Elections in Iceland
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Elections in Iceland gives information on election and election results in Iceland.
Iceland elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president - is elected for a four year term by the people. The General Assembly (Alþingi) has 63 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation. Iceland has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
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[edit] Latest elections
[edit] 2007 Parliamentary election
| Parties | Votes | % | +/–% | Seats | +/– | |
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| Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) | 66,749 | 36.6 | +2.9 | 25 | +3 | |
| Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) | 48,742 | 26.8 | –2.4 | 18 | –2 | |
| Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð) | 26,136 | 14.3 | +5.5 | 9 | +4 | |
| Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) | 21,349 | 11.7 | –6.0 | 7 | –5 | |
| Liberal Party (Frjálslyndi flokkurinn) | 13,233 | 7.3 | –0.1 | 4 | ±0 | |
| Iceland's Movement – Living Land (Íslandshreyfingin - lifandi land) | 5,953 | 3.3 | +3.3 | — | — | |
| Total (turnout 83.6%) | 182,679 | 100 | 63 | |||
| Source: http://www.mbl.is/mm/frettir/kosningar/ | ||||||
[edit] 2004 Presidential election
| Candidates | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson | 90,662 | 85.6 |
| Baldur Ágústsson | 13,250 | 12.3 |
| Ástþór Magnússon | 2,001 | 1.9 |
| Total valid votes (turnout 63.0%) | 105,913 | 100.0 |
| Empty ballots | 27,627 | 23.3% |
| Void votes | 834 | |
| Source: ruv.is | ||
[edit] Past elections
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