The Falkland Islands general election of 1971 was held on 30 November – 2 December 1971 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.
Results
editCandidates in bold were elected. Candidates in italic were incumbents.
Stanley constituency
edit| Stanley result[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
| Nonpartisan | William Edward Bowles 
|
260 | 31.5 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Sydney Miller
|
254 | 30.8 | N/A'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000000E−QINU`"' | |
| Nonpartisan | Sarah Jones Black Clements | 216 | 26.2 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Nanette King | 96 | 11.6 | −18.8 | |
| Turnout | 862 | ||||
East Falkland constituency
edit| East Falkland[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
| Nonpartisan | Adrian Bertrand Monk
|
176 | 70.7 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Alan Charles Miller | 73 | 29.3 | −2.4 | |
| Turnout | 249 | ||||
West Falkland constituency
edit| West Falkland[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
| Nonpartisan | Lionel Geoffrey Blake
|
Uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Notes
edit- ^ Sydney Miller was elected as a member for the West Falkland constituency at the previous election
References
edit- ^ a b c "FI Gazette LEC/20/1" (Document). Jane Cameron National Archives. 1971.