1844 Icelandic parliamentary election

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

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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. Gudmundur Halfdanarson (2008) Historical Dictionary of Iceland, Scarecrow Press, p52
  3. Lijphart and Grofman, p103
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