Barry Elsby is a
British born,
Falkland Islands
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doctor and politician, who has served as a
Member
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of the
Legislative Assembly for the
Stanley constituency
Stanley is a constituency of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands which has been in existence since the first elections in the Falklands in 1949. The constituency of Stanley consists of the area that lies within 3.5 miles of the spi ...
since a
by-election
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in 2011 which filled the seat vacated by
Emma Edwards
Emma Jane Edwards (born 26 September 1971) is a British born, Falkland Islands teacher and politician, who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from her election in 2009 until she resigned in 2011. She is th ...
.
He won
re-election in 2013 and
2017
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.
Elsby first came to the Falklands with his family in 1990, initially on a two-year contract. He works at the
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital
The King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Stanley, Falkland Islands is the base for the Falkland Islands Government Health Service.
Health services are funded by fish licence revenue and by income tax. They are entirely free at the point of deli ...
in
Stanley
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as a
general practitioner, specialising in Cancer Research. Before his election to the Legislative Assembly, Elsby was a member of the Media Trust, acting as the Chief Medical Officer on several occasions and was elected by parents to the Board of Education.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Falkland Islands medical doctors
Falkland Islands MLAs 2009–2013
Falkland Islands MLAs 2013–2017
Falkland Islands MLAs 2017–2021
Welsh emigrants to the Falkland Islands
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