2023 Reykani parliamentary election

2023 Reykani parliamentary election

30 July 2023 (2023-07-30)
All 79 seats in the Parliament of Reykanes 40 seats are needed for a majority
Registered	2,241,532
Turnout	62,8%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Tór Bjarnþórsson Jón Bjarnason Eiríkur Eilífsson Party Reykani Labour Party-Independence Party Coalation For Reykanes Party Green Reykanes Last election 33 seats, 41% 8 seats, 10% Seats won 30 14 8 Seat change 19   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Tómas Þorgíslsson Marínella Eyríksdóttir Party Non-aligned Party National Front Last election 6 seats, 7.5% 5 seats, 6.3% Seats won 5 16 Seat change 1 11   Sixth party Seventh party   Leader Belina Mattiello Muggur Kolbjörnsson Party National Self-Government of Salisfordians in Reykanes Maps without Reykanes Party Last election 5 seats, 6.3% 0 seats, 0% Seats won 5 1 Seat change 1
Prime Minister before election Jón Bjarnason For Reykanes Party Elected Prime Minister Tór Bjarnþórsson Reykani Labour Party-Independence Party Coalation

The 2023 Reykani parliamentary election was held on 30 July 2023 to elect the members of 12th parliament of Reykanes, with 2,241,532 registered voters between eight multi-member constituencies.

The election swung heavily against the governing parties of the For Reykanes Party and Green Reykanes, whom just before the election, disbanded their coalition, towards other parties. The Reykani Albour Party-Independence Party Coalation won the election, which resulted in a hung parliament.

Background

Electoral system

The 79 members of the parliament are elected by open list proportional representation in eight multi-member constituencies.