1844 Icelandic parliamentary election
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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
[edit]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]
The constituencies were the counties of Iceland in addition to Reykjavík, the country's capital and only market town at the time.
Results
[edit]Elected members
[edit]Member | Constituency |
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Jón Johnsen | Árnessýsla |
Eyjólfur Einarsson | Barðastrandarsýsla |
Hannes Stephensen | Borgarfjarðarsýsla |
Þorvaldur Sívertsen | Dalasýsla |
Stefán Jónsson | Eyjafjarðarsýsla |
Jón Guðmundsson | Gullbringu- og Kjósarsýsla |
Þorgrímur Tómasson | Gullbringu- og 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
[edit]Bjarni Thorsteinsson |
Björn Blöndal |
Halldór Jónsson |
Helgi Thordersen |
Páll Melsteð |
Þórður Jónasson |
Þórður Sveinbjörnsson |