| South | |
|---|---|
| Suður | |
| Constituency for the Althing | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Su%C3%B0urkj%C3%B6rd%C3%A6mi.svg) Location of South within Iceland | |
| Municipality | |
| Region | Southern Southern Peninsula |
| Population | 61,545 (2022)[1] |
| Electorate | 38,424 (2021) |
| Area | 31,797 km2 (2018)[2] |
| Current Constituency | |
| Created | 1959 |
| Seats | List
|
| Member of the Althing[3] | |
| Created from | |
South (Icelandic: Suður) is one of the six multi-member constituencies of the Althing, the national legislature of Iceland. The constituency was established as Southern (Icelandic: Suðurland) in 1959 following the nationwide extension of proportional representation for elections to the Althing. It was renamed South in 2003 when parts of Eastern and Reykjanes constituencies were merged into the Southern constituency following the re-organisation of constituencies across Iceland. South consists of the Southern and Southern Peninsula regions. 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 38,424 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 9 September 2022.