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East Falkland (constituency)

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East Falkland
Former Falkland Islands Legislative Council constituency
Outline map
Location of East Falkland within the Falkland Islands
Major settlementsPort Louis, Darwin, Port San Carlos, San Carlos, Salvador, Johnson's Harbour, Fitzroy, Mare Harbour, and Goose Green
Former constituency
Created1949
Abolished1985
Number of membersOne
Replaced byCamp

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

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Election Member
1949 Arthur Grenfell Barton
1952 Thomas Andrew Gilruth
1956
1960 George Christopher Reginald Bonner
1964 Marjorie Vinson
1968 Robin Andreas Mackintosh Pitaluga
1971 Adrian Bertrand Monk
1976
1977
1981 Ronald Eric Binnie
1985 Constituency abolished.

References

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  1. ^ "More political history" (PDF). Penguin News. 20 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.