Home > 1.2 Equal suffrage > ICELAND - Elections Act
 
 
 
Download file    
 
 
Article 9
 

Number of parliamentary seats.



  • The Althingi is composed of 63 parliamentary seats, which are divided as follows between constituencies:





























North-Western Constituency [7]1) parliamentary seats
North-Eastern Constituency 10 parliamentary seats
Southern Constituency 10 parliamentary seats
South-Western Constituency 14]1) parliamentary seats
Reykjavík South 11 parliamentary seats
Reykjavík North 11 parliamentary seats


  • The North-Western Constituency shall have seven constituency seats and one adjustment seat. The North-Eastern Constituency and the Southern Constituency shall each have nine constituency seats and one adjustment seat. The South-Western Constituency shall have eleven constituency seats and two adjustment seats. The Reykjavík North and Reykjavík South constituencies shall each have nine constituency seats and two adjustment seats.

  • Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2, the National Electoral Commission may alter the number of constituency seats in each constituency in accordance with Article 10.


1)Act No. 18/2022, Article 2