2010 Icelandic municipal elections
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The Icelandic municipal elections of 2010 were held on 29 May in that year to elect the municipal councils of Iceland.
Results
Party | Seats | +/– | |
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Independence Party | 117 | -13 | |
Progressive Party | 51 | +6 | |
Social Democratic Alliance | 42 | +7 | |
Left-Green Movement | 15 | +1 | |
Best Party | 6 | New | |
Liberal Party | 1 | -2 | |
Other party lists | 186 | -23 | |
Independents | 94 | +1 | |
Total | 512 | -17 | |
Source: Statistics Iceland, Statistics Iceland |
Reykjavík
A new political party called
Campaign
The Best Party led in the
Political analysts saw the strong support for the Best Party being due to the
Results
The results saw the Best Party become the largest party on the council with 6 of the 15 seats, but short of a majority.[6] They defeated the Independence Party of incumbent mayor Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir into second place with 33.6% of the vote, compared to 34.7% for the Best Party.[6] The results were described as "a shock" by the Icelandic Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, with the leader of the Best Party, Jón Gnarr saying he should now become mayor of Reykjavík.[7]
Gnarr has since formed a coalition with the Social Democrats and was mayor until June 16, 2014.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Best Party | 20,666 | 34.72 | 6 | New | |
Independence Party | 20,006 | 33.61 | 5 | –2 | |
Social Democratic Alliance | 11,344 | 19.06 | 3 | –1 | |
Left-Green Movement | 4,255 | 7.15 | 1 | –1 | |
Progressive Party | 1,629 | 2.74 | 0 | –1 | |
Reykjavík Candidacy List | 681 | 1.14 | 0 | New | |
List of Candidates for Honesty | 668 | 1.12 | 0 | New | |
Liberal Party | 274 | 0.46 | 0 | –1 | |
Total | 59,523 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 59,523 | 94.45 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 3,496 | 5.55 | |||
Total votes | 63,019 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 85,808 | 73.44 |
References
- ^ a b "Joke Party Gets Pure Majority in Reykjavík". Iceland Review. 2010-05-22. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ^ a b c "Simply the best set to win local election in Iceland". AFP. 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ^ a b Casey, Michael (2010-05-28). "Iceland's Ire Helps Comic's Campaign Take Fire". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ^ Casey, Michael (2010-05-30). "Offbeat Party Wins Iceland Vote". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ^ "Support for Best Party in Reykjavík Election Drops". Iceland Review. 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ^ a b "Best Party wins polls in Iceland's Reykjavík". BBC News Online. 2010-05-30. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ^ "Satiric political party wins council poll in Iceland". sifynews. 2010-05-30. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2010-05-30.