The Falkland Islands general election of 1981 was held on Thursday 1 October 1981 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Six Councillors were elected through universal suffrage, one from each constituency (Camp, East Falkland, East Stanley, West Falkland, West Stanley and Stanley).
Results
editCandidates in bold were elected. Candidates in italic were incumbents.
Camp constituency
editCamp result[1] | |||||
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List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
Nonpartisan | Anthony Thomas Blake | 173 | 50.6 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Timothy John Durose Miller | 126 | 36.8 | −5.9 | |
Nonpartisan | Alan Charles Miller | 43 | 12.6 | N/A | |
Turnout | 342 |
East Falkland constituency
editEast Falkland result[1] | |||||
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List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
Nonpartisan | Ronald Eric Binnie | 133 | 64.9 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Brook Hardcastle | 72 | 35.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 205 |
East Stanley constituency
editEast Stanley result[1] | |||||
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List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
Nonpartisan | William Henry Goss | 93 | 47.7 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Stuart Barrett Wallace | 43 | 22.1 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Michael Ronald Harris | 37 | 19.0 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Christopher Richard Spall | 22 | 11.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 195 |
Stanley constituency
editStanley result[1] | |||||
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List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
Nonpartisan | Terence John Peck | 110 | 23.3 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | William Edward Bowles | 94 | 19.9 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Stuart Barrett Wallace | 74 | 15.7 | N/A'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000017−QINU`"' | |
Nonpartisan | Desmond George Buckley King | 58 | 12.3 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Donald Davidson | 56 | 11.9 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Michael Ronald Harris | 41 | 8.7 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Janet Lynda Cheek | 39 | 8.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 472 |
West Falkland constituency
editWest Falkland result[1] | |||||
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List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
Nonpartisan | Lionel Geoffrey Blake | Uncontested | N/A | N/A |
West Stanley constituency
editWest Stanley result[1] | |||||
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List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
Nonpartisan | John Edward Cheek | 115 | 42.4 | +12.1 | |
Nonpartisan | William Edward Bowles | 67 | 24.7 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Desmond George Buckley King | 61 | 22.5 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Graham Leslie Bound | 28 | 10.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 271 |
Notes
edit- ^ Stuart Barrett Wallace was elected as a member for the West Stanley constituency at the previous election