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1844 Icelandic parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland in 1844.[1] They were the first elections in the country's history.[2]

Electoral system

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The Althing was composed of 26 members, twenty of which were elected and six of which were appointed by the monarch. The twenty members were elected in single-member constituencies by plurality voting. Each voter had two votes, with the runner-up becoming the MP's deputy.[3] Voting was restricted to male property owners over the age of 25.[2]

The constituencies were the counties of Iceland in addition to Reykjavík, the country's capital and only market town at the time.

Results

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Elected members

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Member Constituency
Jón Johnsen Árnessýsla
Eyjólfur Einarsson Barðastrandarsýsla
Hannes Stephensen Borgarfjarðarsýsla
Þorvaldur Sívertsen Dalasýsla
Stefán Jónsson Eyjafjarðarsýsla
Jón Guðmundsson Gullbringu- og Kjósarsýsla
Þorgrímur Tómasson Gullbringu- og Kjósarsýsla
Magnús R. Ólsen Húnavatnssýsla
Jón Sigurðsson Ísafjarðarsýsla
Helgi Helgason Mýrasýsla
Þorsteinn Gunnarsson Norður-Múlasýsla
Jakob Pétursson Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla
Skúli Thorarensen Rangárvallasýsla
Árni Helgason Reykjavík
Jón Guðmundsson Skaftafellssýsla
Jón Samsonarson Skagafjarðarsýsla
Kristján Magnusen Snæfellsnessýsla
Ásgeir Einarsson Strandasýsla
Sveinn Sveinsson Suður-Múlasýsla
Þorsteinn Pálsson Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla

Appointed members

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Bjarni Thorsteinsson
Björn Blöndal
Halldór Jónsson
Helgi Thordersen
Páll Melsteð
Þórður Jónasson
Þórður Sveinbjörnsson

References

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  1. ^ Arend Lijphart and Bernard Grofman (2007) The Evolution of Electoral and Party Systems in the Nordic Countries, Algora Publishing, p105
  2. ^ a b Gudmundur Halfdanarson (2008) Historical Dictionary of Iceland, Scarecrow Press, p52
  3. ^ Lijphart and Grofman, p103