1985 Falkland Islands general election

Politics of the Falkland Islands
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The Crown Monarch King Charles III
Government Governor Alison Blake Executive Council Chief Executive Andy Keeling Financial secretary Pat Clunie Attorney General Simon Young
Legislature Speaker Keith Biles Constituencies Legislative Council
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The Falkland Islands general election of 1985 was held on Thursday 3 October 1985 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Eight Councillors were elected through universal suffrage using block voting, four from each constituency (Camp and Stanley).

It was the first election since Falkland Islands Constitution Order 1985 came into force which increased the number of elected Councillors to eight (four from each constituency) and abolished four constituencies (East Falkland, East Stanley, West Falkland and West Stanley).