General election in Iceland 2013

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Result (in%)

 %

30th

20th

10

0

26.7

24.4

12.9

10.9

8.3

5.1

3.1

3.0

5.7

D.

B.

S.

V

A.

Þ

T ^g

I.

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 2009

 % p

 10

   8th

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

  -8th

-10

-12

-14

-16

-18

+3.0

+9.6

-16.9

-10.8

+8.3

+5.1

-6.3

+3.0

+5.1

D.

B.

S.

V

A.

Þ

T ^g

I.

Otherwise.

Remarks:

^g 2009 O 7.2, F 2.2

Distribution of seats

      

A total of 63 seats

• V : 7
• S : 9
• Þ : 3
• A : 6
• B : 19
• D : 19

The 2013 general election in Iceland took place on April 27, 2013. The 63 members of the national parliament Althing were elected .

Parties

The following eleven parties competed nationwide:

• S: Alliance (Samfylkingin, social democratic ruling party, 19 seats)
• D: Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn, liberal-conservative, 16 seats)
• V: Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð, eco-socialist ruling party, 11 seats)
• B: Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn, agrarian-liberal, 9 seats)
• T: Dawn (Dögun, emerged from the Citizens' Movement , Hreyfingin ("The Movement") and the Liberal Party of Iceland , 2 seats)
• A: Bright future (Björt framtíð, pro-European, partly emerged from Besti flokkurinn / Best Party, 2 seats)
• J: Regenbogen (Regnboginn, EU-skeptical split from the Left-Greens, 2 seats)
• Þ : Pirate Party (Píratar, 1 seat)
• G: Right-Green People's Party (Hægri Grænir flokkur fólksins, EU-skeptical, libertarian)
• I: Household Party (Flokkur Heimilanna)
• L: Iceland's Democratic Party (Lýðræðisvaktin, breakaway from Dawn)

There are also four parties in individual constituencies:

• H: Humanist Party (Húmanistaflokkurinn, last started in 1999, only in Reykjavík)
• K: Sturla Jónsson (only in Reykjavík South)
• M: Provincial Party (Landsbyggðarflokkurinn, only in the Northwest constituency)
• R: Popular Front of Iceland (Alþýðufylkingin, anti-capitalist, only in Reykjavík)

Survey

In addition to the established parties, the polls before the election gave several new parties a chance to enter parliament.

Surveys (in%)

Survey period	S.	V	D.	B.	A.	Þ	G	T
March 2013	14.6	8.6	24.0	27.3	12.9	4.1	2.3	1.2
February 2013	15.4	7.4	29.7	22.1	16.2	2.3	3.2	1.3
January 2013	15.6	7.9	35.5	14.2	18.6	2.1	2.5	2.2
December 2012	19.1	9.1	36.3	13.1	12.3	2.5	2.6	3.0
November 2012	22.5	10.6	35.9	12.7	8.1	0.4	3.3	3.8
October 2012	22.1	11.7	36.2	12.1	6.9	-	3.8	3.8
September 2012	19.4	12.4	37.1	14.2	4.9	-	4.4	3.6
August 2012	20.7	13.3	36.0	13.9	4.5	-	3.0	3.7
July 2012	21.0	12.2	36.9	12.4	5.2	-	3.1	4.1
June 2012	18.8	11.9	38.2	12.7	4.3	-	3.6	4.3
May 2012	17.7	10.4	39.3	12.9	4.0	-	3.9	5.4
April 2012	18.7	11.5	37.0	12.5	5.6	-	1.6	5.4
Election 2009	29.8	21.7	23.7	14.8	-	-	-	7.2

Election result

Overall result

2013 general election result in Iceland

Political party		be right			Seats
		number	%	+/-	number	+/-
	Independence Party (D)	50,454	26.7	+3.0	19th	+3
	Progress Party (B)	46.173	24.4	+9.6	19th	+10
	Alliance (S)	24,292	12.9	−16.9	9	−11
	Left-Green Movement (V)	20,546	10.9	−10.8	7th	−7
	Bright future (A)	15,583	8.3	+8.3	6th	+6
	Pirate party (Þ)	9,647	5.1	+5.1	3	+3
	Dawn (T)	5,855	3.1	−4.1	-	−4
	Housekeeping Party (I)	5,707	3.0	+3.0	-	-
	Icelandic Democratic Party (L)	4,658	2.5	+2.5	-	-
	Right-Green People's Party (G)	3,262	1.7	+1.7	-	-
	Rainbow (J)	2,021	1.1	+1.1	-	-
	Provincial Party (M)	326	0.2	+0.2	-	-
	Sturla Jónsson (K)	222	0.1	+0.1	-	-
	Humanist Party (H)	126	0.1	+0.1	-	-
	Popular Front (R)	118	0.1	+0.1	-	-
total		188,990	100.0		63
Valid votes		188,990	97.5
Invalid votes		4,802	2.5
voter turnout		193,792	81.4
Eligible voters		237,957	100.0

Result by constituency

Elected MPs in the constituencies. Each box corresponds to one MP

Result by constituency

Political party		Reykjavík North		Reykjavík South		southwest		northwest		Northeast		south
		%	Seats *	%	Seats *	%	Seats *	%	Seats *	%	Seats *	%	Seats *
	Independence Party (D)	23.4	3 + 0	26.8	3 + 0	30.7	4 + 1	24.7	2 + 0	22.6	2 + 0	28.3	4 + 0
	Progress Party (B)	16.4	2 + 0	16.8	2 + 0	21.5	3 + 0	35.2	4 + 0	34.6	4 + 0	34.5	4 + 0
	Alliance (S)	14.3	1 + 1	14.2	2 + 0	13.6	2 + 0	12.2	1 + 0	10.6	1 + 0	10.2	1 + 0
	Left-Green Movement (V)	15.7	2 + 0	12.1	1 + 0	7.9	1 + 0	8.5	0 + 1	15.8	2 + 0	5.9	-
	Bright future (A)	10.2	1 + 0	10.7	1 + 1	9.2	1 + 0	4.6	-	6.5	0 + 1	4.5	0 + 1
	Pirate party (Þ)	6.9	0 + 1	6.2	0 + 1	5.0	0 + 1	3.1	-	3.0	-	4.7	-
	Other	13.5	-	13.2	-	11.0	-	11.8	-	6.8	-	12.0	-
	Strongest other party	L 4.0	-	I 3.9	-	T 3.8	-	J 4.5	-	T 1.9	-	T 3.4	-
total			9 + 2		9 + 2		11 + 2		7 + 1		9 + 1		9 + 1

^* Seats are given in the form of constituency mandates + compensation seats.

Further developments and consequences of the election

The election was considered to be crucial for the further course of Iceland's accession negotiations with the European Union .

Prime Minister of Iceland was on May 23, 2013 Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson of the Progress Party, which formed a coalition with the Independence Party.

See also

• Cabinet Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
• List of members of Althing 2013
• Icelandic political system

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Result of the parliamentary elections in Iceland 2013: Útreikningar á úthlutun þingsæta samkvæmt úrslitum kosninga til Alþingis April 27, 2013 ( Icelandic , PDF) Landskjörstjórn. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
2. ^ Omar R. Valdimarsson: Iceland Won't Finish EU Talks Before Next Parliament Elections. Bloomberg News, April 26, 2013, accessed April 28, 2013 . 
3. ↑ Alþingiskosningar 2013 - Fréttir ; Election data and statistics (Icelandic)
4. ^ Program of the People's Front of Iceland ( Memento from December 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Björt framtíð eykur fylgi sitt. January 2, 2013, accessed on April 28, 2012 (Icelandic): "The Radiant Future Party is increasing its commitment" 
6. ↑ Erakondade toetusreitingud Þjóðarpúls Gallup (Icelandic)
7. ↑ spiegel.de: Change of power in Reykjavík: Icelanders decide against Europe