Sveitarstjórnarkosningar - 01.03.1999, Side 8

Contents
Preface .......................................................................................................... 3
Introduction ..................................................................................................... 7
1. Legislation conceming local govemment elections............................................................... 7
2. Suffrage and eligibility...................................................................................... 7
3. Election procedure and reporting............................................................................. 13
4. General overview oflocal govemment elections 1930-1998....................................................... 18
5. Voters on the electoral roll................................................................................. 19
6. Participation................................................................................................ 19
7. Absentee votes............................................................................................... 19
8. Candidates................................................................................................... 19
9. Votes cast................................................................................................... 28
10. Allocation of seats to candidate lists...................................................................... 28
11. Representatives elected..................................................................................... 29
12. Representatives re-elected and elected for the first time................................................... 39
13. Elections on the amalgamation of municipalities between the 1994 and 1998 local govemment elections.... 42
14. Changes in municipal boundaries and status since the 1994 elections......................................... 46
15. English summary............................................................................................. 54
Summary tables
Summary 1. Summary table on local govemment elections 1930-1998 ............................................ 8
Summary 2. Various rates and ratios in local government elections 23 May 1998 .............................. 12
Summary 3. Municipalities and voters on the electoral roll by participation rates in local govemment
elections 23 May 1998 .............................................................................. 14
Summary 4. Candidates for proportional voting in local govemment elections 23 May 1998, by sex.............. 16
Summary 5. Results in municipalities with proportional voting in local govemment elections 1974-1998.......... 20
Summary 6. Local govemments elected 23 May 1998 by number of representatives, males and females.......... 30
Summary 7. Representatives elected in local govemment elections 23 May 1998, by sex and age........... 32
Summary 8. Representatives elected in local govemment elections 1958-1998, by sex and age............. 36
Summary 9. Representatives of political organizations re-elected and elected for the first time in municipalities
with proportional voting in local govemment elections 23 May 1998 ............................ 39
Summary 10. Representatives elected in local govemment elections 23 May 1998, by sex and age and
by size-class of municipality....................................................................... 40
Summary 11. Representatives elected in local govemment elections 1974-1994 and re-elected 23 May 1998,
by sex and age...................................................................................... 44
Summary 12. Representatives re-elected in local govemment elections 23 May 1998, by earlier terms of office ... 46
Summary 13. Elections on the amalgamation of municipalities between local govemment elections 1994 and 1998 .. 47
Summary 14. Municipalities and representatives elected in local govemment elections 1950-1998 and
voters on the electoral roll 1974-1998, by regions.................................................. 52
Main tables
Table 1. Voters on the electoral roll and votes cast in local govemment elections 23 May 1998............... 58
Table 2. Representatives elected in local govemment elections 23 May 1998 .................................. 68
Table 3. Overview of candidates and results in municipalities with proportional voting in
local govemment elections 23 May 1998 ........................................................ 72
Table 4. Candidates and results in municipalities with proportional voting in local govemment elections
23 May 1998......................................................................................... 73
Table 5. Names of representatives elected in local govemment elections 23 May 1998 ......................... 80
Reports on elections............................................................................................. 89
The series Statistics of Iceland.................................................................................. 90