2022 Icelandic municipal elections
14 May 2022

Municipal elections took place in Iceland on 14 May 2022 to elect 64 municipal councils, including 5 councils for municipalities that will be formed after the elections as several municipal mergers take effect. The general method used for the election of the councils is party-list proportional representation if two or more party lists are presented for the elections. 49 municipal councils will be elected in that manner. In two municipalities, only a single list was presented, meaning that the candidates on that list are elected to the municipal council without a vote. In the remaining 13 municipalities, no list of candidates was presented. Municipal councils in those municipalities will be elected using a form of plurality block voting were voters write in the names of their preferred candidates.[1][2]

The largest Icelandic municipality by far is the capital city of Reykjavík with 36% of the population. 11 parties competed in the elections for the 23 seats on the Reykjavík City Council.[3]

Results

Overall

PartySeats+/–
Independence Party113–5
Progressive Party69+23
Social Democratic Alliance26–3
Left-Green Movement9+1
Centre Party6–3
Reform Party5–1
Pirate Party4+1
People's Party2+1
Icelandic Socialist Party2+1
Other party lists165–34
Independents69–13
Total470–32

References

  1. ↑ "Listakosningar, sjálfkjörið og óhlutbundar kosningar". Kosningasaga. 15 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sveitarfélög og framboðslistar". Stjórnarráðið. Icelandic Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Borgarstjórnarkosningar 2022 - Framboðslistar". Reykjavik.is. City of Reykjavík. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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