Icelandic Parliamentary election 2017 Opinion poll Predictions Winning Candidate
Europe, Iceland October 25, 2017,
Iceland Parliamentary election 2017 Results Voting Live Dates Opinion Exit Poll
Iceland Parliamentary election Dates 2017
Iceland Parliamentary election: 28 October 2017
Parliamentary elections are due to be held in Iceland on 28 October 2017. On 15 September 2017, the three-party coalition government collapsed after the departure of Bright Future over a scandal involving Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson's father writing a letter recommending a convicted paedophile have his "honour restored". Bjarni subsequently called for a snap election, which was officially scheduled for 28 October 2017 following the dissolution of the Althing.
Iceland Parliamentary election Opinion Poll 2017
Poll source
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Fieldwork date | Sample | Ind. | Left Green | Social Dem |
size | |||||
MMR | 20–23 Oct 2017 | 979 | 22.9 | 19.9 | 13.5 |
MBL | 16–19 Oct 2017 | 2395 | 25.1 | 23.2 | 15.6 |
Gallup | 13–19 Oct 2017 | 2870 | 22.6 | 23.3 | 13.3 |
MMR | 17–18 Oct 2017 | 1007 | 19.9 | 19.1 | 15.8 |
Iceland Parliamentary election Voting Live 2017
- Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson lost his nine-month-old, center-right coalition after one party quit over an attempt by the prime minister's father to help clear the name of a convicted pedophile.
- Iceland’s embattled prime minister, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, has become the first major casualty of the Panama Papers, stepping aside from his office amid mounting public outrage that his family had sheltered money offshore.
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President Gudni Th. Johannesson met Saturday with Benediktsson and was meeting with other party leaders later in the day.
Electoral system of Iceland
Iceland elects on a national level a ceremonial head of state, the president – and a legislature. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people. The parliament (Alþingi) has 63 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation, using the D'Hondt method with open list.
Candidates for Iceland Parliamentary election 2017
The Pirate Party reject a traditional model of party leadership, but Birgitta Jónsdóttir co-founded the party and is often described as the party's informal leader. She announced that she would not be standing in the election. After Birgitta announced that she was not standing, Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson announced that he would now be running to be an MP, having earlier quit due to what he described as bullying by Birgitta.
Former Progressive Party Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson announced in an open letter that he planned to create a party before the elections. The new Centre Party was founded 24 September
Iceland Parties and leaders
Bright Future (centre), list letter A
Centre Party (centre/centre-right), list letter M
Progressive Party (centre-right), list letter B
Reform (centre/centre-right), list letter C
Independence Party (centre-right/right-wing), list letter D
Social Democratic Alliance (centre-left), list letter S
Left-Green Movement (left-wing), list letter V
People's Party (left, populist), list letter F
Pirate Party (syncretic), list letter P
Parties with a list for only some constituencies
People's Front of Iceland (far-left), list letter R
Dawn, list letter T
The Icelandic National Front (right-wing/far-right) was going to take part in the election with list letter E, but has since withdrawn all its lists
Iceland past election results
Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
|
D |
Independence Party |
54,990 |
29.00 |
21 |
+2 |
V |
Left-Green Movement |
30,166 |
15.91 |
10 |
+3 |
P |
Pirate Party |
27,449 |
14.48 |
10 |
+7 |
B |
Progressive Party |
21,791 |
11.49 |
8 |
–11 |
C |
Reform |
19,870 |
10.48 |
7 |
New |
A |
Bright Future |
13,578 |
7.16 |
4 |
–2 |
S |
Social Democratic Alliance |
10,893 |
5.74 |
3 |
–6 |
F |
People's Party |
6,707 |
3.54 |
0 |
New |
T |
Dawn |
3,275 |
1.73 |
0 |
0 |
R |
People's Front of Iceland |
575 |
0.30 |
0 |
0 |
E |
Icelandic National Front |
303 |
0.16 |
0 |
New |
H |
Humanist Party |
33 |
0.02 |
0 |
0 |
Invalid/blank votes |
5,574 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Total |
195,204 |
100 |
63 |
0 |
|
Registered voters/turnout |
246,511 |
79.19 |
– |
– |