1844_Icelandic_parliamentary_election

1844 Icelandic parliamentary election

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

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

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Appointed members

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

References

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