IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

2,921	5
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)	Elections in our database
1,569	118.74%
Registered Voters (as of None)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Falkland Legislative Assembly		Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II *
Head of Government: Chief Executive Keith PADGETT
Assembly: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) has a unicameral Legislative Assembly with 10 seats.

* The Queen is represented by the Governor of the Falkland Islands. The current Governor is Colin ROBERTS.

Description of electoral system:

The Queen is hereditary.
The Chief Executive is appointed by the governor.
In the Legislative Assembly, 8 members are elected by block vote to serve 4-year terms and 2 members are appointed ex officio to serve 4-year terms.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Referendum	2013-03-10	1,518	1,672	90.79%
Falkland Legislative Assembly	2013-11-07	1,709	2,165	78.94%
Falkland Legislative Assembly	2017-11-09	1,202	2,165	55.52%
Referendum	2020-09-24	830	1,592	52.14%
Falkland Legislative Assembly	2022-01-21	4,963	1,569	316.32%

Voter Turnout