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of the

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, the national

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. The constituency was established in 1959 following the nationwide extension of

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for elections to the Althing. It was abolished in 2003 when the constituency was merged into the

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Members of Parliament

Election results

Summary

(Excludes compensatory seats.)

Detailed

1999

Results of the 1999 parliamentary election held on 8 May 1999: The following candidates were elected: Arnbjörg Sveinsdóttir (D), 1,892 votes;

Einar Már Sigurðarson Einar Már Sigurðarson (born 29 October 1951) is an Icelandic politician. He served as a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) from 1999 to 2009 for the Social Democratic Alliance, first as an MP for the Eastern constituency (1999–2003) ...

(S), 1,529 votes;

Halldór Ásgrímsson Halldór Ásgrímsson (pronounced ; 8 September 1947 – 18 May 2015) was an Icelandic politician, who served as prime minister of Iceland from 2004 to 2006 and was leader of the Progressive Party from 1994 to 2006. Education and early life Hal ...

(B), 2,769 votes;

Jón Kristjánsson Jón Kristjánsson (17 May 1920 – 16 February 1996) was an Icelandic cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It ...

(B), 2,766 votes; and

Þuríður Backman Þuríður Backman (born 8 January 1948) is a member of parliament of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament. She is a member of the Left-Green Movement The Left-Green Movement ( is, Vinstrihreyfingin – grænt framboð), officially the Lef ...

(U), 790 votes.

1995

Results of the 1995 parliamentary election held on 8 April 1995: The following candidates were elected: Arnbjörg Sveinsdóttir (D), 1,754 votes; Egill Jónsson (D), 1,689 votes;

(B), 3,667 votes; Hjörleifur Guttormsson (G), 1,206 votes; and

(B), 3,647 votes.

1991

Results of the 1991 parliamentary election held on 20 April 1991: The following candidates were elected: Egill Jónsson (D), 1,617 votes;

Gunnlaugur Stefánsson Gunnlaugur is an Icelandic given name, originally from Old Norse Gunnlaugr . Notable people with the name include: * Gunnlaugur Jónsson (born 1974), Icelandic football manager * Gunnlaugur Scheving (1904–1972), Icelandic painter * Gunnlaugr L ...

(A), 803 votes;

(B), 3,219 votes; Hjörleifur Guttormsson (G), 1,475 votes; and

(B), 3,205 votes.

1987

Results of the 1987 parliamentary election held on 25 April 1987: The following candidates were elected: Egill Jónsson (D), 1,289 votes;

(B), 3,090 votes; Hjörleifur Guttormsson (G), 1,839 votes;

(B), 3,033 votes; and Sverrir Hermannsson (D), 1,263 votes.

1983

Results of the 1983 parliamentary election held on 23 April 1983: The following candidates were elected: Egill Jónsson (D), 1,543 votes;

(B), 2,655 votes; Helgi Seljan (G), 2,091 votes; Hjörleifur Guttormsson (G), 1,882 votes; Sverrir Hermannsson (D), 1,714 votes; and

Tómas Árnason Tómas Árnason (21 July 1923 – 24 December 2014) was an Icelandic politician and former minister. He was the Minister of Finance of Iceland from 1978 to 1979. He was the governor of Central Bank of Iceland The Central Bank of Icela ...

(B), 2,390 votes.

1979

Results of the 1979 parliamentary election held on 2 and 3 December 1979: The following candidates were elected: Egill Jónsson (D), 1,224 votes;

(B), 2,666 votes; Helgi Seljan (G), 2,154 votes; Hjörleifur Guttormsson (G), 1,934 votes; Sverrir Hermannsson (D), 1,359 votes; and

(B), 2,955 votes.

1978

Results of the 1978 parliamentary election held on 25 June 1978: The following candidates were elected: Helgi Seljan (G), 2,210 votes; Hjörleifur Guttormsson (G), 1,953 votes;

Lúðvík Jósepsson Lúdvik Jósepsson ( Icelandic: Lúðvík Aðalsteinn Jósepsson) (16 June 1914 – 18 November 1994, born in Nes in Norðfjörður) Jósepsson was an Icelandic politician, he was a member of the People's Alliance (Iceland) and party chairman i ...

(G), 2,446 votes; Sverrir Hermannsson (D), 1,045 votes;

(B), 2,171 votes; and

Vilhjálmur Hjálmarsson Vilhjálmur Hjálmarsson (20 September 1914 – 14 July 2014) was an Icelandic politician and former minister. External links Non auto-biography of Vilhjálmur Hjálmarsson on the parliament website 1914 births 2014 deaths Vilhjal ...

(B), 2,427 votes.

1974

Results of the 1974 parliamentary election held on 30 June 1974: The following candidates were elected:

(B), 2,150 votes; Helgi Seljan (G), 798 votes;

(G), 1,594 votes; Sverrir Hermannsson (D), 1,334 votes;

(B), 2,388 votes; and

(B), 2,674 votes.

1971

Results of the 1971 parliamentary election held on 13 June 1971: The following candidates were elected:

Eysteinn Jónsson Eysteinn Jónsson (13 November 1906 – 11 August 1993) was an Icelandic politician and former minister. He was the Minister of Finance of Iceland from 1934 to 1939 and from 1950 to 1954 and from 1954 to 1958. He served as speaker of the Althing ...

(B), 2,564 votes; Helgi Seljan (G), 718 votes;

(G), 1,435 votes; Páll Þorsteinsson (B), 2,306 votes; Sverrir Hermannsson (D), 1,126 votes; and

(B), 2,051 votes.

1967

Results of the 1967 parliamentary election held on 11 June 1967: The following candidates were elected:

(B), 2,894 votes; Jónas Pétursson (D), 1,185 votes;

(G), 1,017 votes; Páll Þorsteinsson (B), 2,605 votes; and

(B), 2,315 votes.

1963

Results of the 1963 parliamentary election held on 9 June 1963: The following candidates were elected:

(B), 2,803 votes;

(B), 2,529 votes; Jónas Pétursson (D), 1,101 votes;

(G), 905 votes; and Páll Þorsteinsson (B), 2,243 votes.

October 1959

Results of the October 1959 parliamentary election held on 25 and 26 October 1959: The following candidates were elected:

(B), 2,918 votes;

(B), 2,627 votes; Jónas Pétursson (D), 1,119 votes;

(G), 989 votes; and Páll Þorsteinsson (B), 2,335 votes.

References

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