Northeast (Althing constituency) explained

Northeast
Nativename:Icelandic: Norðaustur
Constituency Type:Constituency
Parl Name:Althing
Map4:Norðausturkjördæmi.svg
Map Size:150px
Map Entity:Iceland
District Label:Municipality
Region Label:Region
Region:Eastern
Northeastern
Population:42,659 (2024)[1]
Electorate:29,847 (2021)
Area:38,392 km2 (2018)[2]
Year:2003
Seats:9 (2003–present)
Members Label:Member of the Althing[3]

Northeast (is|Norðaustur) 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 Northeastern constituency was merged with the Eastern constituency (excluding Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður municipality which was merged into the South constituency) and Siglufjörður municipality from the Northwestern constituency. Northeast consists of the regions of Eastern and Northeastern. The constituency currently elects nine of the 63 members of the Althing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2021 parliamentary election it had 29,847 registered electors.

History

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]

Northeast was one of six constituencies (Icelandic: kjördæmi) established by the "Elections to the Althing Act no. 24/2000" (Icelandic: 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

Northeast currently elects nine 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

Summary

Election valign=bottom colspan=3Left-Green
V / U !
valign=bottom colspan=3Social Democrats
S !
valign=bottom colspan=3People's
F !
valign=bottom colspan=3Pirate
P / Þ !
valign=bottom colspan=3Viðreisn
C !
valign=bottom colspan=3Progressive
B !
valign=bottom colspan=3Independence
D !
valign=bottom colspan=3Centre
M
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
3,040 12.92% 1 2,465 10.47% 1 2,026 8.61% 1 1,256 5.34% 0 1,263 5.37% 0 6,016 25.56% 3 4,346 18.47% 2 2,092 8.89% 1
4,700 19.91% 2 3,275 13.87% 1 1,005 4.26% 0 1,295 5.48% 0 495 2.10% 0 3,386 14.34% 2 4,787 20.27% 2 4,389 18.59% 2
4,539 19.99% 2 1,816 8.00% 1 645 2.84% 0 2,265 9.98% 1 1,482 6.53% 0 4,542 20.01% 2 6,014 26.49% 3
3,733 15.81% 2 2,505 10.61% 1 716 3.03% 0 8,173 34.62% 4 5,327 22.57% 2
6,937 29.69% 3 5,312 22.73% 2 5,905 25.27% 2 4,079 17.46% 2
4,558 19.56% 2 4,840 20.77% 2 5,726 24.57% 2 6,522 27.99% 3
3,329 14.13% 1 5,503 23.35% 2 7,722 32.77% 4 5,544 23.53% 2
(Excludes compensatory seats.)

Detailed

2020s

2021

Results of the 2021 parliamentary election held on 25 September 2021:[14]

Party align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="50"Votes !align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="50"% !Seats
align=center valign=bottom width="20" !align=center valign=bottom width="20" !align=center valign=bottom width="20"
B 6,016 25.56% 3 0 3
D 4,346 18.47% 2 0 2
V 3,040 12.92% 1 1 2
S 2,465 10.47% 1 0 1
M 2,092 8.89% 1 0 1
F 2,026 8.61% 1 0 1
C 1,263 5.37% 0 0 0
P 1,256 5.34% 0 0 0
J 954 4.05% 0 0 0
O 78 0.33% 0 0 0
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes 23,536 100.00% 9 1 10
align=left colspan=3Blank Votes 596 2.46%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes – Other 48 0.20%
align=left colspan=3Total Polled 24,180 81.01%
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors 29,847

The following candidates were elected:[15]

2010s

2017

Results of the 2017 parliamentary election held on 28 October 2017:[16] [17] [18] [19]

Party align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="50"Votes !align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="50"% !Seats
align=center valign=bottom width="20" !align=center valign=bottom width="20" !align=center valign=bottom width="20"
D 4,787 20.27% 2 0 2
V 4,700 19.91% 2 0 2
M 4,389 18.59% 2 0 2
B 3,386 14.34% 2 0 2
S 3,275 13.87% 1 1 2
P 1,295 5.48% 0 0 0
F 1,005 4.26% 0 0 0
C 495 2.10% 0 0 0
A 169 0.72% 0 0 0
R 110 0.47% 0 0 0
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes 23,611 100.00% 9 1 10
align=left colspan=3Blank Votes 736 3.02%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes – Other 62 0.25%
align=left colspan=3Total Polled 24,409 82.41%
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors 29,620

The following candidates were elected:[19]

2016

Results of the 2016 parliamentary election held on 29 October 2016:[20] [21] [22] [23]

Party align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="50"Votes !align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="50"% !Seats
align=center valign=bottom width="20" !align=center valign=bottom width="20" !align=center valign=bottom width="20"
D 6,014 26.49% 3 0 3
B 4,542 20.01% 2 0 2
V 4,539 19.99% 2 0 2
P 2,265 9.98% 1 0 1
S 1,816 8.00% 1 0 1
C 1,482 6.53% 0 1 1
A 774 3.41% 0 0 0
F 645 2.84% 0 0 0
T 415 1.83% 0 0 0
R 211 0.93% 0 0 0
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes 22,703 100.00% 9 1 10
align=left colspan=3Blank Votes 839 3.55%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes – Other 71 0.30%
align=left colspan=3Total Polled 23,613 79.87%
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors 29,564

The following candidates were elected:[23]

2013

Results of the 2013 parliamentary election held on 27 April 2013:[24] [25] [26] [27]

Party align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="50"Votes !align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="50"% !Seats
align=center valign=bottom width="20" !align=center valign=bottom width="20" !align=center valign=bottom width="20"
B 8,173 34.62% 4 0 4
D 5,327 22.57% 2 0 2
V 3,733 15.81% 2 0 2
S 2,505 10.61% 1 0 1
A 1,537 6.51% 0 1 1
Þ 716 3.03% 0 0 0
T 460 1.95% 0 0 0
L 313 1.33% 0 0 0
J 306 1.30% 0 0 0
G 296 1.25% 0 0 0
I 241 1.02% 0 0 0
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes 23,607 100.00% 9 1 10
align=left colspan=3Blank Votes 569 2.35%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes – Other 51 0.21%
align=left colspan=3Total Polled 24,227 83.44%
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors 29,035

The following candidates were elected:[27]

2000s

2009

Results of the 2009 parliamentary election held on 25 April 2009:[28] [29] [30]

Party align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="50"Votes !align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="50"% !Seats
align=center valign=bottom width="20" !align=center valign=bottom width="20" !align=center valign=bottom width="20"
V 6,937 29.69% 3 0 3
B 5,905 25.27% 2 0 2
S 5,312 22.73% 2 1 3
D 4,079 17.46% 2 0 2
O 690 2.95% 0 0 0
F 384 1.64% 0 0 0
P 61 0.26% 0 0 0
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes 23,368 100.00% 9 1 10
align=left colspan=3Blank Votes 826 3.41%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes – Other 55 0.23%
align=left colspan=3Total Polled 24,249 85.53%
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors 28,352

The following candidates were elected:[30]

2007

Results of the 2007 parliamentary election held on 12 May 2007:[31] [32] [33]

Party align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="50"Votes !align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="50"% !Seats
align=center valign=bottom width="20" !align=center valign=bottom width="20" !align=center valign=bottom width="20"
D 6,522 27.99% 3 0 3
B 5,726 24.57% 2 1 3
S 4,840 20.77% 2 0 2
V 4,558 19.56% 2 0 2
F 1,378 5.91% 0 0 0
I 278 1.19% 0 0 0
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes 23,302 100.00% 9 1 10
align=left colspan=3Blank Votes 305 1.29%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes – Other 37 0.16%
align=left colspan=3Total Polled 23,644 84.80%
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors 27,881

The following candidates were elected:[33]

2003

Results of the 2003 parliamentary election held on 10 May 2003:[34] [35] [36]

Party align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="50"Votes !align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="50"% !Seats
align=center valign=bottom width="20" !align=center valign=bottom width="20" !align=center valign=bottom width="20"
B 7,722 32.77% 4 0 4
D 5,544 23.53% 2 0 2
S 5,503 23.35% 2 0 2
U 3,329 14.13% 1 1 2
F 1,329 5.64% 0 0 0
New Force N 136 0.58% 0 0 0
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes 23,563 100.00% 9 1 10
align=left colspan=3Blank Votes 256 1.07%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes – Other 58 0.24%
align=left colspan=3Total Polled 23,877 87.47%
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors 27,298

The following candidates were elected:[36]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Sveitarfélagasjá . Landmælingar Íslands . 8 July 2022 . Akranes, Iceland.
  3. Web site: Alþingismenn - Þingmenn og embætti . . 28 November 2024 . Reykjavík, Iceland . is.
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  5. Web site: Stjórnarskipunarlög um breytingu á stjórnarskrá lýðveldisins Íslands, nr. 33/1944, með síðari breytingum . . 27 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240916152139/https://www.althingi.is/altext/stjt/1999.077.html . 16 September 2024 . Reykjavík, Iceland . is.
  6. Web site: Lög um kosningar til Alþingis . . 27 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221001174434/https://www.althingi.is/altext/125/s/1364.html . 1 October 2022 . Reykjavík, Iceland . is.
  7. Web site: Election for Icelandic Parliament . Election Guide . . 10 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220127205550/https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3509/ . 27 January 2022 . Arlington, U.S.A..
  8. Web site: Electoral Assistance: ElecData, Compendium of Electoral Data - Iceland . . 10 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220622214734/https://www.coe.int/en/web/electoral-assistance/elecdata-iceland . 22 June 2022 . Strasbourg, France.
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  10. Web site: Iceland: Althingi (Parliament) . PARLINE database on national parliaments . . 10 July 2022 . Geneva, Switzerland.
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  14. Web site: Skýrsla til landskjörstjórnar og Hagstofu Íslands . . Yfirkjörstjórn í Norðausturkjördæmi . 11 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211002213533/https://www.landskjor.is/media/althingiskosningar/Nordausturkjordaemi.pdf . 2 October 2021 . Akureyri, Iceland . 1 . is . 26 September 2021.
  15. Web site: Útreikningur á úthlutun þingsæta við alþingiskosningar 25. september 2021 . . 6 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211016095817/https://www.landskjor.is/media/althingiskosningar/Utreikningur-a-uthlutun-thingsaeta-2021.pdf . 16 October 2021 . Reykjavík, Iceland . 16 . is . 30 September 2021.
  16. Alþingiskosningar 28. október 2017 . Hagtíðindi . 21 December 2017 . 102 . 27 . 22 . 15 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125223657/https://hagstofan.s3.amazonaws.com/media/public/4a70b304-09ff-4c6b-adcf-050ac2bef384/pub_doc_NrY8Wp9.pdf . 25 November 2020 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . is . 1670-4770.
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  20. Alþingiskosningar 29. október 2016 . Hagtíðindi . 20 December 2016 . 101 . 35 . 22 . 15 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200719013809/https://hagstofan.s3.amazonaws.com/media/public/624309dc-8e83-4284-bea4-4f853b99d2a0/pub_doc_Y6RyEiZ.pdf . 19 July 2020 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . is . 1670-4770.
  21. Alþingiskosningar 29. október 2016 . Hagtíðindi . 20 December 2016 . 101 . 35 . 25 . 15 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200719013809/https://hagstofan.s3.amazonaws.com/media/public/624309dc-8e83-4284-bea4-4f853b99d2a0/pub_doc_Y6RyEiZ.pdf . 19 July 2020 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . is . 1670-4770.
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  24. Alþingiskosningar 27. apríl 2013 . Hagtíðindi . 24 February 2015 . 100 . 3 . 19 . 15 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200717024851/https://hagstofan.s3.amazonaws.com/media/public/6210b1e3-cd70-4a7b-8bab-dc957243dc4c/pub_doc_8bbMoQS.pdf . 17 July 2020 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . is . 0019-1078.
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  31. Alþingiskosningar 12. maí 2007 . Hagtíðindi . 15 January 2008 . 93 . 3 . 15 . 16 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200717024622/https://hagstofan.s3.amazonaws.com/media/public/b3f10d58-06c3-469b-9230-425d6cc9ee29/pub_doc_Oi9RId6.pdf . 17 July 2020 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . is . 0019-1078.
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  33. Alþingiskosningar 12. maí 2007 . Hagtíðindi . 15 January 2008 . 93 . 3 . 29 . 16 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200717024622/https://hagstofan.s3.amazonaws.com/media/public/b3f10d58-06c3-469b-9230-425d6cc9ee29/pub_doc_Oi9RId6.pdf . 17 July 2020 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . is . 0019-1078.
  34. Alþingiskosningar 10. maí 2003 . Hagtíðindi . 27 December 2004 . 89 . 62 . 14 . 16 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200717024235/https://hagstofan.s3.amazonaws.com/media/public/c4a9d8e5-cda8-4b84-b984-744cfd7ec82b/pub_doc_EpCrahY.pdf . 17 July 2020 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . is . 0019-1078.
  35. Alþingiskosningar 10. maí 2003 . Hagtíðindi . 27 December 2004 . 89 . 62 . 17 . 16 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200717024235/https://hagstofan.s3.amazonaws.com/media/public/c4a9d8e5-cda8-4b84-b984-744cfd7ec82b/pub_doc_EpCrahY.pdf . 17 July 2020 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . is . 0019-1078.
  36. Alþingiskosningar 10. maí 2003 . Hagtíðindi . 27 December 2004 . 89 . 62 . 25 . 16 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200717024235/https://hagstofan.s3.amazonaws.com/media/public/c4a9d8e5-cda8-4b84-b984-744cfd7ec82b/pub_doc_EpCrahY.pdf . 17 July 2020 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . is . 0019-1078.