Southern (Althing constituency)


Southern was one of the multi-member constituencies of the Althing, the national legislature of Iceland. The constituency was established in 1959 following the nationwide extension of proportional representation for elections to the Althing. It was abolished in 2003 following the re-organisation of constituencies across Iceland when it was merged with the municipalities of Gerðahreppur, Grindavík, Reykjanesbær, Sandgerði and Vatnsleysustrandarhreppur from the Reykjanes constituency and the municipality of Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður from the Eastern constituency to form the South constituency. Southern was conterminous with the Southern region.

Election results

Detailed

1990s

1999
Results of the 1999 parliamentary election held on 8 May 1999:
The following candidates were elected:
Results of the 1995 parliamentary election held on 8 April 1995:
The following candidates were elected:
Results of the 1991 parliamentary election held on 20 April 1991:
The following candidates were elected:

1980s

1987
Results of the 1987 parliamentary election held on 25 April 1987:
The following candidates were elected:
Results of the 1983 parliamentary election held on 23 April 1983:
The following candidates were elected:

1970s

1979
Results of the 1979 parliamentary election held on 2 and 3 December 1979:
The following candidates were elected:
  • Constituency seats - Eggert Haukdal, 1,484 votes; Garðar Sigurðsson, 1,531 votes; Jón Helgason, 3,077 votes; Magnús Helgi Magnússon, 1,535 votes; Steinþór Gestsson, 2,425 votes; and Þórarinn Sigurjónsson, 3,355 votes.
  • Compensatory seats - Guðmundur Karlsson, 2,225 votes.
    1978
Results of the 1978 parliamentary election held on 25 June 1978:
The following candidates were elected:
  • Constituency seats - Eggert Haukdal, 3,211 votes; Garðar Sigurðsson, 1,941 votes; Guðmundur Karlsson, 2,965 votes; Jón Helgason, 2,245 votes; Magnús Helgi Magnússon, 1,741 votes; and Þórarinn Sigurjónsson, 2,446 votes.
    1974
Results of the 1974 parliamentary election held on 30 June 1974:
The following candidates were elected:
  • Constituency seats - Garðar Sigurðsson, 1,366 votes; Guðlaugur Gíslason, 3,713 votes; Ingólfur Jónsson, 4,056 votes; Jón Helgason, 2,945 votes; Steinþór Gestsson, 3,378 votes; and Þórarinn Sigurjónsson, 3,210 votes.
    1971
Results of the 1971 parliamentary election held on 13 June 1971:
The following candidates were elected:
  • Constituency seats - Ágúst Þorvaldsson, 3,047 votes; Björn Fr. Björnsson, 2,788 votes; Garðar Sigurðsson, 1,391 votes; Guðlaugur Gíslason, 3,293 votes; Ingólfur Jónsson, 3,599 votes; and Steinþór Gestsson, 2,994 votes.

1960s

1967
Results of the 1967 parliamentary election held on 11 June 1967:
The following candidates were elected:
  • Constituency seats - Ágúst Þorvaldsson, 3,056 votes; Björn Fr. Björnsson, 2,801 votes; Guðlaugur Gíslason, 3,273 votes; Ingólfur Jónsson, 3,576 votes; Karl Guðjónsson, 1,122 votes; and Steinþór Gestsson, 2,981 votes.
    1963
Results of the 1963 parliamentary election held on 9 June 1963:
The following candidates were elected:
  • Constituency seats - Ágúst Þorvaldsson, 2,996 votes; Björn Fr. Björnsson, 2,748 votes; Guðlaugur Gíslason, 3,110 votes; Helgi Bergs, 2,496 votes; Ingólfur Jónsson, 3,401 votes; and Sigurður Ó. Ólafsson, 2,831 votes.

1950s

October 1959
Results of the October 1959 parliamentary election held on 25 and 26 October 1959:
The following candidates were elected:
  • Constituency seats - Ágúst Þorvaldsson, 2,796 votes; Björn Fr. Björnsson, 2,563 votes; Guðlaugur Gíslason, 2,962 votes; Ingólfur Jónsson, 3,232 votes; Karl Guðjónsson, 1,053 votes; and Sigurður Ó. Ólafsson, 2,693 votes.