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, so parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
Latest elections [edit]
2013 parliamentary elections [edit]
V • T • E Summary of the 27 April 2013 Icelandic parliamentary election results
| Party |
Chairperson(s) |
Votes |
% |
± |
Seats |
± |
|
Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) |
Bjarni Benediktsson |
50,454 |
26.70 |
 3.0 |
19 |
3 |
|
Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) |
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson |
46,173 |
24.43 |
9.6 |
19 |
10 |
|
Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) |
Árni Páll Árnason |
24,292 |
12.85 |
 16.9 |
9 |
10 |
|
Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð) |
Katrín Jakobsdóttir |
20,546 |
10.87 |
10.8 |
7 |
4 |
|
Bright Future (Björt framtíð) |
Guðmundur Steingrímsson |
15,583 |
8.25 |
— |
6 |
4 |
|
Pirate Party (Pírataflokkurinn) |
Collective leadership |
9,647 |
5.10 |
— |
3 |
2 |
|
Dawn (Dögun - stjórnmálasamtök um réttlæti, sanngirni og lýðræði) |
Collective leadership |
5,855 |
3.10 |
— |
0 |
2 |
|
Households Party (Flokkur Heimilanna) |
Pétur Gunnlaugsson |
5,707 |
3.02 |
— |
0 |
— |
|
Iceland Democratic Party (Lýðræðisvaktin) |
Collective leadership |
4,658 |
2.46 |
— |
0 |
— |
|
Right-Green People's Party (Hægri Grænir flokkur fólksins) |
Guðmundur Franklín Jónsson |
3,262 |
1.73 |
— |
0 |
— |
|
Rainbow (Regnboginn, sjálfstæði Íslands og sjálfbæra þróun) |
Jón Bjarnason (spokesperson) |
2,021 |
1.07 |
— |
0 |
2 |
|
Rural Party (Landsbyggðarflokkurinn) |
Ylfa Mist Helgadóttir |
326 |
0.17 |
— |
0 |
— |
|
Sturla Jónsson (Sturla Jónsson) |
Sturla Jónsson |
222 |
0.12 |
— |
0 |
— |
|
Humanist Party (Húmanistaflokkurinn) |
Júlíus Valdimarsson |
126 |
0.07 |
— |
0 |
— |
|
People's Front of Iceland (Alþýðufylkingin) |
Thorvaldur Thorvaldsson |
118 |
0.06 |
— |
0 |
— |
| Valid votes |
188,990 |
97.52 |
|
| Invalid votes |
585 |
0.30 |
| Blank votes |
4,217 |
2.17 |
| Total |
193,792 |
100.00 |
— |
63 |
— |
| Electorate/Turnout |
237,957 |
81.44 |
|
| Source: The Morning Paper, National Broadcasting |
| Last election (2009) — Next election (2017) |
Vote share changes are given compared to the 2009 election results; seat changes are given compared to the distribution immediately before the election.
2012 Presidential election [edit]
e • d Summary of the 30 June 2012 Icelandic presidential election results
| Candidate |
National party |
Votes |
% |
|
Ólafur Grímsson |
independent |
84,036 |
52.78 |
|
Thóra Arnórsdóttir |
independent |
52,795 |
33.16 |
|
Ari Guðmundsson |
independent |
13,762 |
8.64 |
|
Herdís Thorgeirsdóttir |
independent |
4,189 |
2.63 |
|
Andrea Ólafsdóttir |
independent |
2,867 |
1.80 |
|
Hannes Bjarnason |
independent |
1,556 |
0.98 |
| Valid votes |
159,205 |
97.52 |
| Blank and invalid votes |
4,046 |
2.48 |
| Totals |
163,251 |
100.00 |
| Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout |
235,495 |
69.32 |
| Source: Presidential elections 2012 |
2009 Parliamentary election [edit]
V • T • E Summary of the 25 April 2009 Icelandic parliamentary election results
| Party |
Chairperson(s) |
Votes |
% |
± |
Seats |
± |
|
Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) |
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir |
55,758 |
29.79 |
3.03 |
20 |
2 |
|
Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) |
Bjarni Benediktsson |
44,371 |
23.70 |
12.94 |
16 |
9 |
|
Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð) |
Steingrímur J. Sigfússon |
40,581 |
21.68 |
7.33 |
14 |
5 |
|
Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) |
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson |
27,699 |
14.80 |
3.08 |
9 |
2 |
|
Citizens' Movement (Borgarahreyfingin) |
no designated chairperson |
13,519 |
7.22 |
— |
4 |
— |
|
Liberal Party (Frjálslyndi flokkurinn) |
Guðjón Arnar Kristjánsson |
4,148 |
2.22 |
5.04 |
0 |
4 |
|
Democracy Movement (Lýðræðishreyfingin) |
Ástþór Magnússon |
1,107 |
0.59 |
— |
0 |
— |
| Valid votes |
187,183 |
96.50 |
|
| Invalid votes |
566 |
0.29 |
| Blank votes |
6,226 |
3.21 |
| Total |
193,975 |
100.00 |
— |
63 |
— |
| Female electorate |
114,269 |
50.15 |
|
| Male electorate |
113,574 |
49.85 |
|
| Female turnout |
98,013 |
85.77 |
|
| Male turnout |
95,962 |
84.49 |
|
| Electorate/Turnout |
227,843 |
85.14 |
|
| Source: Statistics Iceland |
| Last election (2007) — Next election (2013) |
2007 Parliamentary election [edit]
V • T • E Summary of the 12 May 2007 Icelandic parliamentary election results
| Party |
Chairperson(s) |
Votes |
% |
± |
Seats |
± |
|
Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) |
Geir Haarde |
66,754 |
36.64 |
2.96 |
25 |
3 |
|
Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) |
Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir |
48,743 |
26.76 |
4.19 |
18 |
2 |
|
Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð) |
Steingrímur J. Sigfússon |
26,136 |
14.35 |
5.54 |
9 |
4 |
|
Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) |
Jón Sigurðsson |
21,350 |
11.72 |
6.01 |
7 |
5 |
|
Liberal Party (Frjálslyndi flokkurinn) |
Guðjón Arnar Kristjánsson |
13,233 |
7.26 |
0.12 |
4 |
 0 |
|
Icelandic Movement – Living Country (Íslandshreyfingin – lifandi land) |
Ómar Ragnarsson |
5,953 |
3.27 |
— |
0 |
— |
| Valid votes |
182,169 |
98.43 |
|
| Invalid votes |
385 |
0.21 |
| Blank votes |
2,517 |
1.36 |
| Total |
185,071 |
100.00 |
— |
63 |
— |
| Female electorate |
110,948 |
50.13 |
|
| Male electorate |
110,382 |
49.87 |
|
| Female turnout |
93,093 |
83.91 |
|
| Male turnout |
91,978 |
83.33 |
|
| Electorate/Turnout |
221,330 |
83.62 |
|
| Source: Statistics Iceland |
| Last election (2003) — Next election (2009) |
Past elections [edit]
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