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Elections
LANDSHAGIR 2013 STATISTICAL YEARBOOK OF ICELAND 2013
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Following each election to the Icelandic
legislative assembly, the Althingi, elec-
tions to local councils and the Presidency
of Iceland, Statistics Iceland publishes an
election report giving an account of the
voters and their participation in the elec-
tion, candidacies, election results and the
representatives elected.
Participation of voters in presidential
election 69.3%
A presidential election was held in Iceland
30 June 2012. The total number of voters
on the electoral roll was 235,743 or 73.8%
of the total population. Participation of
voters in the election was 163,294 or 69.3%.
Participation of male voters was 65.8% and
female voters 72.7%. The participation in
previous presidential elections was highest
in 1968, 92.2% but lowest in 2004, 62.9%.
The number of absentee votes was unusu-
ally high in the presidential election now,
38,140 votes or 23.4% of votes cast.
Six candidates took part in the election.
Valid votes were 159,207. Andrea Jóhanna
Ólafsdóttir, Ari Trausti Guðmunds-
son, Hannes Bjarnason, Herdís Þorgeirs-
dóttir, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson and Þóra
Arnórsdóttir. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
received 84,036 votes or 52.8% of valid
votes and was thus re-elected President of
Iceland for the period from 1 August 2012
until 31 July 2016.
Participation of voters in general
elections 81.5%
General elections to the Icelandic parlia-
ment, Althingi, were held 27 April 2013. The
total number of voters on the electoral roll
was 237,087 or 73.6% of the total popula-
tion. Participation of voters in the general
elections was 81.5%. Participation of female
voters was 81.9% compared with 81.1%
male voters. Eleven political organisations
offered candidate lists in the elections in all
the constituencies. A total of 63 members
were elected to Althingi, 38 men (60%) and
25 women (40%).
Proportion of elected female members
the highest so far
Local government elections took place on
29 May 2010. At that time the total number
of municipalities was 76. The number of
voters on the electoral roll in the 2010
elections was 225,855, corresponding to
71% of the population. Participation in
the election was 73.5%. There were 2,846
candidates on the 185 lists, 1,513 men
(53.2%) and 1,333 women (46.8%). All lists
were comprised of both men and women.
Women outnumbered men on 34 lists while
men outnumbered women on 95 lists. The
number of men and women was equal
on 56 lists. A total of 512 representatives
were elected to a total of 76 local councils
in 2010, 308 men (60.2%) and 204 women
(39.8%). The proportion of women in local
governments has never been higher.
Referendum 20 October 2012
The total number of voters on the
electoral roll was 236,850 or 73.9% of
the total population. Participation of
voters in the referendum was 115,890
or 48.9%. Participation of male voters
was 49.9% and 47.9% of female voters. In
the last referendum on 9 April 2011 the
participation was 75.3%.
In the referendum the number of valid
votes was 114,570; blank ballots 661 and
void ballots were 659.
The results of the referendum for the whole
country were different for the six questions
but the answer on the majority of valid
ballots was yes for each question.