2022 Icelandic municipal elections explained

Election Name:2022 Icelandic municipal elections
Country:Iceland
Previous Election:2018 Icelandic municipal elections
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2026 Icelandic municipal elections
Next Year:2026
Election Date:14 May 2022

Municipal elections took place in Iceland on 14 May 2022 to elect 64 municipal councils, including 5 councils for municipalities that will be formed after the elections as several municipal mergers take effect. The general method used for the election of the councils is party-list proportional representation if two or more party lists are presented for the elections. 49 municipal councils will be elected in that manner. In two municipalities, only a single list was presented, meaning that the candidates on that list are elected to the municipal council without a vote. In the remaining 13 municipalities, no list of candidates was presented. Municipal councils in those municipalities will be elected using a form of plurality block voting were voters write in the names of their preferred candidates.[1] [2]

The largest Icelandic municipality by far is the capital city of Reykjavík with 36% of the population. 11 parties competed in the elections for the 23 seats on the Reykjavík City Council.[3]

Results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Listakosningar, sjálfkjörið og óhlutbundar kosningar . Kosningasaga. 15 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Sveitarfélög og framboðslistar . Stjórnarráðið . Icelandic Ministry of Justice . 15 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Borgarstjórnarkosningar 2022 - Framboðslistar . Reykjavik.is . City of Reykjavík . 15 April 2022.