Southwest (Althing constituency)

Parliamentary constituency of Iceland

Southwest (Icelandic: Suðvestur) is a constituency of Iceland. It was created in 1959.

Southwest
Suðvestur
Constituency
Althing
Outline map
Location of Southwest within Iceland
Municipality
RegionCapital
Population105,194 (2022)[1]
Electoral College73,699 (2021)
Area802 km2 (2018)[2]
Current Constituency
Created1959
Seats
List
  • 11 (2013–present)
  • 10 (2007–2013)
  • 9 (1987–2007)
  • 5 (1959–1987)
Member of the Althing[3]
List
Created from

Election results

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Party Votes % Seats
Con. Com. Tot.
Independence Party D 17,727 30.25% 4 0 4
Progressive Party B 8,520 14.54% 2 0 2
Left-Green Movement V 7,087 12.09% 1 0 1
Reform Party C 6,684 11.40% 1 1 2
Pirate Party P 4,853 8.28% 1 1 2
Social Democratic Alliance S 4,748 8.10% 1 0 1
People's Party F 4,436 7.57% 1 0 1
Centre Party M 2,612 4.46% 0 0 0
Icelandic Socialist Party J 1,738 2.97% 0 0 0
Liberal Democratic Party O 203 0.35% 0 0 0
Valid Votes 58,608 100.00% 11 2 13
Blank Votes 1,095 1.83%
Rejected Votes – Other 117 0.20%
Total Polled 59,820 81.17%
Registered Electors 73,699

References

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  1. "MAN02001: Population by municipalities, sex and age 1 January 1998-2022". Reykjavík, Iceland: Statistics Iceland. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  2. "Sveitarfélagasjá". Akranes, Iceland: Landmælingar Íslands. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  3. "Alþingismenn - Þingmenn og embætti" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Retrieved 13 September 2022.