South (Althing constituency)


South is one of the six multi-member constituencies of the Althing, the national legislature of Iceland. The constituency was established in 2003 following the re-organisation of constituencies across Iceland when the Southern constituency was merged with municipalities of Gerðahreppur, Grindavík, Reykjanesbær, Sandgerði and Vatnsleysustrandarhreppur from the Reykjanes constituency and the municipality of Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður from the Eastern constituency. South consists of the Southern and Southern Peninsula regions. The constituency currently elects nine of the 63 members of the Althing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2024 parliamentary election it had 41,002 registered electors.

History

In September 1997 Prime Minister Davíð Oddsson appointed a committee headed by Friðrik Klemenz Sophusson to review the division of constituencies in Iceland and the organisation of elections. The committee's report was published in October 1998 and recommended, amongst other things, that the number of constituencies be reduced and that they be more equal in population size. The Althing passed an amendment to the constitution in June 1999 which removed the reference to specific eight constituencies contained within Article 31 and instead simply stated that there would be six or seven constituencies and that the Althing would determine the boundaries between the constituencies. The amendment also required that if, following an election to Althing, the number of registered electors per seat in any constituency is less than half of that in another constituency, the National Electoral Commission shall change the allocation of seats so as to reduce the imbalance.
South was one of six constituencies established by the "Elections to the Althing Act no. 24/2000" passed by the Althing in May 2000. The Act initially allocated ten seats to the constituency - nine constituency seats and one compensatory seat.

Electoral system

South currently elects nine of the 63 members of the Althing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. Constituency seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method. Compensatory seats are calculated based on the national vote and are allocated using the D'Hondt method at the constituency level. Only parties that reach the 5% national threshold compete for compensatory seats.

Election results

Summary

Detailed

2020s

2024
Results of the 2024 parliamentary election held on 30 November 2024:
The following candidates were elected:
Results of the 2021 parliamentary election held on 25 September 2021:
The following candidates were elected:
  • Constituency seats - Ásmundur Friðriksson, 4,770.50 votes; Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir, 3,835.67 votes; Birgir Þórarinsson, 2,199.67 votes; Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir, 7,275.33 votes; Hafdís Hrönn Hafsteinsdóttir, 4,742.67 votes; Jóhann Friðrik Friðriksson, 5,917.17 votes; Oddný G. Harðardóttir, 2,259.33 votes; Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, 7,096.33 votes; and Vilhjálmur Árnason, 6,057.17 votes.
  • Compensatory seats - Guðbrandur Einarsson, 1,835.67 votes.

    2010s

2017
Results of the 2017 parliamentary election held on 28 October 2017:
The following candidates were elected:
  • Constituency seats - Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, 3,308.00 votes; Ásmundur Friðriksson, 5,588.00 votes; Birgir Þórarinsson, 3,991.33 votes; Karl Gauti Hjaltason, 2,497.67 votes; Oddný G. Harðardóttir, 2,650.67 votes; Páll Magnússon, 6,917.83 votes; Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, 5,227.50 votes; Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir, 3,914.50 votes; Vilhjálmur Árnason, 4,723.17 votes.
  • Compensatory seats - Smári McCarthy, 1,959.00 votes.
    2016
Results of the 2016 parliamentary election held on 29 October 2016:
The following candidates were elected:
  • Constituency seats - Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, 2,742.00 votes; Ásmundur Friðriksson, 7,306.25 votes; Jóna Sólveig Elínardóttir, 1,978.33 votes; Páll Magnússon, 8,444.88 votes; Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, 5,104.75 votes; Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir, 3,859.25 votes; Smári McCarthy, 3,428.33 votes; Unnur Brá Konráðsdóttir, 5,318.25 votes; and Vilhjálmur Árnason, 6,390.88 votes.
  • Compensatory seats - Oddný G. Harðardóttir, 1,721.00 votes.
    2013
Results of the 2013 parliamentary election held on 27 April 2013:
The following candidates were elected:
  • Constituency seats - Ásmundur Friðriksson, 5,421.0 votes; Haraldur Einarsson, 5,783.6 votes; Oddný G. Harðardóttir, 2,714.3 votes; Páll Jóhann Pálsson, 6,945.6 votes; Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir, 7,519.9 votes; Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, 9,256.3 votes; Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir, 8,099.8 votes; Unnur Brá Konráðsdóttir, 6,605.9 votes; and Vilhjálmur Árnason, 4,791.9 votes.
  • Compensatory seats - Páll Valur Björnsson, 1,199.0 votes.

    2000s

2009
Results of the 2009 parliamentary election held on 25 April 2009:
The following candidates were elected:
  • Constituency seats - Árni Johnsen, 4,781.2 votes; Atli Gíslason, 4,579.7 votes; Björgvin G. Sigurðsson, 6,925.3 votes; Eygló Harðardóttir, 3,993.7 votes; Oddný G. Harðardóttir, 6,344.0 votes; Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir, 6,903.7 votes; Róbert Marshall, 5,094.3 votes; Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, 5,363.0 votes; and Unnur Brá Konráðsdóttir, 4,897.8 votes.
  • Compensatory seats - Margrét Tryggvadóttir, 1,374.0 votes.
    2007
Results of the 2007 parliamentary election held on 12 May 2007:
The following candidates were elected:
Results of the 2003 parliamentary election held on 10 May 2003:
The following candidates were elected:
  • Constituency seats - Árni Ragnar Árnason, 7,214.5 votes; Björgvin G. Sigurðsson, 5,569.5 votes; Drífa Hjartardóttir, 5,911.8 votes; Guðjón Hjörleifsson, 4,807.8 votes; Guðni Ágústsson, 5,905.2 votes; Hjálmar Árnason, 4,441.7 votes; Lúðvík Bergvinsson, 6,433.0 votes; Magnús Þór Hafsteinsson, 2,188.0 votes; and Margrét Frímannsdóttir, 7,404.6 votes.
  • Compensatory seats - Jón Gunnarsson, 4,652.5 votes.