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 Johnsen	Árnessýsla
Eyjólfur Einarsson	Barðastrandarsýsla
Hannes Stephensen	Borgarfjarðarsýsla
Þorvaldur Sívertsen	Dalasýsla
Stefán Jónsson	Eyjafjarðarsýsla
Jón Guðmundsson	Gullbringu–Kjósarsýsla
Þorgrímur Tómasson	Gullbringu–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

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

References

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

Elections and referendums in Iceland

Parliamentary elections	1844 1852 1858 1864 1869 1874 1880 1886 1892 1894 1900 1902 1903 1904 1908 1911 1914 1916 (Aug)¹ 1916 (Oct) 1919 1922¹ 1923 1926¹ 1927 1930¹ 1931 1933 1934 1937 1942 (Jul) 1942 (Oct) 1946 1949 1953 1956 1959 (Jun) 1959 (Oct) 1963 1967 1971 1974 1978 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2009 2010² 2013 2017

Presidential elections	1944³ 1945⁴ 1949⁴ 1952 1956⁴ 1960⁴ 1964⁴ 1968 1972⁴ 1976⁴ 1980 1984⁴ 1988 1992⁴ 1996 2000⁴ 2004 2008⁴ 2012 2016

Municipal elections	1930 1934 1938 1942 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Referendums	1908 1916 1918 1933 1944 2010 2011 2012 European Union membership

¹ Upper House elections ² Constitutional Assembly ³ Appointed ⁴ Uncontested

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