Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland in 1844.[1] They were the first elections in the country's history.[2]
The Althing was composed of 26 members, twenty of which were elected and six of which were appointed by the monarch. The twenty members were elected in single-member constituencies by plurality voting. Each voter had two votes, with the runner-up becoming the MP's deputy.[3] Voting was restricted to male property owners over the age of 25.[2]
The constituencies were the counties of Iceland in addition to Reykjavík, the country's capital and only market town at the time.
| Member | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|
| Jón Johnsen | Árnessýsla | |
| Eyjólfur Einarsson | Barðastrandarsýsla | |
| Hannes Stephensen | Borgarfjarðarsýsla | |
| Þorvaldur Sívertsen | Dalasýsla | |
| Stefán Jónsson | Eyjafjarðarsýsla | |
| Jón Guðmundsson | Gullbringu- og Kjósarsýsla | |
| Þorgrímur Tómasson | Gullbringu- og Kjósarsýsla | |
| Magnús R. Ólsen | Húnavatnssýsla | |
| Jón Sigurðsson | Ísafjarðarsýsla | |
| Helgi Helgason | Mýrasýsla | |
| Þorsteinn Gunnarsson | Norður-Múlasýsla | |
| Jakob Pétursson | Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla | |
| Skúli Thorarensen | Rangárvallasýsla | |
| Árni Helgason | Reykjavík | |
| Jón Guðmundsson | Skaftafellssýsla | |
| Jón Samsonarson | Skagafjarðarsýsla | |
| Kristján Magnusen | Snæfellsnessýsla | |
| Ásgeir Einarsson | Strandasýsla | |
| Sveinn Sveinsson | Suður-Múlasýsla | |
| Þorsteinn Pálsson | Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla |
| Bjarni Thorsteinsson | |
| Björn Blöndal | |
| Halldór Jónsson | |
| Helgi Thordersen | |
| Páll Melsteð | |
| Þórður Jónasson | |
| Þórður Sveinbjörnsson |