Westfjords (Althing constituency)
Westfjords | |
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Vestfirðir | |
Former Constituency for the Althing | |
Region | Westfjords |
Former Constituency | |
Created | 1959 |
Abolished | 2003 |
Seats | List
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Created from | |
Replaced by | Northwest |
Westfjords (
Members of Parliament
Election results
Summary
Election | People's Alliance G |
Left-Green U |
Social Democrats S / A |
Progressive B |
Independence D | ||||||||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
1999 | 268 | 5.53% | 0 | 1,144 | 23.59% | 1 | 1,124 | 23.18% | 1 | 1,436 | 29.61% | 1 | |||
1995 | 651 | 11.86% | 0 | 752 | 13.70% | 1 | 1,086 | 19.79% | 1 | 1,787 | 32.56% | 2 | |||
1991 | 619 | 10.92% | 0 | 893 | 15.76% | 1 | 1,582 | 27.92% | 1 | 1,966 | 34.69% | 2 | |||
1987 | 676 | 11.27% | 0 | 1,145 | 19.10% | 1 | 1,237 | 20.63% | 1 | 1,742 | 29.05% | 2 | |||
1983 | 723 | 13.14% | 0 | 924 | 16.79% | 1 | 1,510 | 27.43% | 2 | 1,511 | 27.45% | 2 | |||
1979 | 808 | 15.03% | 0 | 1,188 | 22.10% | 1 | 1,645 | 30.60% | 2 | 1,735 | 32.27% | 2 | |||
1978 | 937 | 17.67% | 1 | 808 | 15.24% | 1 | 1,114 | 21.01% | 1 | 1,582 | 29.84% | 2 | |||
1974 | 578 | 11.53% | 0 | 495 | 9.87% | 0 | 1,432 | 28.56% | 2 | 1,798 | 35.86% | 2 | |||
1971 | 277 | 5.56% | 0 | 464 | 9.32% | 0 | 1,510 | 30.33% | 2 | 1,499 | 30.11% | 2 | |||
1967 | 611 | 12.93% | 0 | 704 | 14.89% | 1 | 1,804 | 38.16% | 2 | 1,608 | 34.02% | 2 | |||
1963 | 744 | 15.21% | 1 | 692 | 14.15% | 0 | 1,743 | 35.63% | 2 | 1,713 | 35.02% | 2 | |||
1959 Oct | 658 | 13.06% | 0 | 680 | 13.49% | 1 | 1,744 | 34.61% | 2 | 1,957 | 38.84% | 2 |
(Excludes compensatory seats.)
Detailed
1999
Results of the 1999 parliamentary election held on 8 May 1999:[1][2][3]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
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Con. | Com. |
Tot. | |||||
Independence Party | D | 1,436 | 29.61% | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Social Democratic Alliance | S | 1,144 | 23.59% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Progressive Party | B | 1,124 | 23.18% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Liberal Party | F | 859 | 17.71% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Left-Green Movement | U | 268 | 5.53% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Humanist Party | H | 18 | 0.37% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 4,849 | 100.00% | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
Blank Votes | 98 | 1.98% | |||||
Rejected Votes – Other | 4 | 0.08% | |||||
Total Polled | 4,951 | 86.94% | |||||
Registered Electors | 5,695 |
The following candidates were elected:[4] Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson (D), 1,435 votes; Einar Oddur Kristjánsson (D), 1,422 votes; Guðjón Arnar Kristjánsson (F), 859 votes; Kristinn H. Gunnarsson (B), 1,118 votes; and Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson (S), 1,120 votes.
1995
Results of the 1995 parliamentary election held on 8 April 1995:[5] [6][7]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
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Con. | Com. |
Tot. | |||||
Independence Party | D | 1,787 | 32.56% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Progressive Party | B | 1,086 | 19.79% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Social Democratic Party | A | 752 | 13.70% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Westfjords List | M | 717 | 13.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
People's Alliance | G | 651 | 11.86% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Women's List | V | 312 | 5.68% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
National Awakening | J | 184 | 3.35% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 5,489 | 100.00% | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
Blank Votes | 72 | 1.29% | |||||
Rejected Votes – Other | 19 | 0.34% | |||||
Total Polled | 5,580 | 88.10% | |||||
Registered Electors | 6,334 |
The following candidates were elected:[8] Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson (D), 1,783 votes; Einar Oddur Kristjánsson (D), 1,784 votes; Gunnlaugur Sigmundsson (B), 1,083 votes; Kristinn H. Gunnarsson (G), 648 votes; and Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson (A), 749 votes.
1991
Results of the 1991 parliamentary election held on 20 April 1991:[9][10][11]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Con. | Com. |
Tot. | |||||
Independence Party | D | 1,966 | 34.69% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Progressive Party | B | 1,582 | 27.92% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Social Democratic Party | A | 893 | 15.76% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
People's Alliance | G | 619 | 10.92% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Women's List | V | 443 | 7.82% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
National Party and Humanist Party | Þ | 133 | 2.35% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Liberals | F | 31 | 0.55% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 5,667 | 100.00% | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
Blank Votes | 84 | 1.46% | |||||
Rejected Votes – Other | 18 | 0.31% | |||||
Total Polled | 5,769 | 87.89% | |||||
Registered Electors | 6,564 |
The following candidates were elected:[12] Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson (D), 1,942 votes; Jóna Valgerður Kristjánsdóttir (V), 443 votes; Kristinn H. Gunnarsson (G), 617 votes; Matthías Bjarnasson (D), 1,938 votes; Ólafur Þ. Þórðarson (B), 1,562 votes; and Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson (A), 890 votes.
1987
Results of the 1987 parliamentary election held on 25 April 1987:[13][14][15]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
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Con. | Com. |
Tot. | |||||
Independence Party | D | 1,742 | 29.05% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Progressive Party | B | 1,237 | 20.63% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Social Democratic Party | A | 1,145 | 19.10% | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
People's Alliance | G | 676 | 11.27% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
National Party | Þ | 663 | 11.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Women's List | V | 318 | 5.30% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Citizens' Party | S | 158 | 2.64% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Humanist Party | M | 57 | 0.95% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 5,996 | 100.00% | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
Blank Votes | 61 | 1.00% | |||||
Rejected Votes – Other | 57 | 0.93% | |||||
Total Polled | 6,114 | 89.75% | |||||
Registered Electors | 6,812 |
The following candidates were elected:[16] Karvel Pálmasson (A), 1,123 votes; Matthías Bjarnasson (D), 1,730 votes; Ólafur Þ. Þórðarson (B), 1,209 votes; Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson (A), 1,139 votes; and Þorvaldur Garðar Kristjánsson (D), 1,732 votes.
1983
Results of the 1983 parliamentary election held on 23 April 1983:[17][18][19]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
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Con. | Com. |
Tot. | |||||
Independence Party | D | 1,511 | 27.45% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Progressive Party | B | 1,510 | 27.43% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Social Democratic Party | A | 924 | 16.79% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
People's Alliance | G | 723 | 13.14% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | T | 639 | 11.61% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Alliance of Social Democrats | C | 197 | 3.58% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 5,504 | 100.00% | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
Blank Votes | 103 | 1.82% | |||||
Rejected Votes – Other | 46 | 0.81% | |||||
Total Polled | 5,653 | 88.30% | |||||
Registered Electors | 6,402 |
The following candidates were elected:[19] Karvel Pálmasson (A), 913 votes; Matthías Bjarnasson (D), 1,509 votes; Ólafur Þ. Þórðarson (B), 1,358 votes; Steingrímur Hermannsson (B), 1,509 votes; and Þorvaldur Garðar Kristjánsson (D), 1,359 votes.
1979
Results of the 1979 parliamentary election held on 2 and 3 December 1979:[20][21][22]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
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Con. | Com. |
Tot. | |||||
Independence Party | D | 1,735 | 32.27% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Progressive Party | B | 1,645 | 30.60% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Social Democratic Party | A | 1,188 | 22.10% | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
People's Alliance | G | 808 | 15.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 5,376 | 100.00% | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||
Blank Votes | 90 | 1.64% | |||||
Rejected Votes – Other | 22 | 0.40% | |||||
Total Polled | 5,488 | 89.24% | |||||
Registered Electors | 6,150 |
The following candidates were elected:[22] Karvel Pálmasson (A), 1,069 votes; Matthías Bjarnasson (D), 1,733 votes; Ólafur Þ. Þórðarson (B), 1,479 votes; Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson (A), 1,187 votes; Steingrímur Hermannsson (B), 1,645 votes; and Þorvaldur Garðar Kristjánsson (D), 1,557 votes.
1978
Results of the 1978 parliamentary election held on 25 June 1978:[23][24][25]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
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Con. | Com. |
Tot. | |||||
Independence Party | D | 1,582 | 29.84% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Progressive Party | B | 1,114 | 21.01% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
People's Alliance | G | 937 | 17.67% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Social Democratic Party | A | 808 | 15.24% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Independent Voters | H | 776 | 14.64% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Union of Liberals and Leftists | F | 85 | 1.60% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 5,302 | 100.00% | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
Blank Votes | 96 | 1.77% | |||||
Rejected Votes – Other | 13 | 0.24% | |||||
Total Polled | 5,411 | 90.90% | |||||
Registered Electors | 5,953 |
The following candidates were elected:[25] Kjartan Ólafsson (G), 937 votes; Matthías Bjarnasson (D), 1,579 votes; Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson (A), 808 votes; Steingrímur Hermannsson (B), 1,113 votes; and Þorvaldur Garðar Kristjánsson (D), 1,416 votes.
1974
Results of the 1974 parliamentary election held on 30 June 1974:[26][27][28]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
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Con. | Com. |
Tot. | |||||
Independence Party | D | 1,798 | 35.86% | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Progressive Party | B | 1,432 | 28.56% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Union of Liberals and Leftists | F | 711 | 14.18% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
People's Alliance | G | 578 | 11.53% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Social Democratic Party | A | 495 | 9.87% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Valid Votes | 5,014 | 100.00% | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||
Blank Votes | 64 | 1.26% | |||||
Rejected Votes – Other | 18 | 0.35% | |||||
Total Polled | 5,096 | 91.07% | |||||
Registered Electors | 5,596 |
The following candidates were elected:[28] Gunnlaugur Finnsson (B), 1,292 votes; Karvel Pálmason (F), 711 votes; Matthías Bjarnasson (D), 1,796 votes; Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson (A), 495 votes; Sigurlaug Bjarnadóttir (D), 599 votes; Steingrímur Hermannsson (B), 1,431 votes; and Þorvaldur Garðar Kristjánsson (D), 1,623 votes.
1971
Results of the 1971 parliamentary election held on 13 June 1971:[29][30][31]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Con. | Com. |
Tot. | |||||
Progressive Party | B | 1,510 | 30.33% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Independence Party | D | 1,499 | 30.11% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Union of Liberals and Leftists | F | 1,229 | 24.68% | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Social Democratic Party | A | 464 | 9.32% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
People's Alliance | G | 277 | 5.56% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 4,979 | 100.00% | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||
Blank Votes | 56 | 1.11% | |||||
Rejected Votes – Other | 22 | 0.44% | |||||
Total Polled | 5,057 | 90.53% | |||||
Registered Electors | 5,586 |
The following candidates were elected:[31] Bjarni Guðbjörnsson (B), 1,333 votes; Hannibal Valdimarsson (F), 1,229 votes; Karvel Pálmason (F), 615 votes; Matthías Bjarnasson (D), 1,493 votes; Steingrímur Hermannsson (B), 1,508 votes; and Þorvaldur Garðar Kristjánsson (D), 1,342 votes.
1967
Results of the 1967 parliamentary election held on 11 June 1967:[32][33][34]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
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Con. | Com. |
Tot. | |||||
Progressive Party | B | 1,804 | 38.16% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Independence Party | D | 1,608 | 34.02% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Social Democratic Party | A | 704 | 14.89% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
People's Alliance | G | 611 | 12.93% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Valid Votes | 4,727 | 100.00% | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||
Blank Votes | 110 | 2.27% | |||||
Rejected Votes – Other | 16 | 0.33% | |||||
Total Polled | 4,853 | 90.09% | |||||
Registered Electors | 5,387 |
The following candidates were elected:[34] Birgir Finnsson (A), 704 votes; Bjarni Guðbjörnsson (B), 1,621 votes; Matthías Bjarnasson (D), 1,435 votes; Sigurður Bjarnason (D), 1,604 votes; Sigurvin Einarsson (B), 1,794 votes; and Steingrímur Pálsson (G), 611 votes.
1963
Results of the 1963 parliamentary election held on 9 June 1963:[35][36][37]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Con. | Com. |
Tot. | |||||
Progressive Party | B | 1,743 | 35.63% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Independence Party | D | 1,713 | 35.02% | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
People's Alliance | G | 744 | 15.21% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Social Democratic Party | A | 692 | 14.15% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Valid Votes | 4,892 | 100.00% | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||
Blank Votes | 93 | 1.85% | |||||
Rejected Votes – Other | 51 | 1.01% | |||||
Total Polled | 5,036 | 90.90% | |||||
Registered Electors | 5,540 |
The following candidates were elected:[37] Birgir Finnsson (A), 692 votes; Hannibal Valdimarsson (G), 744 votes; Hermann Jónasson (B), 1,742 votes; Matthías Bjarnasson (D), 571 votes; Sigurður Bjarnason (D), 1,701 votes; Sigurvin Einarsson (B), 1,567 votes; and Þorvaldur Garðar Kristjánsson (D), 1,520 votes.
October 1959
Results of the October 1959 parliamentary election held on 25 and 26 October 1959:[38][39][40]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Con. | Com. |
Tot. | |||||
Independence Party | D | 1,957 | 38.84% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Progressive Party | B | 1,744 | 34.61% | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Social Democratic Party | A | 680 | 13.49% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
People's Alliance | G | 658 | 13.06% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Valid Votes | 5,039 | 100.00% | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||
Blank Votes | 69 | 1.34% | |||||
Rejected Votes – Other | 28 | 0.55% | |||||
Total Polled | 5,136 | 89.95% | |||||
Registered Electors | 5,710 |
The following candidates were elected:[40] Birgir Finnsson (A), 678 votes; Gísli Jónsson (D), 1,948 votes; Hannibal Valdimarsson (G), 658 votes; Hermann Jónasson (B), 1,741 votes; Kjartan J. Jóhannsson (D), 1,754 votes; and Sigurvin Einarsson (B), 1,566 votes.
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