Southern (Althing constituency) explained

Southern
Nativename:	Icelandic: Suðurland
Constituency Type:	Constituency
Parl Name:	Althing
District Label:	Municipality
Region Label:	Region
Region:	Southern
Year:	1959
Abolished:	2003
Members Label:	Member of the Althing
Next:	South

Southern (is|Suðurland) was one of the multi-member constituencies of the Althing, the national legislature of Iceland. The constituency was established in 1959 following the nationwide extension of proportional representation for elections to the Althing. It was abolished in 2003 following the re-organisation of constituencies across Iceland when it was merged with the municipalities of Gerðahreppur, Grindavík, Reykjanesbær, Sandgerði and Vatnsleysustrandarhreppur from the Reykjanes constituency and the municipality of Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður from the Eastern constituency to form the South constituency. Southern was conterminous with the Southern region.

Election results

Summary


Election	valign=bottom colspan=3	People's Alliance G !	valign=bottom colspan=3	Left-Green U !	valign=bottom colspan=3	Social Democrats S / A !	valign=bottom colspan=3	Progressive B !	valign=bottom colspan=3	Independence D
Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
				362	2.88%	0	3,612	28.73%	1	3,669	29.18%	2	4,528	36.02%	2
	2,043	15.75%	1				877	6.76%	0	3,766	29.04%	2	4,310	33.23%	2
	2,323	18.54%	1				1,079	8.61%	0	3,456	27.58%	2	4,577	36.53%	2
	1,428	11.51%	1				1,320	10.64%	0	3,335	26.88%	2	4,032	32.50%	2
	1,529	14.53%	1				1,278	12.15%	0	2,944	27.98%	2	4,202	39.94%	3
	1,544	14.92%	1				1,535	14.83%	1	3,357	32.44%	2	2,428	23.46%	1
	1,979	19.51%	1				1,743	17.18%	1	2,462	24.27%	2	3,275	32.29%	2
	1,369	14.40%	1				568	5.98%	0	3,213	33.80%	2	4,057	42.68%	3
	1,392	15.02%	1				739	7.97%	0	3,052	32.93%	2	3,601	38.86%	3
	1,123	13.19%	1				754	8.86%	0	3,057	35.91%	2	3,578	42.03%	3
	955	11.77%	0				760	9.36%	0	2,999	36.95%	3	3,402	41.92%	3
	1,053	13.52%	1				691	8.87%	0	2,810	36.08%	2	3,234	41.53%	3

(Excludes compensatory seats.)

Detailed

1990s

1999

Results of the 1999 parliamentary election held on 8 May 1999:^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

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	4,528	36.02%	2	0	2
		B	3,669	29.18%	2	0	2
		S	3,612	28.73%	1	1	2
		U	362	2.88%	0	0	0
		F	358	2.85%	0	0	0
		H	43	0.34%	0	0	0
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	12,572	100.00%	5	1	6
align=left colspan=3	Blank Votes	206	1.61%
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes – Other	31	0.24%
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	12,809	88.65%
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	14,449

The following candidates were elected:^[4]

Constituency seats - Árni Johnsen (D), 4,269 votes; Drífa Hjartardóttir (D), 4,392 votes; Guðni Ágústsson (B), 3,652 votes; Ísólfur Gylfi Pálmason (B), 3,639 votes; and Margrét Frímannsdóttir (S), 3,593 votes.
Compensatory seats - Lúðvík Bergvinsson (S), 3,605 votes.

1995

Results of the 1995 parliamentary election held on 8 April 1995:^[5] ^[6] ^[7]

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	4,310	33.23%	2	0	2
		B	3,766	29.04%	2	0	2
		G	2,043	15.75%	1	0	1
	South List	S	1,105	8.52%	0	0	0
		A	877	6.76%	0	1	1
		J	524	4.04%	0	0	0
		V	294	2.27%	0	0	0
	Natural Law Party	N	50	0.39%	0	0	0
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	12,969	100.00%	5	1	6
align=left colspan=3	Blank Votes	168	1.28%
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes – Other	29	0.22%
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	13,166	90.86%
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	14,490

The following candidates were elected:^[8]

Constituency seats - Árni Johnsen (D), 4,218 votes; Guðni Ágústsson (B), 3,724 votes; Ísólfur Gylfi Pálmason (B), 3,761 votes; Margrét Frímannsdóttir (G), 2,038 votes; and Þorsteinn Pálsson (D), 4,254 votes.
Compensatory seats - Lúðvík Bergvinsson (A), 874 votes.

1991

Results of the 1991 parliamentary election held on 20 April 1991:^[9] ^[10] ^[11]

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	4,577	36.53%	2	1	3
		B	3,456	27.58%	2	0	2
		G	2,323	18.54%	1	0	1
		A	1,079	8.61%	0	0	0
	Liberals	F	468	3.74%	0	0	0
		V	467	3.73%	0	0	0
		Þ	126	1.01%	0	0	0
	Home Rule Association	H	33	0.26%	0	0	0
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	12,529	100.00%	5	1	6
align=left colspan=3	Blank Votes	171	1.34%
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes – Other	27	0.21%
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	12,727	91.21%
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	13,953

The following candidates were elected:^[12]

Constituency seats - Árni Johnsen (D), 4,491 votes; Guðni Ágústsson (B), 3,449 votes; Jón Helgason (B), 3,399 votes; Margrét Frímannsdóttir (G), 2,318 votes; and Þorsteinn Pálsson (D), 4,533 votes.
Compensatory seats - Eggert Haukdal (D), 4,492 votes.

1980s

1987

Results of the 1987 parliamentary election held on 25 April 1987:^[13] ^[14] ^[15]

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	4,032	32.50%	2	0	2
		B	3,335	26.88%	2	0	2
		G	1,428	11.51%	1	0	1
		S	1,353	10.91%	0	1	1
		A	1,320	10.64%	0	0	0
		V	816	6.58%	0	0	0
		M	122	0.98%	0	0	0
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	12,406	100.00%	5	1	6
align=left colspan=3	Blank Votes	135	1.07%
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes – Other	30	0.24%
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	12,571	92.38%
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	13,608

The following candidates were elected:^[16]

Constituency seats - Eggert Haukdal (D), 3,486 votes; Guðni Ágústsson (B), 3,323 votes; Jón Helgason (B), 3,217 votes; Margrét Frímannsdóttir (G), 1,423 votes; and Þorsteinn Pálsson (D), 3,900 votes.
Compensatory seats - Óli Þ. Guðbjartsson (S), 1,345 votes.

1983

Results of the 1983 parliamentary election held on 23 April 1983:^[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	4,202	39.94%	3	0	3
		B	2,944	27.98%	2	0	2
		G	1,529	14.53%	1	0	1
		A	1,278	12.15%	0	0	0
		C	568	5.40%	0	0	0
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	10,521	100.00%	6	0	6
align=left colspan=3	Blank Votes	363	3.32%
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes – Other	41	0.38%
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	10,925	89.33%
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	12,230

The following candidates were elected:^[19]

Constituency seats - Árni Johnsen (D), 3,809 votes; Eggert Haukdal (D), 3,486 votes; Garðar Sigurðsson (G), 1,493 votes; Jón Helgason (B), 2,699 votes; Þórarinn Sigurjónsson (B), 2,938 votes; and Þorsteinn Pálsson (D), 4,187 votes.

1970s

1979

Results of the 1979 parliamentary election held on 2 and 3 December 1979:^[20] ^[21] ^[22]

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	3,357	32.44%	2	0	2
		D	2,428	23.46%	1	1	2
		G	1,544	14.92%	1	0	1
		A	1,535	14.83%	1	0	1
	Independent Voters	L	1,484	14.34%	1	0	1
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	10,348	100.00%	6	1	7
align=left colspan=3	Blank Votes	236	2.22%
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes – Other	31	0.29%
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	10,615	90.23%
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	11,765

The following candidates were elected:^[22]

Constituency seats - Eggert Haukdal (L), 1,484 votes; Garðar Sigurðsson (G), 1,531 votes; Jón Helgason (B), 3,077 votes; Magnús Helgi Magnússon (A), 1,535 votes; Steinþór Gestsson (D), 2,425 votes; and Þórarinn Sigurjónsson (B), 3,355 votes.
Compensatory seats - Guðmundur Karlsson (D), 2,225 votes.

1978

Results of the 1978 parliamentary election held on 25 June 1978:^[23] ^[24] ^[25]

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	3,275	32.29%	2	0	2
		B	2,462	24.27%	2	0	2
		G	1,979	19.51%	1	0	1
		A	1,743	17.18%	1	0	1
	Independent Voters	L	466	4.59%	0	0	0
		F	218	2.15%	0	0	0
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	10,143	100.00%	6	0	6
align=left colspan=3	Blank Votes	216	2.08%
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes – Other	31	0.30%
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	10,390	90.41%
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	11,492

The following candidates were elected:^[25]

Constituency seats - Eggert Haukdal (D), 3,211 votes; Garðar Sigurðsson (G), 1,941 votes; Guðmundur Karlsson (D), 2,965 votes; Jón Helgason (B), 2,245 votes; Magnús Helgi Magnússon (A), 1,741 votes; and Þórarinn Sigurjónsson (B), 2,446 votes.

1974

Results of the 1974 parliamentary election held on 30 June 1974:^[26] ^[27] ^[28]

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	4,057	42.68%	3	0	3
		B	3,213	33.80%	2	0	2
		G	1,369	14.40%	1	0	1
		A	568	5.98%	0	0	0
		F	299	3.15%	0	0	0
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	9,506	100.00%	6	0	6
align=left colspan=3	Blank Votes	126	1.30%
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes – Other	50	0.52%
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	9,682	90.91%
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	10,650

The following candidates were elected:^[28]

Constituency seats - Garðar Sigurðsson (G), 1,366 votes; Guðlaugur Gíslason (D), 3,713 votes; Ingólfur Jónsson (D), 4,056 votes; Jón Helgason (B), 2,945 votes; Steinþór Gestsson (D), 3,378 votes; and Þórarinn Sigurjónsson (B), 3,210 votes.

1971

Results of the 1971 parliamentary election held on 13 June 1971:^[29] ^[30] ^[31]

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	3,601	38.86%	3	0	3
		B	3,052	32.93%	2	0	2
		G	1,392	15.02%	1	0	1
		A	739	7.97%	0	0	0
		F	305	3.29%	0	0	0
	Candidature Party	O	178	1.92%	0	0	0
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	9,267	100.00%	6	0	6
align=left colspan=3	Blank Votes	135	1.43%
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes – Other	25	0.27%
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	9,427	92.12%
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	10,233

The following candidates were elected:^[31]

Constituency seats - Ágúst Þorvaldsson (B), 3,047 votes; Björn Fr. Björnsson (B), 2,788 votes; Garðar Sigurðsson (G), 1,391 votes; Guðlaugur Gíslason (D), 3,293 votes; Ingólfur Jónsson (D), 3,599 votes; and Steinþór Gestsson (D), 2,994 votes.

1960s

1967

Results of the 1967 parliamentary election held on 11 June 1967:^[32] ^[33] ^[34]

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	3,578	42.03%	3	0	3
		B	3,057	35.91%	2	0	2
		G	1,123	13.19%	1	0	1
		A	754	8.86%	0	0	0
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	8,512	100.00%	6	0	6
align=left colspan=3	Blank Votes	125	1.44%
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes – Other	16	0.18%
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	8,653	92.54%
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	9,351

The following candidates were elected:^[34]

Constituency seats - Ágúst Þorvaldsson (B), 3,056 votes; Björn Fr. Björnsson (B), 2,801 votes; Guðlaugur Gíslason (D), 3,273 votes; Ingólfur Jónsson (D), 3,576 votes; Karl Guðjónsson (G), 1,122 votes; and Steinþór Gestsson (D), 2,981 votes.

1963

Results of the 1963 parliamentary election held on 9 June 1963:^[35] ^[36] ^[37]

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	3,402	41.92%	3	0	3
		B	2,999	36.95%	3	0	3
		G	955	11.77%	0	0	0
		A	760	9.36%	0	0	0
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	8,116	100.00%	6	0	6
align=left colspan=3	Blank Votes	112	1.36%
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes – Other	21	0.25%
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	8,249	93.18%
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	8,853

The following candidates were elected:^[37]

Constituency seats - Ágúst Þorvaldsson (B), 2,996 votes; Björn Fr. Björnsson (B), 2,748 votes; Guðlaugur Gíslason (D), 3,110 votes; Helgi Bergs (B), 2,496 votes; Ingólfur Jónsson (D), 3,401 votes; and Sigurður Ó. Ólafsson (D), 2,831 votes.

1950s

October 1959

Results of the October 1959 parliamentary election held on 25 and 26 October 1959:^[38] ^[39] ^[40]

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	3,234	41.53%	3	0	3
		B	2,810	36.08%	2	0	2
		G	1,053	13.52%	1	0	1
		A	691	8.87%	0	0	0
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	7,788	100.00%	6	0	6
align=left colspan=3	Blank Votes	139	1.75%
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes – Other	21	0.26%
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	7,948	91.27%
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	8,708

The following candidates were elected:^[40]

Constituency seats - Ágúst Þorvaldsson (B), 2,796 votes; Björn Fr. Björnsson (B), 2,563 votes; Guðlaugur Gíslason (D), 2,962 votes; Ingólfur Jónsson (D), 3,232 votes; Karl Guðjónsson (G), 1,053 votes; and Sigurður Ó. Ólafsson (D), 2,693 votes.

Notes and References

Book: Alþingiskosningar 1999 . 2002 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 9979-770-04-X . 51 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar 1999 . 2002 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 9979-770-04-X . 34 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar 1999 . 2002 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 9979-770-04-X . 24 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar 1999 . 2002 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 9979-770-04-X . 72 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar 1995 . 1995 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 9979-817-31-3 . 55 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar 1995 . 1995 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 9979-817-31-3 . 42 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar 1995 . 1995 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 9979-817-31-3 . 32 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar 1995 . 1995 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 9979-817-31-3 . 76 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar 1991 . 1994 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 9979-817-12-7 . 46 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar 1991 . 1994 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 9979-817-12-7 . 28 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar 1991 . 1994 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 9979-817-12-7 . 22 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar 1991 . 1994 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 9979-817-12-7 . 66 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar 25. apríl 1987 . 1987 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 50 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar 25. apríl 1987 . 1987 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 33 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar 25. apríl 1987 . 1987 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 27 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar 25. apríl 1987 . 1987 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 71 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1983 . 1983 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 27 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1983 . 1983 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 13 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1983 . 1983 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 29–32 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1979 . 1980 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 27 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1979 . 1980 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 14 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1979 . 1980 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 29–31 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1978 . 1978 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 28 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1978 . 1978 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 12 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1978 . 1978 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 30–32 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1974 . 1974 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 28 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1974 . 1974 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 12 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1974 . 1974 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 30–32 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1971 . 1971 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 30 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1971 . 1971 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 14 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1971 . 1971 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 32–35 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1967 . 1967 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 28 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1967 . 1967 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 14 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1967 . 1967 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 30–32 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1963 . 1964 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 28 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1963 . 1964 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 14 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
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Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1959 . 1960 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 55 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
Book: Alþingiskosningar árið 1959 . 1960 . . Reykjavík, Iceland . 45 . 12 September 2022 . is . Timarit.is.
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