Icelandic parliamentary election, 1844

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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

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]

Results

Elected members

Member Constituency
Jón JohnsenÁrnessýsla
Eyjólfur EinarssonBarðastrandarsýsla
Hannes StephensenBorgarfjarðarsýsla
Þorvaldur SívertsenDalasýsla
Stefán JónssonEyjafjarðarsýsla
Jón GuðmundssonGullbringu–Kjósarsýsla
Þorgrímur TómassonGullbringu–Kjósarsýsla
Magnús R. ÓlsenHúnavatnssýsla
Jón SigurðssonÍsafjarðarsýsla
Helgi HelgasonMýrasýsla
Þorsteinn GunnarssonNorður-Múlasýsla
Jakob PéturssonNorður-Þingeyjarsýsla
Skúli ThorarensenRangárvallasýsla
Árni HelgasonReykjavík
Jón GuðmundssonSkaftafellssýsla
Jón SamsonarsonSkagafjarðarsýsla
Kristján MagnusenSnæfellsnessýsla
Ásgeir EinarssonStrandasýsla
Sveinn SveinssonSuður-Múlasýsla
Þorsteinn PálssonSuður-Þingeyjarsýsla

Appointed members

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

References

  1. ↑ Arend Lijphart and Bernard Grofman (2007) The Evolution of Electoral and Party Systems in the Nordic Countries, Algora Publishing, p105
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gudmundur Halfdanarson (2008) Historical Dictionary of Iceland, Scarecrow Press, p52
  3. ↑ Lijphart and Grofman, p103