Northeast (Althing constituency)

one of the six constituencies (kjördæmi) of Iceland

Northeast (Icelandic: Norðaustur) is a constituency of Iceland. It was created in 1959.

Northeast
Norðaustur
Constituency
Althing
Outline map
Location of Northeast within Iceland
Municipality
List
  • Akureyri
  • Dalvíkurbyggð
  • Eyjafjarðarsveit
  • Fjallabyggð
  • Fjarðabyggð
  • Fljótsdalshreppur
  • Grýtubakkahreppur
  • Hörgársveit
  • Langanesbyggð
  • Múlaþing
  • Norðurþing
  • Skútustaðahreppur
  • Svalbarðshreppur
  • Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur
  • Tjörneshreppur
  • Vopnafjörður
  • Þingeyjarsveit
RegionEastern
Northeastern
Population42,192 (2022)[1]
Electoral College29,847 (2021)
Area38,392 km2 (2018)[2]
Current Constituency
Created1959
Seats
List
  • 9 (2003–present)
  • 5 (1995–2003)
  • 6 (1959–1995)
Member of the Althing[3]
List
  •   Berglind Ósk Guðmundsdóttir (D)
  •   Bjarkey Gunnarsdóttir (V)
  •   Ingibjörg Ólöf Isaksen (B)
  •   Jakob Frímann Magnússon (F)
  •   Jódís Skúladóttir (V)
  •   Líneik Anna Sævarsdóttir (B)
  •   Logi Már Einarsson (S)
  •   Njáll Trausti Friðbertsson (D)
  •   Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (M)
  •   Þórarinn Ingi Pétursson (B)
Created from
List
  • Akureyri
  • Eyjafjarðarsýsla
  • North Þingeyjarsýsla
  • South Þingeyjarsýsla
  • Eastern

Election results

PartyVotes%Seats
Con.Com.Tot.
Progressive PartyB6,01625.56%303
Independence PartyD4,34618.47%202
Left-Green MovementV3,04012.92%112
Social Democratic AllianceS2,46510.47%101
Centre PartyM2,0928.89%101
People's PartyF2,0268.61%101
Reform PartyC1,2635.37%000
Pirate PartyP1,2565.34%000
Icelandic Socialist PartyJ9544.05%000
Liberal Democratic PartyO780.33%000
Valid Votes23,536100.00%9110
Blank Votes5962.46%
Rejected Votes – Other480.20%
Total Polled24,18081.01%
Registered Electors29,847

References