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Referendum 2020

On 26th March 2020 the Single Constituency Referendum will take place. Registered electors will be asked to vote whether they support The Single Constituency Bill 2020 (the “Bill”) to change to a single constituency representing the population of the Falkland Islands or, if they do not support the Bill and wish to maintain two constituency representations.

There are currently two constituencies in the Islands:

  • Camp, which elects 3 members to the Legislative Assembly
  • Stanley, which elects 5 members to the Legislative Assembly

As of 1st May 2019, there were 270 electors in Camp and 1249 electors in Stanley

The Bill can only be brought into law if two-thirds or more of the valid votes cast from each constituency vote in support of it on 26th March 2020. If it becomes law, all voters in future General Elections and By-Elections would have the opportunity to vote to elect all 8 Members to the Legislative Assembly who would represent all constituents of the Falkland Islands.

The Bill has been published in the Falkland Islands Gazette and can be found below.

Downloads:
pdf Single Constituency Bill 2020 1 HOT
DateFriday, 07 February 2020 10:47 File Size 96.06 KB Download 306 Download

The registration period to vote in the single constitutency referendum is now closed. The Register of Electors for the single constituency referendum will be published by 19 March 2020
 

If you want to check whether or not you are registered to vote or if you have any queries about registering to vote, you should contact the Registration Officer;

email: registrargeneral@townhall.gov.fk

telephone: (+500) 27271

Annual Canvass 2020

The Annual Canvass for 2020 requires you to complete and return Electoral Form V (Request for Information From Householder) by Wednesday 15 April 2020.  Householders are required to complete the form with information relating to 16 March 2020.  If you were present in the household on 16 March, you will need to go on the first page.  If you were absent from the household on 16 March you will need to go on the second page.

pdf Electoral Form V (request for information from householder) HOT
DateTuesday, 17 March 2020 09:35 File Size 189.24 KB Download 252 Download

Below is the current Register of Electors.  To remain as an elector, the above form will need to be completed and returned. 

pdf Register of Electors 16 March 2020 HOT
DateTuesday, 17 March 2020 09:50 File Size 888.29 KB Download 333 Download

 

Annual Canvass

Section 10 of the Electoral Ordinance 1988 states:

(1) The Registration Officer shall conduct an annual canvass for the purpose of ascertaining the persons who are for the time being entitled to be, or to remain, registered as electors in relation to a constituency.

(2) The canvass for any year shall be conducted by reference to residence on the 15th March in that year.

(3) The form to be used for the purposes of a canvass shall be either a form prescribed for those purposes or a form to the same effect.

(4) In connection with a canvass the Registration Officer may, for the purpose of-

     (a)     supplementing the information obtained by the use of any such form, or

     (b)     where any such form has not been returned, obtaining any information designed to be obtained by the use of the form.

make such further enquiries as he thinks fit.

(5) On the conclusion of a canvass a Registration Officer shall make such alterations in his registers as fall to be made in accordance with section 11 as a result of the canvass.

(6) In this section "residence" means residence for the purposes of section 8.