Northwest (Althing constituency)

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Northwest
Norðvestur
Constituency
Althing
Outline map
Location of Northwest within Iceland
Municipality
Region
Population31,629 (2022)[1]
Electoral College21,541 (2021)
Area31,477 km2 (2018)[2]
Current Constituency
Created1959
Seats
List
  • 7 (2013–present)
  • 8 (2007–2013)
  • 9 (2003–2007)
  • 4 (1987–2003)
  • 5 (1959–1987)
Member of the Althing[3]
List
Created from

Northwest (Icelandic: Norðvestur) is a constituency of Iceland. It was created in 1959.

Election results[change | change source]

Party Votes % Seats
Con. Com. Tot.
Progressive Party B 4,448 25.78% 3 0 3
Independence Party D 3,897 22.59% 2 0 2
Left-Green Movement V 1,978 11.47% 1 0 1
People's Party F 1,510 8.75% 1 0 1
Centre Party M 1,278 7.41% 0 1 1
Social Democratic Alliance S 1,195 6.93% 0 0 0
Pirate Party P 1,081 6.27% 0 0 0
Reform Party C 1,063 6.16% 0 0 0
Icelandic Socialist Party J 728 4.22% 0 0 0
Liberal Democratic Party O 73 0.42% 0 0 0
Valid Votes 17,251 100.00% 7 1 8
Blank Votes 382 2.16%
Rejected Votes – Other 35 0.20%
Total Polled 17,668 82.02%
Registered Electors 21,541

References[change | change source]

  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 2 September 2022.