General Elections 2016 in Iceland

The general parliamentary elections take place on Saturday October 29th.
Follow our live updates of the vote results as they come in.  
The first results of the vote counts are expected at around 10 pm (GMT) on Saturday.
The final vote count is expected on the morning of Sunday October 30th.

• All Constituencies
• Reykjavik North
• Reykjavik South
• South West
• North West
• North East
• South

Votes % Change Seats Change Independence Party 54.990  29,0%  +2,3% 21 +2 Left-Green Movement 30.166  15,9%  +5,0% 10 +3 Pirate Party 27.449  14,5%  +9,4% 10 +7 Progressive Party 21.791  11,5%  -12,9% 8 -11 Restoration 19.870  10,5%  +10,5% 7 +7 Bright Future 13.578  7,2%  -1,0% 4 -2 Social Democratic Alliance 10.893  5,7%  -7,2% 3 -6 People's Party 6.707  3,5%  +3,5% 0 0 Dawn 3.275  1,7%  -1,4% 0 0 People's Front of Iceland 575  0,3%  +0,2% 0 0 Icelandic National Front 303  0,2%  +0,2% 0 0 Humanist Party 33  0,0%  -0,1% 0 0 5 parties without seats hidden – Show all Hide 5 parties without seats Electorate: 246.511 Turnout: 195.200 (79,2%) Votes counted: 195.204 (100,0%) Empty: 4.874 (2,5%); Invalid: 700 (0,4%) Updated 30.10.2016 | 10:14 GMT

Reykjavik North Votes % Seats Independence Party 8.538  24,4 3 Left-Green Movement 7.318  20,9 3 Pirate Party 6.655  19,0 3 Restoration 4.064  11,6 1 Bright Future 2.673  7,6 1 Progressive Party 1.987  5,7 0 Social Democratic Alliance 1.822  5,2 0 People's Party 1.321  3,8 0 Dawn 496  1,4 0 People's Front of Iceland 104  0,3 0 Electorate: 46.036 Turnout: 35.863 (77,9%)   Votes counted: 35.863 (100,0%) Empty: 700 (2,0%); Invalid 185 (0,5%) Updated 30.10.2016 | 10:14 GMT

Reykjavik South Votes % Seats Independence Party 8.929  25,6 3 Left-Green Movement 6.148  17,6 2 Pirate Party 6.021  17,3 2 Restoration 4.440  12,7 2 Progressive Party 2.564  7,4 1 Bright Future 2.518  7,2 1 Social Democratic Alliance 1.944  5,6 0 People's Party 1.614  4,6 0 Dawn 578  1,7 0 People's Front of Iceland 79  0,2 0 Humanist Party 33  0,1 0 Electorate: 45.731 Turnout: 35.785 (78,3%)   Votes counted: 35.785 (100,0%) Empty: 755 (2,1%); Invalid 162 (0,5%) Updated 30.10.2016 | 10:14 GMT

South West Votes % Seats Independence Party 18.049  33,9 5 Pirate Party 7.227  13,6 2 Restoration 6.857  12,9 2 Left-Green Movement 6.378  12,0 1 Bright Future 5.458  10,2 2 Progressive Party 4.062  7,6 1 Social Democratic Alliance 2.532  4,8 0 People's Party 1.742  3,3 0 Dawn 893  1,7 0 People's Front of Iceland 103  0,2 0 Electorate: 68.240 Turnout: 54.667 (80,1%)   Votes counted: 54.667 (100,0%) Empty: 1.197 (2,2%); Invalid 169 (0,3%) Updated 30.10.2016 | 7:12 GMT

North West Votes % Seats Independence Party 4.951  29,5 3 Progressive Party 3.482  20,8 2 Left-Green Movement 3.032  18,1 1 Pirate Party 1.823  10,9 1 Social Democratic Alliance 1.054  6,3 1 Restoration 1.044  6,2 0 Bright Future 590  3,5 0 People's Party 412  2,5 0 Dawn 282  1,7 0 Icelandic National Front 90  0,5 0 Electorate: 21.479 Turnout: 17.444 (81,2%)   Votes counted: 17.444 (100,0%) Empty: 642 (3,7%); Invalid 42 (0,2%) Updated 30.10.2016 | 10:01 GMT

North East Votes % Seats Independence Party 6.014  26,5 3 Progressive Party 4.542  20,0 2 Left-Green Movement 4.539  20,0 2 Pirate Party 2.265  10,0 1 Social Democratic Alliance 1.816  8,0 1 Restoration 1.482  6,5 1 Bright Future 774  3,4 0 People's Party 645  2,8 0 Dawn 415  1,8 0 People's Front of Iceland 211  0,9 0 Electorate: 29.569 Turnout: 23.613 (79,9%)   Votes counted: 23.613 (100,0%) Empty: 839 (3,6%); Invalid 71 (0,3%) Updated 30.10.2016 | 7:07 GMT

South Votes % Seats Independence Party 8.509  31,5 4 Progressive Party 5.154  19,1 2 Pirate Party 3.458  12,8 1 Left-Green Movement 2.751  10,2 1 Restoration 1.983  7,3 1 Social Democratic Alliance 1.725  6,4 1 Bright Future 1.565  5,8 0 People's Party 973  3,6 0 Dawn 611  2,3 0 Icelandic National Front 213  0,8 0 People's Front of Iceland 78  0,3 0 Electorate: 35.456 Turnout: 27.828 (78,5%)   Votes counted: 27.832 (100,0%) Empty: 741 (2,7%); Invalid 71 (0,3%) Updated 30.10.2016 | 7:18 GMT

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