Video: David Cameron 'delighted' with Falklands referendum result The Falkland islanders couldn't have spoken more clearly. They want to remain British and that view should be respected by everybody, including by Argentina. A total of 1,517 valid votes were cast in the south Atlantic archipelago, a turnout of 92 per cent of the islanders eligible to vote. In a virtually unanimous message of defiance to the Argentine government, 1,513 voted to remain under British rule, with just three voting against the referendum question "Do you wish the Falkland Islands to retain their current political status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom?"