Elections in Iceland gives information on election and election results in Iceland.
Iceland elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president - is elected for a four year term by the people. The General Assembly (Alþingi) has 63 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation. Iceland has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
Latest elections
2009 Parliamentary election
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Summary of the 25 April 2009 Icelandic Althing election results
| Parties |
Leader |
Votes |
% |
+/−% |
Seats |
+/− |
|
Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) |
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir |
55,758 |
29.8 |
+3.0 |
20 |
+2 |
|
Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) |
Bjarni Benediktsson, Jr. |
44,369 |
23.7 |
−12.9 |
16 |
−9 |
|
Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin – grænt framboð) |
Steingrímur J. Sigfússon |
40,580 |
21.7 |
+7.4 |
14 |
+5 |
|
Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) |
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson |
27,699 |
14.8 |
+3.1 |
9 |
+2 |
|
Citizens' Movement (Borgarahreyfingin) |
no designated leader |
13,519 |
7.2 |
+7.2 |
4 |
+4 |
|
Liberal Party (Frjálslyndi flokkurinn) |
Guðjón Arnar Kristjánsson |
4,148 |
2.2 |
−5.1 |
0 |
−4 |
|
Democracy Movement (Lýðræðishreyfingin) |
Ástþór Magnússon |
1,107 |
0.6 |
+0.6 |
0 |
— |
| Totals |
|
187,180 |
100.0 |
|
63 |
— |
| Blank: 6,226 (3.2%); Spoiled: 528 (0.3%); Turnout: 85.1%. Source: Morgunblaðið[1] |
2007 Parliamentary election
2004 Presidential election
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Summary of the 26 June 2004 Icelandic presidential election results
| Candidates |
Votes |
% |
| Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson |
90,662 |
85.6 |
| Baldur Ágústsson |
13,250 |
12.3 |
| Ástþór Magnússon |
2,001 |
1.9 |
| Total valid votes (turnout 63.0%) |
105,913 |
100.0 |
| Empty ballots |
27,627 |
23.3% |
| Void votes |
834 |
|
| Source: ruv.is |
Past elections
See also
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