Iceland elects on a national level a mostly ceremonial head of state—the president—and a legislature. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people. The parliament () has 63 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation using the D'Hondt method with a closed list. Iceland has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party typically has a chance of gaining power alone which typically results in a hung parliament, so parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

The last election was on 1 June 2024.

Voting

Eligibility

According to Registers Iceland, All Icelandic nationals who have lived abroad for less than eight years are automatically registered to vote as long as they are 18 and have lived in Iceland at some point. Icelandic citizens who lived abroad for more than eight years must register to vote, as long as they are a citizen, at least eighteen years old, and have had legal domicile in Iceland.

Foreign nationals are not allowed to vote in presidential elections, parliamentary elections, or national referendums.

Voting procedures

By law, municipal and presidential elections take place on a Saturday. Parliamentary elections have also traditionally taken place on Saturdays since 1983, although a particular weekday is not mandated by law. Voters are required to present a government issued photo ID such as a passport or a driving license. All voting is done by paper ballots. The voter gets a single ballot containing ordered electoral lists for every party.

Schedule

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Latest elections

2022 Icelandic municipal elections

2021 parliamentary elections

2020 presidential election

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|align=left|Guðni Th. Jóhannesson||align=left|Independent||150,913||92.18

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|align=left|Guðmundur Franklín Jónsson||align=left|Independent||12,797||7.82

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|align=left colspan=2|Invalid/blank votes||5,111||–

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|align=left colspan=2|Total||168,821||100

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|align=left colspan=2|Registered voters/turnout||252,267||66.92

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|align=left colspan=4|Source: RÚV, [https://www.ruv.is/frett/2020/06/28/lokatolur-i-forsetakosningunum-2020]

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See also

  • List of elections in Iceland

References

  • Adam Carr's Election Archive
  • NSD: European Election Database - Iceland publishes regional level election data; allows for comparisons of election results, 1991–2009
  • Election history