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Article 6
 

Constituencies


Voters exercise their right to vote in the constituencies according to the provisions and conditions laid down by this Act. Iceland is divided into constituencies according to the following:


[1. The north-west constituency


This consists of the following municipalities: Akraneskaupstadur, Hvalfjardarstrandarhreppur, Skilmannahreppur, Innri-Akraneshreppur, Leirár- and Melahreppur, Skorradalshreppur, Borgarfjardarsveit, Hvítársíduhreppur, Borgarbyggd, Kolbeinsstadahreppur, Eyja- and Miklaholtshreppur, Snæfellsbær, Grundarfjardarbær, Helgafellssveit, Stykkishólmsbær, Dalabyggd, Saurbæjarhreppur, Reykhólahreppur, Vesturbyggd, Tálknafjardarhreppur, Bolungarvíkurkaupstadur, Ísafjardarbær, Súdavíkurhreppur, Árneshreppur, Kaldrananeshreppur, Hólmavíkurhreppur, Broddaneshreppur, Bæjarhreppur, Húnathing vestra, Áshreppur, Sveinsstadahreppur, Torfalækjarhreppur, Blönduósbær, Svínavatnshreppur, Bólstadarhlídarhreppur, Höfdahreppur, Skagabyggd, Sveitarfélagid Skagafjördur and Akrahreppur.



  1. The north-east constituency


This consists of the following municipalities: Siglufjardarkaupstadur, Ólafsfjardarbær, Grímseyjarhreppur, Dalvíkurbyggd, Hríseyjarhreppur, Arnarneshreppur, Hörgárbyggd, Akureyrarkaupstadur, Eyjafjardarsveit, Svalbardsstrandarhreppur, Grýtubakkahreppur, Thingeyjarsveit, Skútustadahreppur, Adaldælahreppur, Húsavíkurbær, Tjörneshreppur, Kelduneshreppur, Öxarfjardarhreppur, Raufarhafnarhreppur, Svalbardshreppur, Thórshafnarhreppur, Skeggjastadahreppur, Vopnafjardarhreppur, Nordur-Hérad, Fljótsdalshreppur, Fellahreppur, Austur-Hérad, Borgarfjardarhreppur, Seydisfjardarkaupstadur, Fjardabyggd, Mjóafjardarhreppur, Fáskrúdsfjardarhreppur, Búdahreppur, Stödvarhreppur, Breiddalshreppur and Djúpavogshreppur.



  1. The south constituency


This consists of the following municipalities: Municipality of Hornafjördur, Skaftárhreppur, Mýrdalshreppur, Rangárthing eystra, Rangárthing ytra, Ásahreppur, Vestmannaeyjabær, Gaulverjabæjarhreppur, Municipality of Árborg, Hraungerdishreppur, Villingaholtshreppur, Skeida- and Gnúpverjahreppur, Hrunamannahreppur, Bláskógabyggd, Grímsnes- and Grafningshreppur, Hveragerdisbær, Municipality of Ölfus, Grindavíkurkaupstadur, Sandgerdisbær, Gerdahreppur, Reykjanesbær and Vatnsleysustrandarhreppur.]1)



  1. The south-west constituency 2)


This consists of the following municipalities: Hafnarfjarðarkaupstadur, Gardabær, Bessastadahreppur, Kópavogsbær, Seltjarnarneskaupstadur, Mosfellsbær and Kjósarhreppur.



  1. Reykjavík constituency south and north 2)


Reykjavík shall be divided from the west to the east into two constituencies, the south constituency and the north constituency as laid down in Article 7.


In the event that the name or boundaries of a municipality are changed, or if two or more such municipalities merge, then the resulting new municipality shall be considered to belong to the constituency to which the old or the older municipalities belonged. In the event that such change affects the constituency boundaries, such boundaries shall then remain unchanged.


1)Act No. 15/2003, Article 1.2)See also Act No. 62/2001, concerning changes in the boundaries of the south-west constituency and the north and south Reykjavík constituencies, and Act No. 70/2003, concerning changes in the boundaries of the south-west constituency and the Reykjavík constituency south.