Politics of The Falkland Islands - Elections and Parties

Elections and Parties

See also: Falkland Islands general election, 2009

As in many parliamentary democracies, there are no direct elections for the executive branch of the Falkland Islands Government. Instead the people elect the legislature which then advises and forms part of the executive. General elections, which elect the Legislative Assembly, must take place at least once every four years. Suffrage is universal in the Falklands, with the minimum voting age at eighteen. The Legislative Assembly has ten members, eight of which are elected using block voting (five from the Stanley constituency and three from the Camp constituency) and two ex officio members (the Chief Executive and the Director of Finance).

In the last general election, which took place on 5 November 2009, only non-partisans were elected as there are no active political parties in the Falkland Islands. The next elections must be held in or before November 2013.

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