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TheFalkland Islands general election of 1985 was held on Thursday 3 October 1985 to elect members to theLegislative Council. EightCouncillors were elected throughuniversal suffrage usingblock voting, four from each constituency (Camp andStanley).

It was the first election sinceFalkland 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 andWest Stanley).

Candidates inbold were elected. Candidates initalic were incumbents.

Camp result[1]
List		Candidates	Votes	Of total (%)	± from prev.
	Nonpartisan	Anthony Thomas Blake	Uncontested	N/A	N/A
	Nonpartisan	Lionel Geoffrey Blake	Uncontested	N/A	N/A
	Nonpartisan	Robin Myles Lee	Uncontested	N/A	N/A
	Nonpartisan	Timothy John Durose Miller	Uncontested	N/A	N/A

Stanley result[1]
List		Candidates	Votes	Of total (%)	± from prev.
	Nonpartisan	Darwin Lewis Clifton	379	21.7	N/A
	Nonpartisan	Charles Desmond Keenleyside, Jr	275	15.8	N/A
	Nonpartisan	Norma Edwards	200	11.5	N/A
	Nonpartisan	John Edward Cheek	193	11.1	N/A'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000016−QINU`"'
	Nonpartisan	William Edward Bowles	180	10.3	−9.6
	Nonpartisan	Terence Severine Betts	150	8.6	N/A
	Nonpartisan	Terence John Peck	131	7.5	−15.8
	Nonpartisan	Derek Stanley Evans	126	7.2	N/A
	Nonpartisan	Phillip John Middleton	109	6.3	N/A
Turnout			1743

• 1985 elections in South America
• 1985 in the Falkland Islands
• Elections in the Falkland Islands
• Non-partisan elections
• 1985 elections in dependent territories of the United Kingdom
• October 1985 in South America