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 spire of Christ Church Cathedral.[2] This covers the city of Stanley, which is the largest settlement in the Falklands representing almost 75% of the total population of the islands (excluding military personnel). Stanley is one of two constituencies in the Falklands, the other being Camp.

Stanley
Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands Constituency
Location of Stanley within the Falkland Islands
Population2,460 (2016)[1]
Major settlementsStanley
Current constituency
Created1949
Number of members2 (1949-1977)
1 (1977-1985)
4 (1985-1997)
5 (1997-present)
PartyNonpartisans
Member(s)Stacy Bragger
Barry Elsby
Mark Pollard
Roger Spink
Leona Roberts

The first elections to the Legislative Council (the predecessor of the Legislative Assembly) took place in 1949 and elected two members from Stanley. The number of members was reduced to one at the 1977 election with the implementation of the Falkland Islands (Legislative Council) (Amendment) Order 1977. In 1985 the Falkland Islands Constitution came into force which increased the number of members from Stanley to four, elected through block voting. This was increased to five in 1997 following a constitutional amendment, giving the members from Stanley a majority of the elected seats. In 2009 a new constitution came into force which replaced the Legislative Council with the Legislative Assembly, with all members of the Legislative Council becoming members of the new Legislative Assembly.

In referenda in 2001, 2011 and 2020, a proposal was put to the people of the Falklands for the Stanley and Camp constituencies to be abolished and replaced with a single constituency for the entire territory. The proposal was rejected on all three occasions, but in the 2011 and 2020 referenda a majority of voters in Stanley supported the proposal.[3]

Members
Election1st Member2nd Member3rd Member4th Member5th Member
1949Stanley Charles LuxtonArthur Leslie Hardy
1952
1956Martin George Creece
1960Richard Victor Goss
1962 (by-election)John Richard Rowlands
1964Frederick John Cheek
1968Nanette King
1971William Edward BowlesSydney Miller
1976John Smith
1977
1981Terence John Peck
1984 (by-election)Harold Bennett
1985John Edward CheekDarwin Lewis CliftonNorma EdwardsCharles Desmond Keenleyside Jnr.
1987 (by-election)Terry Betts
1989Gerrard "Fred" RobsonHarold RowlandsGavin ShortTerry Peck
1993John CheekCharles KeenleysideSharon HalfordWendy Teggart
1994 (by-election)John Birmingham
1996 (by-election)Mike Summers
1997Jan CheekLewis Clifton
2001Richard CockwellStephen Luxton
2005Andrea ClausenRichard Andrew DaviesJanet Robertson
2008 (by-election)John Birmingham
2009Jan CheekEmma EdwardsGlenn RossGavin ShortRichard Sawle
June 2011 (by-election)Mike Summers
December 2011 (by-election)Barry Elsby
2013Michael Poole
2017Stacy BraggerMark PollardRoger SpinkLeona Roberts

References
  1. "Census 2016 Headline Results". Falkland Islands Government Policy Unit. 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. Section 6, Electoral Ordinance 1988 (Ordinance No. 21 of 1988), read with the Elections (Boundaries of Constituencies) Regulations 1989 (S.R. & O. No. 11 of 1989).
  3. "Falkland Islands voters overwhelmingly reject single constituency proposal". MercoPress. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2014.


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