Falkland Islands electoral system referendum, 2011

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A referendum on reforming the voting system was held in the Falkland Islands on 3 November 2011.^[1] Voters were asked "Do you want a single constituency for the whole of the Islands?"^[1] The proposal required a two-third majority in both of the islands' constituencies,^[2] but was rejected by 58.78% of voters overall; in Stanley it was narrowly approved by 50.2% of voters but in Camp it was widely rejected, with 84% voting against.^[2] Turnout was 70% in Camp and just 39% in Stanley.^[2]

Background

Under section 27 of the Falkland Islands Constitution, any change to the constituencies on the islands must be supported in a referendum by at least two-thirds of the vote.^[3]

The proposal to create a single constituency for the islands was a response to Camp being heavily over-represented in the Legislative Assembly, electing three of the eight seats (38% of the total), whilst the remaining five seats were elected from Stanley (62.5%).^[1] In 2011 there were 262 voters (17%) in Camp and 1,315 (83%) in Stanley, meaning the current arrangements provided for one MLA for every 87 voters in Camp and one for every 263 in Stanley.^[4]

Originally the two constituencies had had equal representation, but had been changed as the population of Stanley increased.^[2] The proposal had already been put to voters in a referendum in 2001, and had been rejected.^[1] A second referendum was approved by the Assembly on 26 August 2011 by a vote of four to three.^[1]

Results

The question posed by the referendum was:

Do you want a single constituency for the whole of the Islands?^[4]

Falkland Islands electoral system referendum, 2011
Choice	Votes	%
No	405	58.78
Yes	284	41.22
Total votes	689	100.00
Registered voters and turnout	1,571	43.86
Source: ^[1]

Results by constituency

Region	No vote	No %	Yes vote	Yes %
Stanley constituency	253	49.8	255	50.2
Camp constituency	152	84.0	29	16.0

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Falkland-Inseln, 3. November 2011 : Wahl in einem einzigen Wahlkreis Direct Democracy
1 2 3 4 Falkland Islands voters overwhelmingly reject single constituency proposal MercoPress, 4 November 2011
↑ "Official text of the Falkland Islands Constitution Order 2008" (PDF). falklands.gov.fk. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
1 2 Voting arrangements for Referendum of 3 November 2011 Government of the Falkland Islands

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