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Alþingiskosningar 1995
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ency. In case this number includes a fraction, the next
integer above is chosen.
If the votes of the list with the lowest number of votes are
less than two thirds of the allocation quota the list cannot be
considered for allocation according to this article. The votes
of this list must then be subtracted from the total number of
votes and the allocation quota recalculated. If the same
applies to the list with the second lowest number of votes, the
same process is repeated, and so on as long as there is a list
with votes less than two thirds of the current allocation quota.
Article 112 decides the distribution of the remaining seats.
They shall be distributed to national political organizations
which have already had a seat allocated according to Article
111. The procedure is as follows:
1. The total number of votes received by each national
political organization is divided by a number higher by
1, 2, 3, etc. than the number of seats it has received
according to Article 111.
2. The first seat then goes to the national political organi-
zation with the highest results, the second to the one with
the highest remaining results, and so on.
Article 113 provides for the allocation of the seats distrib-
uted according to Article 112. Candidate lists qualify for
allocation if they have received not less than one third of the
original allocation quota. Seats cannot be allocated to a list
in a constituency which already has its full number of seats
allocated.
The allocation quotas shall be recalculated comprising
only the votes and seats of lists that have not received their
full number of seats. For further allocation of seats a new vote
index is calculated by subtracting the new allocation quotas
multiplied by the number of seats already received from the
total number of votes received by the list. When a list
receives a seat according to this article the vote index is
recalculated by subtracting the allocation quota from the
previous vote index. Allocation quotas and vote indices shall
be recalculated as soon as a national political organization
has received its full number of seats.
The allocation of seats according to this article takes place
in three stages. A seat is allocated to the list with the highest
allocation ratio, i.e. vote index as percentage of allocation
quota, of the lists remaining for consideration. Allocation
shall be confined to each stage as long as possible, and if
necessary the allocation quota shall be recalculated before
moving to the next stage.
lst stage: The first seats are allocated to lists that received
at least four fifths of the allocation quota. This stage closes
when no such lists remain, the allocation quota and vote
indexes having been recalculated if necessary as described
above.
2nd stage: Now one seat shall be allocated in constituen-
cies where none was allocated in the 1 st stage, if possible.
However, a list with less than 7% of the votes cannot be
considered in the 2nd stage.
3rd stage: The remaining seats are now allocated.
Allocation of seats in the Althingi is shown step by step in
Tables 4-8. Þjóðvaki, the People’s Movement, had 2,952
votes per seat, the Social Democratic Party 2,692 votes, the
Women ’s Alliance 2,677 votes, the People ’s Alliance 2,622
votes, the Progressive Party 2,566 votes and, finally, the
Independence Party 2,447 votes per seat.
Full equality between the political organizations was
reached which also was the case in the 1991 general elec-
tions. Then, however, one organization which received a
total number of votes higher than the lowest number of votes
per elected members of the Althingi did not gain a seat
according to Article 111 and thus did not qualify for alloca-
tion according to Articles 112and 113. In the 1995elections
there was no such case.
Summary 20 shows the number of seats in each constitu-
ency allocated to each political organization, based on con-
stituency and national results.
9. Changes in candidate lists
The voter can change the order of the candidates on the list
he or she votes for by either re-numbering the candidates or
by striking out names. The first seat goes to the candidate
with the highest number of votes for the first seat, the second
seat goes to the candidate with the highest number of votes
for the first and second seats, and so on. Changes in the
candidate lists had no effect on the order of the candidates in
the elections.
10. Elected Members of the Althingi
Members of the Althingi elected in the general elections of 8
April 1995 are listed in Table 9. Alternate members elected
for each political organization are also listed.
Five members of the Althingi elected in 1991 had resigned
during the election period and were permanently replaced by
alternate members.
One member of the outgoing Althingi did not stand for
election while seven other members standing for election
were so low on the candidate lists that they were obviously
not aiming at regaining a seat in the Althingi. Two more
member were in a position on the list that, although not very
low, would not have sufficed for a seat in the 1991 general
elections and was notre-elected this time. Forty-fourformer
members were re-elected and six lost their seats.
Nineteen members elected in 1995 had not been elected in
1991. One of these had earlier been elected as a member
while among the remaining 18 new members of the Althingi
five had taken seats as alternate members before the 1995
elections.
Among the re-elected members, one had changed political
organizations. Only four members were elected in constitu-
encies where they were not domiciled.
Summary 21 shows the number of men and women elected
in general elections 1874-1995. The oldest member elected
in 1995 was 64 years old on election day, while the youngest
one was 30 years old. The mean age of members of the
Althingi was 47.7 years on election day. Among the mem-
bers elected one was elected for the first time in 1963 and he
has served the longest time, although not continuously, a
total of 27.8 years. The 44 members whohad previously been
elected to the Althingi had on the average served 9.7 years.