1] | |||||
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List | Candidates | Votes | % | ± | |
Nonpartisan | William Henry Goss | 93 | 47.7 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Stuart Barrett Wallace | 43 | 22.1 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Michael Ronald Harris | 37 | 19.0 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Christopher Richard Spall | 22 | 11.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 195 |
Stanley constituency edit
Stanley result[1] | |||||
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List | Candidates | Votes | % | ± | |
Nonpartisan | Terence John Peck | 110 | 23.3 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | William Edward Bowles | 94 | 19.9 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Stuart Barrett Wallace | 74 | 15.7 | N/A[nb 1] | |
Nonpartisan | Desmond George Buckley King | 58 | 12.3 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Donald Davidson | 56 | 11.9 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Michael Ronald Harris | 41 | 8.7 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Janet Lynda Cheek | 39 | 8.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 472 |
West Falkland constituency edit
West Falkland result[1] | |||||
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List | Candidates | Votes | % | ± | |
Nonpartisan | Lionel Geoffrey Blake | Uncontested | N/A | N/A |
West Stanley constituency edit
West Stanley result[1] | |||||
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List | Candidates | Votes | % | ± | |
Nonpartisan | John Edward Cheek | 115 | 42.4 | +12.1 | |
Nonpartisan | William Edward Bowles | 67 | 24.7 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Desmond George Buckley King | 61 | 22.5 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Graham Leslie Bound | 28 | 10.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 271 |
Notes edit
- ^ Stuart Barrett Wallace was elected as a member for the West Stanley constituency at the previous election