South (Althing constituency)

South
South
Suður
Constituency; for the Althing
	Location of South within Iceland
Municipality	List Árborg ; Ásahreppur ; Bláskógabyggð ; Flóahreppur ; Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur ; Grindavíkurbær ; Hornafjörður ; Hrunamannahreppur ; Hveragerði ; Mýrdalshreppur ; Ölfus ; Rangárþing eystra ; Rangárþing ytra ; Reykjanesbær ; Skaftárhreppur ; Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur ; Suðurnesjabær ; Vestmannaeyjar ; Vogar ;
Region	Southern; Southern Peninsula
Population	61,545 (2022)
Electorate	38,424 (2021)
Area	31,797 km2 (2018)
Current Constituency
Created	1959
Seats	List 9 (2003–present) ; 5 (1987–2003) ; 6 (1959–1987) ;
Member of the Althing	List Ásmundur Friðriksson (D) ; Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir (F) ; Birgir Þórarinsson (D) ; Guðbrandur Einarsson (C) ; Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir (D) ; Hafdís Hrönn Hafsteinsdóttir (B) ; Jóhann Friðrik Friðriksson (B) ; Oddný G. Harðardóttir (S) ; Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (B) ; Vilhjálmur Árnason (D) ;
Created from	List Árnessýsla ; Rangárvallasýsla ; Vestmannaeyjar ; West Skaftafellssýsla ; Eastern ; Reykjanes ;

South (Icelandic: Suður) is a constituency of Iceland. It was created in 1959. In 2024, it had 41,002 registered electors. The population was 65,009.^[4]

Election results

Party			Votes	%	Seats
Party			Votes	%	Con.	Com.	Tot.
	Independence Party	D	7,296	24.55%	3	0	3
	Progressive Party	B	7,111	23.93%	3	0	3
	People's Party	F	3,837	12.91%	1	0	1
	Social Democratic Alliance	S	2,270	7.64%	1	0	1
	Centre Party	M	2,207	7.43%	1	0	1
	Left-Green Movement	V	2,200	7.40%	0	0	0
	Reform Party	C	1,845	6.21%	0	1	1
	Pirate Party	P	1,660	5.59%	0	0	0
	Icelandic Socialist Party	J	1,094	3.68%	0	0	0
	Liberal Democratic Party	O	193	0.65%	0	0	0
Valid Votes			29,713	100.00%	9	1	10
Blank Votes			595	1.96%
Rejected Votes – Other			73	0.24%
Total Polled			30,381	79.07%
Registered Electors			38,424

References

↑ "MAN02001: Population by municipalities, sex and age 1 January 1998-2022". Reykjavík, Iceland: Statistics Iceland. Retrieved 8 July 2022.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Sveitarfélagasjá". Akranes, Iceland: Landmælingar Íslands. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
↑ "Alþingismenn - Þingmenn og embætti" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
↑ "Population by municipalities, sex and age 1 January 1998-2025". PxWeb. Retrieved 2025-05-06.^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] "MAN02001: Population by municipalities, sex and age 1 January 1998-2022". Reykjavík, Iceland: Statistics Iceland. Retrieved 8 July 2022.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Sveitarfélagasjá". Akranes, Iceland: Landmælingar Íslands. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

[3] "Alþingismenn - Þingmenn og embætti" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Retrieved 9 September 2022.

[4] "Population by municipalities, sex and age 1 January 1998-2025". PxWeb. Retrieved 2025-05-06.^{[permanent dead link]}

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