In the 1949 Falkland Islands general election, which was the first election in the history of the Falkland Islands, Arthur Leslie Hardy and Stanley Charles Luxton won as representatives for Stanley, and Arthur Grenfell Barton and Keith William Luxton won as representatives for East Falkland and West Falkland, respectively.
It was the first election in the history of the Falkland Islands, electing four out of the twelve Councillors (two from Stanley and one each from East Falkland and West Falkland). Stanley Arthur Leslie Hardy Stanley Charles Luxton East Falkland Arthur Grenfell Barton West Falkland Keith William Luxton 
