Falkland Islands general election, 1964

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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]

Results

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

Stanley constituency

Stanley result^[2]
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±%
	Nonpartisan	Frederick John Cheek	uncontested	N/A	N/A
	Nonpartisan	Richard Victor Goss	uncontested	N/A	N/A

East Falkland constituency

East Falkland^[2]
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±%
	Nonpartisan	Marjorie Vinson	145	50.5	N/A
	Nonpartisan	Christopher Bonner	142	49.5	N/A
Turnout			287

West Falkland constituency

West Falkland^[2]
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±%
	Nonpartisan	Sydney Miller	80	37.2	N/A
	Nonpartisan	Roderick Bonner	63	29.2	N/A
	Nonpartisan	William Luxton	48	22.2	N/A
	Nonpartisan	Michael Shaw	25	11.6	N/A
Turnout			216

References

↑ Laver, Roberto. The Falklands/Malvinas Case: Breaking the Deadlock in the Anglo-Argentine Sovereignty Dispute. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 9789041115348. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
1 2 3 "FI Gazette 2311". Jane Cameron National Archives. 1968. Missing or empty |url= (help)

Elections and referendums in the Falkland Islands

General elections	1949 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1971 1976 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 Next

Referendums	1986 2001 2011 2013

See also: List of Falkland Islands by-elections

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