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South (Althing constituency)

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South
Suður
Constituency
for the Althing
Outline map
Location of South within Iceland
Municipality
RegionSouthern
Southern Peninsula
Population65,009 (2024)[1]
Electorate41,002 (2024)
Area31,797 km2 (2018)[2]
Current Constituency
Created2003
Seats9 (2003–present)[a]
Member of the Althing[3]
List
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South (Icelandic: Suður) is one of the six multi-member constituencies of the Althing, the national legislature of Iceland. The constituency was established in 2003 following the re-organisation of constituencies across Iceland when the Southern constituency was merged with municipalities of Gerðahreppur, Grindavík, Reykjanesbær, Sandgerði and Vatnsleysustrandarhreppur from the Reykjanes constituency and the municipality of Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður from the Eastern constituency. South consists of the Southern and Southern Peninsula regions. The constituency currently elects nine[a] of the 63 members of the Althing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2024 parliamentary election it had 41,002 registered electors.

History

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In September 1997 Prime Minister Davíð Oddsson appointed a committee headed by Friðrik Klemenz Sophusson to review the division of constituencies in Iceland and the organisation of elections. The committee's report was published in October 1998 and recommended, amongst other things, that the number of constituencies be reduced and that they be more equal in population size.[4] The Althing passed an amendment to the constitution in June 1999 which removed the reference to specific eight constituencies contained within Article 31 and instead simply stated that there would be six or seven constituencies and that the Althing would determine the boundaries between the constituencies.[5] The amendment also required that if, following an election to Althing, the number of registered electors per seat (including compensatory seats) in any constituency is less than half of that in another constituency, the National Electoral Commission shall change the allocation of seats so as to reduce the imbalance.[5]

South was one of six constituencies (kjördæmi) established by the "Elections to the Althing Act no. 24/2000" (Lög um kosningar til Alþingis, nr. 24/2000) passed by the Althing in May 2000.[6] The Act initially allocated ten seats to the constituency - nine constituency seats and one compensatory seat.[6]

Electoral system

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South currently elects nine[a] of the 63 members of the Althing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.[7][8] Constituency seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method.[9][10] Compensatory seats (equalisation seas) are calculated based on the national vote and are allocated using the D'Hondt method at the constituency level.[11][12] Only parties that reach the 5% national threshold compete for compensatory seats.[10][13]

Election results

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Summary

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ElectionLeft-Green
V / U
Social Democrats
S
People's
F
Pirate
P / Þ
Viðreisn
C
Progressive
B
Independence
D
Centre
M
Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%Seats
20244211.32%05,51917.34%26,35419.96%24221.33%03,57111.22%13,80611.96%16,23319.58%24,32213.58%1
20212,2007.40%02,2707.64%13,83712.91%11,6605.59%01,8456.21%07,11123.93%37,29624.55%32,2077.43%1
20173,32111.84%12,6919.59%12,5108.95%11,9857.07%08713.10%05,23118.64%27,05825.16%34,00014.26%1
20162,75110.18%11,7256.39%09733.60%03,45812.80%11,9837.34%15,15419.08%28,50931.50%4
20131,5825.88%02,73410.17%11,2694.72%09,26534.46%47,59628.25%4
20094,61517.11%17,54127.97%35,39019.99%27,07326.23%3
20072,4989.85%16,78326.76%24,74518.72%29,12035.97%4
20031,1674.66%07,42629.67%35,93423.71%27,30729.19%3

(Excludes compensatory seats.)

Detailed

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2020s

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2024
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Results of the 2024 parliamentary election held on 30 November 2024:[14]

PartyVotes%Seats
Con.Com.Tot.
People's PartyF6,35419.96%202
Independence PartyD6,23319.58%202
Social Democratic AllianceS5,51917.34%202
Centre PartyM4,32213.58%101
Progressive PartyB3,80611.96%112
ViðreisnC3,57111.22%101
Socialist Party of IcelandJ7732.43%000
Pirate PartyP4221.33%000
Left-Green MovementV4211.32%000
Democratic PartyL4061.28%000
Valid votes31,827100.00%9110
Blank votes4031.25%
Rejected votes – other550.17%
Total polled32,28578.74%
Registered electors41,002

The following candidates were elected:[15]

2021
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Results of the 2021 parliamentary election held on 25 September 2021:[16]

PartyVotes%Seats
Con.Com.Tot.
Independence PartyD7,29624.55%303
Progressive PartyB7,11123.93%303
People's PartyF3,83712.91%101
Social Democratic AllianceS2,2707.64%101
Centre PartyM2,2077.43%101
Left-Green MovementV2,2007.40%000
ViðreisnC1,8456.21%011
Pirate PartyP1,6605.59%000
Socialist Party of IcelandJ1,0943.68%000
Liberal Democratic PartyO1930.65%000
Valid votes29,713100.00%9110
Blank votes5951.96%
Rejected votes – other730.24%
Total polled30,38179.07%
Registered electors38,424

The following candidates were elected:[17]

2010s

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2017
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Results of the 2017 parliamentary election held on 28 October 2017:[18][19][20][21]

PartyVotes%Seats
Con.Com.Tot.
Independence PartyD7,05825.16%303
Progressive PartyB5,23118.64%202
Centre PartyM4,00014.26%101
Left-Green MovementV3,32111.84%101
Social Democratic AllianceS2,6919.59%101
People's PartyF2,5108.95%101
Pirate PartyP1,9857.07%011
ViðreisnC8713.10%000
Bright FutureA2891.03%000
DawnT1010.36%000
Valid votes28,057100.00%9110
Blank votes7542.61%
Rejected votes – other1030.36%
Total polled28,91480.00%
Registered electors36,143

The following candidates were elected:[21]

2016
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Results of the 2016 parliamentary election held on 29 October 2016:[22][23][24][25]

PartyVotes%Seats
Con.Com.Tot.
Independence PartyD8,50931.50%404
Progressive PartyB5,15419.08%202
Pirate PartyP3,45812.80%101
Left-Green MovementV2,75110.18%101
ViðreisnC1,9837.34%101
Social Democratic AllianceS1,7256.39%011
Bright FutureA1,5655.79%000
People's PartyF9733.60%000
DawnT6112.26%000
Icelandic National FrontE2130.79%000
People's Front of IcelandR740.27%000
Valid votes27,016100.00%9110
Blank votes7412.66%
Rejected votes – other710.26%
Total polled27,82878.53%
Registered electors35,436

The following candidates were elected:[25]

2013
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Results of the 2013 parliamentary election held on 27 April 2013:[26][27][28][29]

PartyVotes%Seats
Con.Com.Tot.
Progressive PartyB9,26534.46%404
Independence PartyD7,59628.25%404
Social Democratic AllianceS2,73410.17%101
Left-Green MovementV1,5825.88%000
Pirate PartyÞ1,2694.72%000
Bright FutureA1,2024.47%011
DawnT9043.36%000
Households PartyI7862.92%000
Right-Green People's PartyG7032.61%000
Iceland Democratic PartyL4311.60%000
RainbowJ4121.53%000
Valid votes26,884100.00%9110
Blank votes5642.05%
Rejected votes – other830.30%
Total polled27,53181.89%
Registered electors33,619

The following candidates were elected:[29]

2000s

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2009
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Results of the 2009 parliamentary election held on 25 April 2009:[30][31][32]

PartyVotes%Seats
Con.Com.Tot.
Social Democratic AllianceS7,54127.97%303
Independence PartyD7,07326.23%303
Progressive PartyB5,39019.99%202
Left-Green MovementV4,61517.11%101
Citizens' MovementO1,3815.12%011
Liberal PartyF8383.11%000
Democracy MovementP1270.47%000
Valid votes26,965100.00%9110
Blank votes7902.84%
Rejected votes – other760.27%
Total polled27,83185.68%
Registered electors32,482

The following candidates were elected:[32]

2007
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Results of the 2007 parliamentary election held on 12 May 2007:[33][34][35]

PartyVotes%Seats
Con.Com.Tot.
Independence PartyD9,12035.97%404
Social Democratic AllianceS6,78326.76%202
Progressive PartyB4,74518.72%202
Left-Green MovementV2,4989.85%101
Liberal PartyF1,7716.99%011
Icelandic Movement – Living CountryI4351.72%000
Valid votes25,352100.00%9110
Blank votes3751.45%
Rejected votes – other620.24%
Total polled25,78984.30%
Registered electors30,592

The following candidates were elected:[35]

2003
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Results of the 2003 parliamentary election held on 10 May 2003:[36][37][38]

PartyVotes%Seats
Con.Com.Tot.
Social Democratic AllianceS7,42629.67%314
Independence PartyD7,30729.19%303
Progressive PartyB5,93423.71%202
Liberal PartyF2,1888.74%101
Left-Green MovementU1,1674.66%000
IndependentT8443.37%000
New ForceN1660.66%000
Valid votes25,032100.00%9110
Blank votes2821.11%
Rejected votes – other290.11%
Total polled25,34389.41%
Registered electors28,344

The following candidates were elected:[38]

Notes

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  1. 1 2 3 Excludes compensatory seats.

References

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  1. ↑ "MAN02001: Population by municipalities, sex and age 1 January 1998-2022". Reykjavík, Iceland: Statistics Iceland. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Sveitarfélagasjá". Akranes, Iceland: Landmælingar Íslands. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Alþingismenn - Þingmenn og embætti" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Skýrsla forsætisráðherra um endurskoðun á kjördæmaskipun og tilhögun kosninga til Alþingis" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Stjórnarskipunarlög um breytingu á stjórnarskrá lýðveldisins Íslands, nr. 33/1944, með síðari breytingum" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Lög um kosningar til Alþingis" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
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  9. ↑ Helgason, Thorkell (November 2013). "Apportionment of Seats to Althingi, the Icelandic Parliament" (PDF). Reykjavík, Iceland: National Electoral Commission of Iceland. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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  12. ↑ Bengtsson, Å.; Hansen, K. M.; Harðarson, Ó. Þ.; Narud, H. M.; Oscarsson, H. (2014). The Nordic Voter: Myths of Exceptionalism. Colchester, U.K.: ECPR Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-907301-25-4. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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  16. ↑ "Skýrsla til landskjörstjórnar og Hagstofu Íslands samkvæmt ákvæðum 105. gr. og 116. gr. laga nr. 24/2000,með síðari breytingum frá yfirkjörstjórn í Suðurkjördæmi við kosningar til Alþingis 25. september 2021" (PDF). National Electoral Commission of Iceland (in Icelandic). Selfoss, Iceland: Yfirkjörstjórn í Suðurkjördæmi. 26 September 2021. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "Útreikningur á úthlutun þingsæta við alþingiskosningar 25. september 2021" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: National Electoral Commission of Iceland. 30 September 2021. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "Alþingiskosningar 28. október 2017" (PDF). Hagtíðindi (in Icelandic). Vol. 102, no. 27. Reykjavík, Iceland: Statistics Iceland. 21 December 2017. p. 22. ISSN 1670-4770. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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  20. ↑ "Alþingiskosningar 28. október 2017" (PDF). Hagtíðindi (in Icelandic). Vol. 102, no. 27. Reykjavík, Iceland: Statistics Iceland. 21 December 2017. p. 7. ISSN 1670-4770. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  21. 1 2 "Alþingiskosningar 28. október 2017" (PDF). Hagtíðindi (in Icelandic). Vol. 102, no. 27. Reykjavík, Iceland: Statistics Iceland. 21 December 2017. p. 40. ISSN 1670-4770. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  22. ↑ "Alþingiskosningar 29. október 2016" (PDF). Hagtíðindi (in Icelandic). Vol. 101, no. 35. Reykjavík, Iceland: Statistics Iceland. 20 December 2016. p. 22. ISSN 1670-4770. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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  25. 1 2 "Alþingiskosningar 29. október 2016" (PDF). Hagtíðindi (in Icelandic). Vol. 101, no. 35. Reykjavík, Iceland: Statistics Iceland. 20 December 2016. pp. 40–41. ISSN 1670-4770. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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