East Falkland (constituency) explained

East Falkland
Type:Falkland Islands Legislative Council
Map Size:250px
Map Entity:the Falkland Islands
Map4:East Falkland (constituency).svg
Towns:Port Louis, Darwin, Port San Carlos, San Carlos, Salvador, Johnson's Harbour, Fitzroy, Mare Harbour, and Goose Green
Year:1949
Abolished:1985
Elects Howmany:One
Next:Camp

East Falkland was a constituency of the Legislative Council of the Falkland Islands which was in existence from the first elections in the Falklands in 1949 until the 1985 election when the Falkland Islands Constitution came into force, abolishing the constituency. The constituency of East Falkland elected one member to the Legislative Council and consisted of the whole area of the island of East Falkland, excluding Stanley, and some neighbouring islands. In 1964 it became the first seat to elect a female Councillor, Marjorie Vinson.[1] East Falkland is now part of the Camp constituency.

Members

ElectionMember
Arthur Grenfell Barton
Thomas Andrew Gilruth
George Christopher Reginald Bonner
Marjorie Vinson
Robin Andreas Mackintosh Pitaluga
Adrian Bertrand Monk
Ronald Eric Binnie
Constituency abolished.

Notes and References

  1. News: More political history . . 20 November 2009 . 2016-10-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161024220442/http://www.pn.eb-host.com/PNArchive/2009/20091120.pdf . 24 October 2016 . dead .