| Northeast | |
|---|---|
| Norðaustur | |
| Constituency for the Althing | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Nor%C3%B0austurkj%C3%B6rd%C3%A6mi.svg) Location of Northeast within Iceland | |
| Municipality | |
| Region | Eastern Northeastern |
| Population | 42,192 (2022)[1] |
| Electorate | 29,847 (2021) |
| Area | 38,392 km2 (2018)[2] |
| Current Constituency | |
| Created | 1959 |
| Seats | List
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| Member of the Althing[3] | |
| Created from | |
Northeast (Icelandic: Norðaustur) is one of the six multi-member constituencies of the Althing, the national legislature of Iceland. The constituency was established as Northeastern (Icelandic: Norðurland eystra) in 1959 following the nationwide extension of proportional representation for elections to the Althing. It was renamed Northeast in 2003 when most of the Eastern constituency was merged into the Northeastern constituency following the re-organisation of constituencies across Iceland. Northeast consists of the regions of Eastern and Northeastern. The constituency currently elects nine of the 63 members of the Althing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2021 parliamentary election it had 29,847 registered electors.
- ^ "MAN02001: Population by municipalities, sex and age 1 January 1998-2022". Reykjavík, Iceland: Statistics Iceland. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Sveitarfélagasjá". Akranes, Iceland: Landmælingar Íslands. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Alþingismenn - Þingmenn og embætti" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Retrieved 29 August 2022.