1981 Falkland Islands general election

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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

Candidates in bold were elected. Candidates in italic were incumbents.

Camp constituency

Camp result[1]
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±
	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

East Falkland result[1]
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±
	Nonpartisan	Ronald Eric Binnie	133	64.9	N/A
	Nonpartisan	Brook Hardcastle	72	35.1	N/A
Turnout			205

East Stanley constituency

East Stanley result[1]
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±
	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

Stanley result[1]
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±
	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[nb 1]
	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

West Falkland result[1]
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±
	Nonpartisan	Lionel Geoffrey Blake	Uncontested	N/A	N/A

West Stanley constituency

West Stanley result[1]
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±
	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

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