1971 Falkland Islands general election

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The Falkland Islands general election of 1971 was held on 30 November – 2 December 1971 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Four out of the ten Councillors were elected through universal suffrage, two from Stanley and one each from East Falkland and West Falkland.

Results

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

Stanley constituency

Stanley result[1]
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±
	Nonpartisan	William Edward Bowles	260	31.5	N/A
	Nonpartisan	Sydney Miller	254	30.8	N/A[nb 1]
	Nonpartisan	Sarah Jones Black Clements	216	26.2	N/A
	Nonpartisan	Nanette King	96	11.6	-18.8
Turnout			862

East Falkland constituency

East Falkland[1]
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±
	Nonpartisan	Adrian Bertrand Monk	176	70.7	N/A
	Nonpartisan	Alan Charles Miller	73	29.3	-2.4
Turnout			249

West Falkland constituency

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

Notes

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