Elections in Iceland

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Elections in Iceland gives information on election and election results in Iceland.

Iceland elects on a national level a ceremonial head of state, the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people. The parliament (Alþingi) has 63 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation, using the D'Hondt method with open list. 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.

The most recent election was held on 29 October, 2016.

Latest elections

2016 Presidential election

Main article: Icelandic presidential election, 2016

**Summary of the 25 June 2016 Icelandic presidential election results**
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Guðni Th. Jóhannesson	independent	71,356	38.49
	Halla Tómasdóttir	independent	50,995	27.51
	Andri Snær Magnason	independent	26,037	14.04
	Davíð Oddsson	independent	25,108	13.54
	Sturla Jónsson	independent	6,446	3.48
	Elísabet Jökulsdóttir	independent	1,280	0.69
	Ástþór Magnússon	independent	615	0.33
	Guðrún Margrét Pálsdóttir	independent	477	0.26
	Hildur Þórðardóttir	independent	294	0.16
Valid votes			182,608	98.5
Invalid/Blank votes			2,782	1.5
Total			185,390	100.00
Electorate/Turnout			245,004	75.7%
Source: RÚV, MBL
Last election (2012) — Next election (2020)

2013 parliamentary elections

Main article: Icelandic parliamentary election, 2013

**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 - jafnaðarmannaflokkur Íslands)	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 (Píratar)	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 (2016)

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

Main article: Icelandic presidential election, 2012

**Summary of the 30 June 2012 Icelandic presidential election results**
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson	independent	84,036	52.78
	Thóra Arnórsdóttir	independent	52,795	33.16
	Ari Trausti Guðmundsson	independent	13,762	8.64
	Herdis Thorgeirsdottir	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
Invalid/Blank votes			4,046	2.48
Total			163,251	100.00
Electorate/Turnout			235,495	69.32
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Last election (2008) — Next election (2016)

2009 Parliamentary election

Main article: Icelandic parliamentary election, 2009

**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

Main article: Icelandic parliamentary election, 2007

**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

Elections and referendums in Iceland

Parliamentary elections	1844 1852 1858 1864 1869 1874 1880 1886 1892 1894 1900 1902 1903 1904 1908 1911 1914 1916 (Aug)¹ 1916 (Oct) 1919 1922¹ 1923 1926¹ 1927 1930¹ 1931 1933 1934 1937 1942 (Jul) 1942 (Oct) 1946 1949 1953 1956 1959 (Jun) 1959 (Oct) 1963 1967 1971 1974 1978 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2009 2010² 2013 2016 next

Presidential elections	1944³ 1945⁴ 1949⁴ 1952 1956⁴ 1960⁴ 1964⁴ 1968 1972⁴ 1976⁴ 1980 1984⁴ 1988 1992⁴ 1996 2000⁴ 2004 2008⁴ 2012 2016

Municipal elections	1930 1934 1938 1942 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Referendums	1908 1916 1918 1933 1944 2010 2011 2012 European Union membership

¹ Upper House elections ² Constitutional Assembly ³ Appointed ⁴ Uncontested

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Adam Carr's Election Archive
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NSD: European Election Database - Iceland publishes regional level election data; allows for comparisons of election results, 1991-2009
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