The Next Falkland Islands general election will elect all eight members of the Legislative Assembly (five from 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 ...

and three from the

Camp constituency Camp is a constituency of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands which has been in existence since 1977. The constituency of Camp consists of all parts of the territory which lie more than 3.5 miles from the spire of Christ Church Cat ...

) through

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using block voting, with the

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acting as returning officer. It will be the fifth election since the new

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came into force replacing the Legislative Council (which had existed since 1845) with the Legislative Assembly.

Timing and procedure

Under the

of the

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, the Legislative Assembly must be dissolved by the

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four years after the first meeting of the Legislative Assembly following the last election (unless the Executive Council advises the Governor to dissolve the Legislative Assembly sooner). An election must then take place within 70 days of the

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. With the first meeting of the current Legislative Assembly taking place on 8 November 2021, the Legislative Assembly must be dissolved by midnight on 7 November 2025 and an election must take place before 17 January 2026. However, if recent precedent is followed, the Executive Council is likely to ask the Governor for an early dissolution and an election to take place sometime in November 2025 (four years after the last election). Following the British convention, elections normally take place on a Thursday.

Incumbent members

References

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