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of the

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, the national

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. The constituency was established as Southern ( is, Suðurland) in 1959 following the nationwide extension of

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for elections to the Althing. It was renamed South in 2003 when parts of

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and

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constituencies were merged into the Southern constituency following the re-organisation of constituencies across Iceland. South consists of the Southern and

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. The constituency currently elects nine of the 63 members of the Althing using the

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. At the 2021 parliamentary election it had 38,424 registered electors.

Electoral system

South currently elects nine of the 63 members of the Althing using the

. Constituency seats are allocated using the

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. Compensatory seats (equalisation seas) are calculated based on the national vote and are allocated using the D'Hondt method at the constituency level. Only parties that reach the 5% national threshold compete for compensatory seats.

Election results

Summary

(Excludes compensatory seats.)

Detailed

2020s

=2021

= Results of the 2021 parliamentary election held on 25 September 2021: The following candidates were elected:

Ásmundur Friðriksson Ásmundur Friðriksson (born 21 January 1956) is an Icelandic politician. He has been a member of Alþingi for the Independence Party since 2013. References {{reflist External linksBioat Alþingi The Alþingi (''general meeting'' in Ice ...

(D), 4,770.50 votes; Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir (F), 3,835.67 votes;

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(M), 2,199.67 votes; Guðbrandur Einarsson (C), 1,835.67 votes; Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir (D), 7,275.33 votes; Hafdís Hrönn Hafsteinsdóttir (B), 4,742.67 votes; Jóhann Friðrik Friðriksson (B), 5,917.17 votes;

Oddný G. Harðardóttir Oddný Guðbjörg Harðardóttir (born 9 April 1957 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic politician representing the Social Democratic Alliance. She served as Minister of Finance from 2011 to 2012, and twice as parliamentary group leader for the SDA. O ...

(S), 2,259.33 votes;

Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (pronounced �sɪːɣʏrðʏr ˈiŋgɪ ˈjouːhansɔn born 20 April 1962) is an Icelandic politician, who was the prime minister of Iceland from April 2016 to January 2017. He is the chairman of the Progressive Party. ...

(B), 7,096.33 votes; and

Vilhjálmur Árnason Vilhjálmur Árnason (born in Neskaupstaður, Iceland 1953) is professor of philosophy at the University of Iceland. Internationally, he is best known for his research on ethical aspects of controversial genetic research in Iceland by deCODE Gene ...

(D), 6,057.17 votes.

2010s

=2017

= Results of the 2017 parliamentary election held on 28 October 2017: The following candidates were elected: Ari Trausti Guðmundsson (V), 3,308.00 votes;

(D), 5,588.00 votes;

(M), 3,991.33 votes; Karl Gauti Hjaltason (F), 2,497.67 votes;

(S), 2,650.67 votes; Páll Magnússon (D), 6,917.83 votes;

(B), 5,227.50 votes; Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir (B), 3,914.50 votes;

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(P), 1,959.00 votes; and

(D), 4,723.17 votes.

=2016

= Results of the 2016 parliamentary election held on 29 October 2016: The following candidates were elected: Ari Trausti Guðmundsson (V), 2,742.00 votes;

(D), 7,306.25 votes; Jóna Sólveig Elínardóttir (C), 1,978.33 votes;

(S), 1,721.00 votes; Páll Magnússon (D), 8,444.88 votes;

(B), 5,104.75 votes; Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir (B), 3,859.25 votes;

(P), 3,428.33 votes; Unnur Brá Konráðsdóttir (D), 5,318.25 votes; and

(D), 6,390.88 votes.

=2013

= Results of the 2013 parliamentary election held on 27 April 2013: The following candidates were elected:

(D), 5,421.0 votes;

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(B), 5,783.6 votes;

(S), 2,714.3 votes; Páll Jóhann Pálsson (B), 6,945.6 votes; Páll Valur Björnsson (A), 1,199.0 votes;

Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir (born 30 September 1967) is an Icelandic politician who is the director of the OECD Development Centre. She was previously the Minister of Industry and Commerce A Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Commer ...

(D), 7,519.9 votes;

(B), 9,256.3 votes; Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir (B), 8,099.8 votes; Unnur Brá Konráðsdóttir (D), 6,605.9 votes; and

(D), 4,791.9 votes.

2000s

=2009

= Results of the 2009 parliamentary election held on 25 April 2009: The following candidates were elected:

Árni Johnsen Árni Johnsen (born 1 March 1944) is an Icelandic former politician from Vestmannaeyjar, who represented the Independence Party in the Althing as a member of the South Constituency. In 2002 he was convicted of paying for personal property using ...

(D), 4,781.2 votes; Atli Gíslason (V), 4,579.7 votes;

Björgvin G. Sigurðsson Björgvin G. Sigurðsson (born 30 October 1970) is an Icelandic politician, representing the Social Democratic Alliance. He became Iceland's first Minister of Business Affairs when the new ministry was split off from the Ministry of Industry a ...

(S), 6,925.3 votes;

Eygló Harðardóttir Eygló Harðardóttir (born 12 December 1972) is an Icelandic politician. She served as Iceland's Minister of Social Affairs and Housing 2013–2017. She has a degree in art from the University of Stockholm and has studied economics at the Univ ...

(B), 3,993.7 votes;

Margrét Tryggvadóttir Margrét Tryggvadóttir (born 20 March 1972 in Kópavogur) was a member of parliament of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament from 2009-2013 for The Movement and the Citizens' Movement. She was chair of the Movement in 2009–10. She is also no ...

(O), 1,374.0 votes;

(S), 6,344.0 votes;

(D), 6,903.7 votes;

Róbert Marshall Róbert Marshall (born 31 May 1971) is an Icelandic politician. In April 2009, he was elected as a Member of the Althing for the Reykjavik Constituency South, representing the Social Democratic Alliance (''Samfylkingin''). On 12 October 2012 he ...

(S), 5,094.3 votes;

(B), 5,363.0 votes; and Unnur Brá Konráðsdóttir (D), 4,897.8 votes.

=2007

= Results of the 2007 parliamentary election held on 12 May 2007: The following candidates were elected:

(D), 6,284.1 votes;

Árni Mathiesen Árni M. Mathiesen (born 2 October 1958 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic politician. From September 2005 through 31 January 2009, he was Minister of Finance in Iceland. From 1999 to 2005 he was Minister of Fisheries. Mathiesen was first elected t ...

(D), 8.904.2 votes; Atli Gíslason (V), 2,493.3 votes;

Bjarni Harðarson Bjarni Harðarson (born 25 December 1961 in Arnýjarhús, Hveragerði) is a bookseller, novelist, and former MP from the Icelandic Progressive Party. Election and resignation Bjarni was elected to parliament in 2007 as the eighth MP from the Sou ...

(B), 3,554.2 votes;

(S), 6,737.5 votes; Björk Guðjónsdóttir (D), 5,965.2 votes; Grétar Mar Jónsson (F), 1,755.7 votes;

Guðni Ágústsson Guðni Ágústsson (born 9 April 1949) is an Icelandic former politician who was chairman of the Progressive Party from 2007 until 17 November 2008, when he unexpectedly resigned, both as chairman of his party and as MP. He was a member of the ...

(B), 4,700.0 votes; Kjartan Ólafsson (D), 7,054.2 votes; and Lúðvík Bergvinsson (S), 4,958.0 votes.

=2003

= Results of the 2003 parliamentary election held on 10 May 2003: The following candidates were elected: Árni Ragnar Árnason (D), 7,214.5 votes;

(S), 5,569.5 votes; Drífa Hjartardóttir (D), 5,911.8 votes; Guðjón Hjörleifsson (D), 4,807.8 votes;

(B), 5,905.2 votes; Hjálmar Árnason (B), 4,441.7 votes;

Jón Gunnarsson Jón Gunnarsson (born 21 September 1956 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic politician who has been the minister of justice of Iceland since 1 February 2022. He served as minister of the interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister ...

(S), 4,652.5 votes; Lúðvík Bergvinsson (S), 6,433.0 votes; Magnús Þór Hafsteinsson (F), 2,188.0 votes; and

Margrét Frímannsdóttir Margrét Frímannsdóttir (born 29 May 1954) is an Icelandic former politician and party leader. A member of the Althing between 1987 and 2007, she first represented the People's Alliance and later the Social Democratic Alliance The Social Democ ...

(S), 7,404.6 votes.

1990s

=1999

= Results of the 1999 parliamentary election held on 8 May 1999: The following candidates were elected:

(D), 4,269 votes; Drífa Hjartardóttir (D), 4,392 votes;

(B), 3,652 votes; Ísólfur Gylfi Pálmason (B), 3,639 votes; Lúðvík Bergvinsson (S), 3,605 votes; and

(S), 3,593 votes.

=1995

= Results of the 1995 parliamentary election held on 8 April 1995: The following candidates were elected:

(D), 4,218 votes;

(B), 3,724 votes; Ísólfur Gylfi Pálmason (B), 3,761 votes; Lúðvík Bergvinsson (A), 874 votes;

(G), 2,038 votes; and

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(D), 4,254 votes.

=1991

= Results of the 1991 parliamentary election held on 20 April 1991: The following candidates were elected:

(D), 4,491 votes; Eggert Haukdal (D), 4,492 votes;

(B), 3,449 votes; Jón Helgason (B), 3,399 votes;

(G), 2,318 votes; and

(D), 4,533 votes.

1980s

=1987

= Results of the 1987 parliamentary election held on 25 April 1987: The following candidates were elected: Eggert Haukdal (D), 3,486 votes;

(B), 3,323 votes; Jón Helgason (B), 3,217 votes;

(G), 1,423 votes; Óli Þ. Guðbjartsson (S), 1,345 votes; and

(D), 3,900 votes.

=1983

= Results of the 1983 parliamentary election held on 23 April 1983: The following candidates were elected:

(D), 3,809 votes; Eggert Haukdal (D), 3,486 votes; Garðar Sigurðsson (G), 1,493 votes; Jón Helgason (B), 2,699 votes; Þórarinn Sigurjónsson (B), 2,938 votes; and

(D), 4,187 votes.

1970s

=1979

= Results of the 1979 parliamentary election held on 2 and 3 December 1979: The following candidates were elected: Eggert Haukdal (L), 1,484 votes; Garðar Sigurðsson (G), 1,531 votes; Guðmundur Karlsson (D), 2,225 votes; Jón Helgason (B), 3,077 votes; Magnús Helgi Magnússon (A), 1,535 votes; Steinþór Gestsson (D), 2,425 votes; and Þórarinn Sigurjónsson (B), 3,355 votes.