Camp is a constituency of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands which has been in existence since 1977. The constituency of Camp consists of all parts of the territory which lie more than 3.5 miles from the spire of Christ Church Cathedral, Stanley.[2] It takes its name from the term "Camp", which refers to the territory outside the city of Stanley and RAF Mount Pleasant. Camp is one of two constituencies in the Falklands, the other being Stanley.
| Camp | |
|---|---|
| Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands constituency | |
.svg) Location of Camp within the Falkland Islands | |
| Population | 381 (2016)[1] |
| Major settlements | Fox Bay, Goose Green, Darwin, Port Howard, Port Louis |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1977 |
| Number of members | 1 (1977-1985) 4 (1985-1997) 3 (1997-present) |
| Party | Nonpartisans |
| Member(s) | Teslyn Barkman John Birmingham Jack Ford |
The Camp constituency was created at the 1977 election with the implementation of the Falkland Islands (Legislative Council) (Amendment) Order 1977, initially electing one member to the Legislative Council (the predecessor of the Legislative Assembly). In 1985 the Falkland Islands Constitution came into force which increased the number of members from Camp to four, elected through block voting. This was reduced to three in 1997 following a constitutional amendment. In 2009 a new constitution came into force which replaced the Legislative Council with the Legislative Assembly, with all members of the Legislative Council becoming members of the new Legislative Assembly.
In referendums in 2001, 2011 and 2020, a proposal was put to the people of the Falklands for the Stanley and Camp constituencies to be abolished and replaced with a single constituency for the entire territory. The proposal was rejected on all three occasions.[3][4]
Members
| Election | 1st Member | 2nd Member | 3rd Member | 4th Member |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Timothy John Durose Miller | |||
| 1981 | Anthony Thomas Blake | |||
| 1985 | Robin Myles Lee | Lionel Geoffrey Blake | Timothy John Durose Miller | |
| 1986 (by-election) | Eric Miller Goss | |||
| 1989 | Ron Binnie | Norma Edwards | Bill Luxton | Kevin Kilmartin |
| 1993 | Eric Goss | Richard Stevens | ||
| 1997 | Richard Cockwell | |||
| 2001 | Roger Edwards | Philip Miller | ||
| 2003 (by-election) | Ian Hansen | |||
| 2005 | Mike Rendell | Richard Stevens | ||
| 2009 | Roger Edwards | Bill Luxton | Sharon Halford | |
| 2011 (by-election) | Ian Hansen | |||
| 2013 | Phyl Rendell | |||
| 2017 | Teslyn Barkman | |||
| 2021 | John Birmingham | |||
| 2023 (by-election) | Jack Ford | |||
References
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