Introduction
By a gazette notice published in Stanley 30 December 1845 Governor Moody announced the formation of a Legislative Council of the Falkland Islands and their Dependencies consisting of himself Richard Clement Moody, the Stipendiary Magistrate William Henry Moore and the Colonial Chaplain Reverend James Leith Moody.
Minutes of these meetings were recorded in a series of manuscript books. From Thursday 1st January 1891 the minutes of Legislative Council meetings were also published in the Falkland Islands Gazette commencing with the minutes of the meeting held 29 December 1890 and finishing with the minutes of the meeting held 10 December 1985.
The Archives holds a full set of copies of the Legislative Council Minutes of Meetings from 1845 to 1972 in manuscript books; series Q.
The Legislative Assembly minutes from 2008 onwards are available on the Falkland Islands Government Assembly website under Public Papers - Assembly Transcripts.
1845 Minutes - Q1.pdf(14.22 MB) 1846 Minutes - Q1.pdf(43.1 MB) 1847 Minutes - Q1.pdf(25.31 MB)
1848 Minutes - Q1.pdf(15.42 MB) 1849 Minutes - Q1.pdf(22.36 MB) 1850 Minutes - Q1.pdf(14.76 MB)
1851 Minutes - Q1.pdf(10.69 MB) 1852 Minutes - Q1.pdf(5.75 MB) 1853 Minutes - Q1.pdf(37.58 MB)
1856 Minutes - Q1.pdf(847.88 KB) 1857 Minutes - Q1.pdf(12.23 MB) 1858 Minutes - Q1.pdf(6.13 MB)
1859 Minutes - Q1.pdf(5.82 MB) 1862 Minutes - Q1.pdf(5.92 MB) 1864 Minutes - Q1.pdf(15.88 MB)
1865 Minutes - Q1.pdf(2.08 MB) 1866 Minutes - Q1.pdf(3.68 MB) 1867 Minutes - Q1.pdf(8.14 MB)
1871 Minutes - Q2.pdf(12.88 MB) 1872 Minutes - Q2.pdf(6.63 MB) 1873 Minutes - Q2.pdf(6.51 MB)
1874 Minutes - Q2.pdf(1.29 MB) 1875 Minutes - Q2.pdf(9.71 MB) 1876 Minutes - Q2.pdf(3.32 MB)
1878 Minutes - Q2.pdf(4.88 MB) 1879 Minutes - Q2.pdf(2.59 MB) 1880 Minutes - Q2.pdf(8.29 MB)
1881 Minutes - Q2.pdf(7.97MB) 1882 Minutes - Q2.pdf(11.54 MB) 1883 Minutes - Q2.pdf(1.2 MB)
1884 Minutes - Q2.pdf(6.62 MB) 1885 Minutes - Q2.pdf(8.12 MB) 1886 Minutes - Q2.pdf(12.15 MB)
1887 Minutes - Q2.pdf(13.01 MB) 1888 Minutes - Q2.pdf(7.92 MB) 1889 Minutes - Q2.pdf(7.24 MB)
1889 Minutes - Q3.pdf(9.75 MB) 1890 Minutes - Q3.pdf(9.08 MB)
1986.pdf(6.8 MB) 1987.pdf(7.16 MB) 1988.pdf(6.78 MB)
1989.pdf(6.72 MB) 1990.pdf(5.91 MB) 1991.pdf(9.84 MB)
1992.pdf(6.04 MB) 1993.pdf(6.61 MB) 1994.pdf(7.06 MB)
1995.pdf(7.5 MB) 1996.pdf(10.04 MB) 1997.pdf(6.46 MB)
1998.pdf(7.57 MB) 1999.pdf(7.38 MB) 2000.pdf(6.87 MB)
2001.pdf(7.6 MB) 2002.pdf(6.21 MB) 2003.pdf(5.39 MB)
2004.pdf(5.12 MB) 2005.pdf(5.71 MB) 2006.pdf(8.71 MB)
2007.pdf(5.62 MB)
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