Constituencies in elections to the Althingi.
Voters shall exercise their voting rights in parliamentary elections, presidential elections and referendums in constituencies according to the rules and conditions laid down in this Act. Iceland is divided into the following constituencies:
1.The North-Western Constituency
This comprises the following municipalities: Akraneskaupstaður, Hvalfjarðarsveit, Skorradalshreppur, Borgarbyggð, Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur, Snæfellsbær, Grundarfjarðarbær, [the Municipality of Stykkishólmur], 1) Dalabyggð, Reykhólahreppur, Vesturbyggð, Tálknafjarðarhreppur, Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður, Ísafjarðarbær, Súðavíkurhreppur, Árneshreppur, Kaldrananeshreppur, Strandabyggð, Húnaþing vestra, [Húnabyggð], 1) Skagabyggð, the Municipality of Skagaströnd [and Skagafjörður]. 1)
2.The North-Eastern Constituency
This comprises the following municipalities: Fjallabyggð, Dalvíkurbyggð, Hörgársveit, Akureyrarbær, Eyjafjarðarsveit, Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur, Grýtubakkahreppur, Þingeyjarsveit, … 1) Norðurþing, Tjörneshreppur, … 1) Langanesbyggð, Vopnafjarðarhreppur, Fljótsdalshreppur, Múlaþing and Fjarðabyggð.
3.The Southern Constituency
This comprises the following municipalities: Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, Skaftárhreppur, Mýrdalshreppur, Rangárþing eystra, Rangárþing ytra, Ásahreppur, Vestmannaeyjabær, Flóahreppur, Sveitarfélagið Árborg, Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur, Hrunamannahreppur, Bláskógabyggð, Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur, Hveragerðisbær, Sveitarfélagið Ölfus, Grindavíkurbær, Suðurnesjabær, Reykjanesbær and Sveitarfélagið Vogar.
4.The South-Western Constituency
This comprises the following municipalities: Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður, Garðabær, Kópavogsbær, Seltjarnarnesbær, Mosfellsbær and Kjósarhreppur.
5.–6.Reykjavík South and North
Reykjavík shall be divided from west to east into two constituencies, Reykjavík South and Reykjavík North, as prescribed in Article 8.
If the name or boundaries of a municipality are changed, or if two or more municipalities merge, the resulting municipality shall be considered to belong to the constituency to which the older one, or older ones, belonged. If such a change would disturb a boundary between constituencies, then the constituency boundary shall remain unchanged.
1)Act No. 62/2023, Article 2
