# Northwest (Althing constituency)

Northwest (Icelandic: Norðvestur) is one of the six multi-member constituencies of the Althing, the national legislature of Iceland. The constituency was established in 2003 following the re-organisation of constituencies across Iceland when the Northwestern constituency (excluding Siglufjörður municipality which was merged into the Northeast constituency) was merged with the Western and Westfjords constituencies. Northwest consists of the regions of Northwestern, Western and Westfjords. The constituency currently elects six of the 63 members of the Althing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2024 parliamentary election it had 22,351 registered electors.

## History

In September 1997 Prime Minister Davíð Oddsson appointed a committee headed by Friðrik Klemenz Sophusson to review the division of constituencies in Iceland and the organisation of elections. The committee's report was published in October 1998 and recommended, amongst other things, that the number of constituencies be reduced and that they be more equal in population size. The Althing passed an amendment to the constitution in June 1999 which removed the reference to specific eight constituencies contained within Article 31 and instead simply stated that there would be six or seven constituencies and that the Althing would determine the boundaries between the constituencies. The amendment also required that if, following an election to Althing, the number of registered electors per seat (including compensatory seats) in any constituency is less than half of that in another constituency, the National Electoral Commission shall change the allocation of seats so as to reduce the imbalance.
Northwest was one of six constituencies (kjördæmi) established by the "Elections to the Althing Act no. 24/2000" (Lög um kosningar til Alþingis, nr. 24/2000) passed by the Althing in May 2000. The Act initially allocated ten seats to the constituency - nine constituency seats and one compensatory seat. The number of seats allocated to Northwest was reduced to nine (eight constituency and one compensatory) in May 2003, eight (seven constituency and one compensatory) in May 2013 and seven (six constituency and one compensatory) in October 2021.

## Electoral system

Northwest currently elects six of the 63 members of the Althing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. Constituency seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method. Compensatory seats (equalisation seas) are calculated based on the national vote and are allocated using the D'Hondt method at the constituency level. Only parties that reach the 5% national threshold compete for compensatory seats.

## Election results
### Summary

| Election | Left-Green V / U | Left-Green V / U | Left-Green V / U | Social Democrats S | Social Democrats S | Social Democrats S | People's F | People's F | People's F | Pirate P / Þ | Pirate P / Þ | Pirate P / Þ | Viðreisn C | Viðreisn C | Viðreisn C | Progressive B | Progressive B | Progressive B | Independence D | Independence D | Independence D | Centre M | Centre M | Centre M |
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats |
| 2024 | 486 | 2.69% | 0 | 2,871 | 15.88% | 1 | 3,023 | 16.72% | 1 | 322 | 1.78% | 0 | 2,286 | 12.65% | 1 | 2,406 | 13.31% | 1 | 3,249 | 17.98% | 1 | 2,669 | 14.77% | 1 |
| 2021 | 1,978 | 11.47% | 1 | 1,195 | 6.93% | 0 | 1,510 | 8.75% | 1 | 1,081 | 6.27% | 0 | 1,063 | 6.16% | 0 | 4,448 | 25.78% | 3 | 3,897 | 22.59% | 2 | 1,278 | 7.41% | 0 |
| 2017 | 3,067 | 17.78% | 1 | 1,681 | 9.74% | 1 | 911 | 5.28% | 0 | 1,169 | 6.78% | 0 | 423 | 2.45% | 0 | 3,177 | 18.42% | 2 | 4,233 | 24.54% | 2 | 2,456 | 14.24% | 1 |
| 2016 | 3,032 | 18.09% | 1 | 1,054 | 6.29% | 0 | 412 | 2.46% | 0 | 1,823 | 10.88% | 1 | 1,044 | 6.23% | 0 | 3,482 | 20.78% | 2 | 4,951 | 29.54% | 3 | | | |
| 2013 | 1,470 | 8.47% | 0 | 2,122 | 12.23% | 1 | | | | 537 | 3.09% | 0 | | | | 6,104 | 35.17% | 4 | 4,282 | 24.67% | 2 | | | |
| 2009 | 4,018 | 22.82% | 2 | 4,001 | 22.73% | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3,967 | 22.53% | 2 | 4,037 | 22.93% | 2 | | | |
| 2007 | 2,855 | 15.95% | 1 | 3,793 | 21.19% | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3,362 | 18.79% | 1 | 5,199 | 29.05% | 3 | | | |
| 2003 | 1,987 | 10.62% | 1 | 4,346 | 23.23% | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 4,057 | 21.68% | 2 | 5,532 | 29.57% | 3 | | | |
(Excludes compensatory seats.)

### Detailed
#### 2020s
##### 2024

Results of the 2024 parliamentary election held on 30 November 2024:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Con. | Com. | Tot. |
| | Independence Party | D | 3,249 | 17.98% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | People's Party | F | 3,023 | 16.72% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Alliance | S | 2,871 | 15.88% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Centre Party | M | 2,669 | 14.77% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Progressive Party | B | 2,406 | 13.31% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Viðreisn | C | 2,286 | 12.65% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Socialist Party of Iceland | J | 620 | 3.43% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Left-Green Movement | V | 486 | 2.69% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pirate Party | P | 322 | 1.78% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Party | L | 143 | 0.79% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 18,075 | 100.00% | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 284 | 1.54% | | | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 39 | 0.21% | | | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 18,398 | 82.31% | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,351 | | | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Constituency seats - Arna Lára Jónsdóttir (S), 2,859.67 votes; Eyjólfur Ármannsson (F), 3,019.75 votes; Ingibjörg Davíðsdóttir (M), 2,664.33 votes; María Rut Kristinsdóttir (C), 2,285.00 votes; Ólafur Adolfsson (D), 3,239.00 votes; and Stefán Vagn Stefánsson (B), 2,343.33 votes.
* Compensatory seats - Lilja Rafney Magnúsdóttir (F), 2,251.50 votes.

##### 2021

Results of the 2021 parliamentary election held on 25 September 2021:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Con. | Com. | Tot. |
| | Progressive Party | B | 4,448 | 25.78% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | Independence Party | D | 3,897 | 22.59% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | Left-Green Movement | V | 1,978 | 11.47% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | People's Party | F | 1,510 | 8.75% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Centre Party | M | 1,278 | 7.41% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Social Democratic Alliance | S | 1,195 | 6.93% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pirate Party | P | 1,081 | 6.27% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Viðreisn | C | 1,063 | 6.16% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Socialist Party of Iceland | J | 728 | 4.22% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Liberal Democratic Party | O | 73 | 0.42% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 17,251 | 100.00% | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 382 | 2.16% | | | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 35 | 0.20% | | | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 17,668 | 82.02% | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,541 | | | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Constituency seats - Bjarni Jónsson (V), 1,941.33 votes; Eyjólfur Ármannsson (F), 1,507.67 votes; Halla Signý Kristjánsdóttir (B), 2,974.50 votes; Haraldur Benediktsson (D), 2,882.50 votes; Lilja Rannveig Sigurgeirsdóttir (B), 3,703.50 votes; Stefán Vagn Stefánsson (B), 4,393.00 votes; and Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir (D), 3,854.75 votes.
* Compensatory seats - Bergþór Ólason (M), 1,249.67 votes.

#### 2010s
##### 2017

Results of the 2017 parliamentary election held on 28 October 2017:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Con. | Com. | Tot. |
| | Independence Party | D | 4,233 | 24.54% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | Progressive Party | B | 3,177 | 18.42% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | Left-Green Movement | V | 3,067 | 17.78% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Centre Party | M | 2,456 | 14.24% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Alliance | S | 1,681 | 9.74% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Pirate Party | P | 1,169 | 6.78% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | People's Party | F | 911 | 5.28% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Viðreisn | C | 423 | 2.45% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Bright Future | A | 135 | 0.78% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 17,252 | 100.00% | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 582 | 3.26% | | | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 38 | 0.21% | | | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 17,872 | 83.04% | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,521 | | | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Constituency seats - Ásmundur Einar Daðason (B), 3,078.75 votes; Bergþór Ólason (M), 2,442.00 votes; Guðjón Brjánsson (S), 1,637.00 votes; Halla Signý Kristjánsdóttir (B), 2,395.50 votes; Haraldur Benediktsson (D), 4,200.25 votes; Lilja Rafney Magnúsdóttir (V), 3,032.33 votes; and Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir (D), 3,174.00 votes.
* Compensatory seats - Sigurður Páll Jónsson (M), 1,842.50 votes.

##### 2016

Results of the 2016 parliamentary election held on 29 October 2016:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Con. | Com. | Tot. |
| | Independence Party | D | 4,951 | 29.54% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | Progressive Party | B | 3,482 | 20.78% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | Left-Green Movement | V | 3,032 | 18.09% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Pirate Party | P | 1,823 | 10.88% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Social Democratic Alliance | S | 1,054 | 6.29% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Viðreisn | C | 1,044 | 6.23% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Bright Future | A | 590 | 3.52% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | People's Party | F | 412 | 2.46% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Dawn | T | 282 | 1.68% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Icelandic National Front | E | 90 | 0.54% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 16,760 | 100.00% | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 642 | 3.68% | | | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 42 | 0.24% | | | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 17,444 | 81.21% | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,481 | | | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Constituency seats - Elsa Lára Arnardóttir (B), 2,691.75 votes; Eva Pandora Baldursdóttir (P), 1,814.00 votes; Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson (B), 3,118.50 votes; Haraldur Benediktsson (D), 4,919.00 votes; Lilja Rafney Magnúsdóttir (V), 2,987.33 votes; Teitur Björnsson (D), 3,298.17 votes; and Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir (D), 4,117.50 votes.
* Compensatory seats - Guðjón Brjánsson (S), 1,042.00 votes.

##### 2013

Results of the 2013 parliamentary election held on 27 April 2013:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Con. | Com. | Tot. |
| | Progressive Party | B | 6,104 | 35.17% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| | Independence Party | D | 4,282 | 24.67% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Alliance | S | 2,122 | 12.23% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Left-Green Movement | V | 1,470 | 8.47% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Bright Future | A | 792 | 4.56% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Rainbow | J | 774 | 4.46% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pirate Party | Þ | 537 | 3.09% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Dawn | T | 328 | 1.89% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Rural Party | M | 326 | 1.88% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Iceland Democratic Party | L | 251 | 1.45% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Right-Green People's Party | G | 208 | 1.20% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Households Party | I | 161 | 0.93% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 17,355 | 100.00% | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 432 | 2.42% | | | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 38 | 0.21% | | | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 17,825 | 83.61% | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,318 | | | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Constituency seats - Ásmundur Einar Daðason (B), 5,314.6 votes; Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson (D), 4,186.5 votes; Elsa Lára Arnardóttir (B), 4,581.0 votes; Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson (B), 6,078.0 votes; Guðbjartur Hannesson (S), 2,109.0 votes; Haraldur Benediktsson (D), 3,203.3 votes; and Jóhanna María Sigmundsdóttir (B), 3,821.4 votes.
* Compensatory seats - Lilja Rafney Magnúsdóttir (V), 1,460.0 votes.

#### 2000s
##### 2009

Results of the 2009 parliamentary election held on 25 April 2009:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Con. | Com. | Tot. |
| | Independence Party | D | 4,037 | 22.93% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | Left-Green Movement | V | 4,018 | 22.82% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | Social Democratic Alliance | S | 4,001 | 22.73% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | Progressive Party | B | 3,967 | 22.53% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | Liberal Party | F | 929 | 5.28% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Citizens' Movement | O | 587 | 3.33% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democracy Movement | P | 66 | 0.37% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 17,605 | 100.00% | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 558 | 3.06% | | | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 51 | 0.28% | | | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 18,214 | 85.54% | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,293 | | | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Constituency seats - Ásbjörn Óttarsson (D), 3,950.0 votes; Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson (D), 2,908.0 votes; Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson (B), 3,942.2 votes; Guðbjartur Hannesson (S), 3,959.2 votes; Guðmundur Steingrímsson (B), 2,929.5 votes; Jón Bjarnason (V), 3,871.0 votes; Lilja Rafney Magnúsdóttir (V), 3,344.8 votes; and Ólína Þorvarðardóttir (S), 2,900.0 votes.
* Compensatory seats - Ásmundur Einar Daðason (V), 2,703.5 votes.

##### 2007

Results of the 2007 parliamentary election held on 12 May 2007:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Con. | Com. | Tot. |
| | Independence Party | D | 5,199 | 29.05% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | Social Democratic Alliance | S | 3,793 | 21.19% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | Progressive Party | B | 3,362 | 18.79% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Left-Green Movement | V | 2,855 | 15.95% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Liberal Party | F | 2,432 | 13.59% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | Icelandic Movement – Living Country | I | 255 | 1.42% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 17,896 | 100.00% | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 254 | 1.40% | | | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 28 | 0.15% | | | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 18,178 | 86.05% | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,126 | | | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Constituency seats - Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson (D), 4,348.7 votes; Einar Oddur Kristjánsson (D), 3,379.8 votes; Guðbjartur Hannesson (S), 3,772.0 votes; Guðjón Arnar Kristjánsson (F), 2,426.0 votes; Jón Bjarnason (V), 2,807.7 votes; Karl V. Matthíasson (S), 2,776.7 votes; Magnús Stefánsson (B), 3,347.3 votes; and Sturla Böðvarsson (D), 4,903.7 votes.
* Compensatory seats - Kristinn H. Gunnarsson (F), 1,812.7 votes.

##### 2003

Results of the 2003 parliamentary election held on 10 May 2003:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Con. | Com. | Tot. |
| | Independence Party | D | 5,532 | 29.57% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | Social Democratic Alliance | S | 4,346 | 23.23% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | Progressive Party | B | 4,057 | 21.68% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | Liberal Party | F | 2,666 | 14.25% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | Left-Green Movement | U | 1,987 | 10.62% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | New Force | N | 122 | 0.65% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 18,710 | 100.00% | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 245 | 1.29% | | | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 29 | 0.15% | | | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 18,984 | 89.35% | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,247 | | | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Constituency seats - Anna Kristín Gunnarsdóttir (S), 3,223.7 votes; Einar Oddur Kristjánsson (D), 3,664.3 votes; Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson (D), 4,646.2 votes; Guðjón Arnar Kristjánsson (F), 2,666.0 votes; Jóhann Ársælsson (S), 4,285.0 votes; Jón Bjarnason (U), 1,970.7 votes; Kristinn H. Gunnarsson (B), 2,928.0 votes; Magnús Stefánsson (B), 4,017.5 votes; and Sturla Böðvarsson (D), 5,078.7 votes.
* Compensatory seats - Sigurjón Þórðarson (F), 1,993.2 votes.