Video: Falklands referendum: vote result announced In truth, the outcome of the poll was never in doubt, but the size of the Yes vote, combined with a turnout of 92 per cent, provoked gasps and cries of "Listen to us!" from the crowd gathered inside Port Stanley town hall. Another islander, Craig Paice, added: "This is where my father was born, this is where my son was born. This is our home. Listen to us. "There's been an extremely high turnout of people and the vote is surprising, even to me," said Falkland Islands Governor Nigel Haywood. It's absolutely positive and I think the message it sends out is to countries around the world that when Argentina comes talking to you and saying, 'Look, we have a claim on the islands', those countries can say, well, 'Stop'.