At Stake in this Election:  

• All 63 seats in the Icelandic Parliament 

Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: President Halla TOMASDOTTIR (since 1 August 2024) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Bjarni BENEDIKTSSON (since 9 April 2024) 

• Assembly: unicameral Parliament (Althingi) with 63 seats 

Electoral System:  

• The President is directly elected by plurality vote to a 4-year term. There are no term limits. 

• The Prime Minister is the leader of the largest party or coalition in the Parliament. 

• All 63 members of Parliament are directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation to 4-year terms. 

Last Election:  

In the last election in 2021, the Independence Party received a plurality of seats with 16 of 63. Voter turnout was 80%. 

Information for Voters: 

Fyrir kjósendur / Information for Voters (in Icelandic and English) 

Key Deadlines:  

• Candidate filing deadline: 31 October 2024 

• Voter registration deadline: 29 October 2024 

Main Parties in this Election:  

• Independence Party / Sjálfstæðisflokkur 

• • Seats won in the last election: 16 seats out of 63 

• Progressive Party / Framsóknarflokkur 

• • Seats won in the last election: 13 seats out of 63 

• Left-green Movement / Vinstrihreyfingin – grænt framboð 

• • Seats won in the last election: 8 seats out of 63 

• The People’s Party / Flokkur fólksins 

• • Seats won in the last election: 6 seats out of 63 

• Pirate / Píratar 

• • Seats won in the last election: 6 seats out of 63 

• Social Democratic Alliance – Social Party of Iceland / Samfylkingin – jafnaðarflokkur Íslands 

• • Seats won in the last election: 6 seats out of 63 

• Liberal Reform Party / Viðreisn 

• • Seats won in the last election: 5 seats out of 63 

• The Centre Party / Miðflokkurinn 

• • Seats won in the last election: 3 seats out of 63 

• Green Party / Græningjar stjórnmálasamtök 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 63 

• Socialist Party of Iceland / Sósíalistaflokkur Íslands 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 63 

• The Democratic Party - Association for Self-Determination / Lýðræðisflokkurinn – samtök um sjálfsákvörðunarrétt 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 63 

• Liberal Democratic Party / Frjálslyndi lýðræðisflokkurinn 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 63 

• Responsible Future / Ábyrg framtíð 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 63 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 393,600 (2023 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 266,935 (2024) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 191,856 (2023 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Signed 24 Jul 1980, Ratified 18 Jun 1985 

• Gender Quota: No 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 30 of 63 (48%) in the Parliament 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.959, Very High, Rank 3 (2022) 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Not available 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 30 Mar 2007, Ratified 23 Sep 2016 

• Projected population with a disability: 62,976 (2023 est.) 

IFES Resources: 

• Does IFES have a presence in Iceland: No 

• Election Access: No  

• ElectionJudgments: Yes, 3 judgements