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33.—(1) A general election shall be held at such time after every dissolution of the Legislative Assembly as the Governor shall appoint by proclamation published in the Gazette; but the date so appointed shall not be more than 70 days after the date of dissolution... (2) The Governor shall dissolve
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With the first meeting of the current Legislative Assembly taking place on 8 November 2021, the Legislative Assembly must be dissolved by midnight on 7 November 2025 and an election must take place before 17 January 2026. However, if recent precedent is followed, the Executive Council is likely to
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the Legislative Assembly at the expiration of four years from the date when the Assembly first meets after any general election, unless it has been sooner dissolved.
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advises the Governor to dissolve the Legislative Assembly sooner). An election must then take place within 70 days of the
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ask the Governor for an early dissolution and an election to take place sometime in November 2025 (four years after the
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four years after the first meeting of the Legislative Assembly following the last election (unless the
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Politics of the Falkland Islands

Constitution
Constitution of the Falkland Islands
The Crown
Monarch
King Charles III
Government
Governor
Alison Blake
Executive Council
Chief Executive
Andy Keeling
Financial secretary
Attorney General
Legislature
Speaker
Keith Biles
Constituencies
Legislative Council
Judiciary
Supreme Court
Advisory Committee on the
Prerogative of Mercy

Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Elections
Elections in the Falkland Islands
1949
1952
1956
1960

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