2022 Icelandic municipal elections

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]

2022 Icelandic municipal elections
14 May 2022
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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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