South (Althing constituency)

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
RegionSouthern
Southern Peninsula
Population61,545 (2022)[1]
Electorate38,424 (2021)
Area31,797 km2 (2018)[2]
Current Constituency
Created1959
Seats
List
  • 9 (2003–present)
  • 5 (1987–2003)
  • 6 (1959–1987)
Member of the Althing[3]
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
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

  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 9 September 2022.
  4. "Population by municipalities, sex and age 1 January 1998-2025". PxWeb. Retrieved 2025-05-06.