Sveitarstjórnarkosningar - 01.04.1998, Qupperneq 8

Contents
Preface ......................................................................................................................... 3
Introduction ................................................................................................................. 7
1. Legislation conceming local govemment elections.........................................................................
2. Suffrage and eligibility................................................................................................... 13
3. Election procedure and reporting........................................................................................... 15
4. General overview oflocal government elections 1930-1994 ................................................................... 18
5. Voters on the electoral roll............................................................................................... 19
6. Participation rates........................................................................................................ 19
7. Absentee votes............................................................................................................. 25
8. Candidates................................................................................................................. 25
9. Votes cast................................................................................................................. 27
10. Representatives elected ................................................................................................... 33
11. Representatives re-elected and elected for the first time................................................................. 35
12. Changes in municipal boundaries and status since the 1990 elections....................................................... 35
13. English summary........................................................................................................... 41
Summary tables
Summary 1. Summary table on local govemment elections 1930-1994.............................................................. 8
Summary 2. Various rates and ratios in local govemment elections 1994....................................................... 12
Summary 3. Municipalities and voters on the electoral roll by participation rates in local govemment elections 1994 ........ 14
Summary 4. Candidates for proportional voting in local govemment elections 1994, by sex.................................. 16
Summary 5. Results in municipalities with proportional voting in local government elections 1974-1994 ...................... 20
Summary 6. Local govemments elected 1994 by number of representatives, males and females.................................... 26
Summary 7. Representatives elected in local govemment elections 1994, by sex and age........................................ 28
Summary 8. Representatives elected in local govemment elections 1978-1994, by sex and age................................... 32
Summary 9. Representatives of political organizations re-elected and elected for the first time in municipalities
with proportional voting in local govemment elections 1994....................................................... 34
Summary 10. Representatives elected in local government elections 1994, by sex and age and by size-class of municipality. 36
Summary 11. Representatives elected in local government elections 1978-1990 and re-elected 1994, by sex and age............. 38
Summary 12. Representatives re-elected in local govemment elections 1994, by earlier terms of office........................ 40
Main tables
Table 1. Voters on the electoral roll and votes cast in local govemment elections 1994.................................... 44
Table 2. Voters on the electoral roll and votes cast in Reykjavík City Council elections 28 May 1994 ..................... 54
Table 3. Representatives elected in local govemment elections 1994 ....................................................... 55
Table 4. Overview of candidates and results in municipalities with proportional voting in local govemment elections 1994 59
Table 5. Candidates and results in municipalities with proportional voting in local government elections 1994 ............ 61
Table 6. Names of representatives elected in local govemment elections 1994 .............................................. 69
Nationwide elections on the amalgamation of municipalities in 1993 and 1994.................................................. 83
A. Municipal Amalgamation Act................................................................................................. 83
B. Proposals of the Municipal Amalgamation Regional Committees................................................................ 83
C. Elections on the amalgamation of municipalities 20 November 1993 ........................................................ 85
D. Elections on the amalgamation of municipalities in winter 1994............................................................. 89
E. Changes in municipal boundaries 1872-1995.................................................................................. 93
F. English summary........................................................................................................... 101
Summary tables
Summary I. Results of elections on the amalgamation of municipalities 20 November 1993 ..................................... 86
Summary II. Municipalities and voters on the electoral roll by participation rates in elections on the amalgamation
of municipalities 20 November 1993 ......................................................................... 88
Summary III. Municipalities by population size in elections on the amalgamation of municipalities 20 November 1993........... 89
Summary IV. Municipalities by approved rate in elections on the amalgamation of municipalities 20 November 1993 ............ 90
Summary V. Elections on the amalgamation of municipalities before 20 November 1993 ......................................... 91
Summary VI. Municipalities in Iceland 1703-1994 by regions.................................................................. 93
Summary VII. Municipalities in Iceland by population 1703 and 1901-1994..................................................... 94
Main tables
Table 1. Elections on the amalgamation of municipalities 20 November 1993................................................ 104
Table II. Elections on the amalgamation of municipalities in winter 1994 ............................................... 114
Reports on elections......................................................................................................... 116
The series Statistics of Iceland............................................................................................. 117