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The speaker is elected by the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) at the first meeting of the Assembly after an election. Unlike the
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The speaker and the deputy speaker are elected for the life of the Legislative Assembly although they can be removed by a
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supported by at least six of the eight elected MLAs. During the speaker election, the
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until 2002 when the office of speaker was created. In 2009 the new
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and also laid out the election, powers and role of the speaker.
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Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands
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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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