Icelandic municipal elections, 2014
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Municipal elections took place in Iceland on 31 May 2014. 66% of eligible voters cast votes, the lowest proportion since Iceland gained independence.[1]
As part of a pledge, Mayor Jón Gnarr's Best Party did not participate in the election and was dissolved after the election was held.[2]
Results in Reykjavík
Summary of the 31 May 2014 Reykjavík City Council election results
| Parties | Votes | % | +/−% | Seats | +/− | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) | 17,426 | 31.9 | +12.8 | 5 | +2 | ||
| Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) | 14,031 | 25.7 | –7.9 | 4 | –1 | ||
| Bright Future (Björt framtíð) | 8,539 | 15.6 | New | 2 | New | ||
| Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) | 5,865 | 10.7 | +8.0 | 2 | +2 | ||
| Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin – grænt framboð) | 4,553 | 8.3 | +1.2 | 1 | ±0 | ||
| Pirate Party (Píratar) | 3,238 | 5.9 | New | 1 | New | ||
| Dawn (Dögun) | 774 | 1.5 | New | 0 | New | ||
| People's Front of Iceland (Alþýðufylkingin) | 219 | 0.4 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Totals | 54,665 | 100.0 | — | 15 | — | ||
| Source: Vísir[3] | |||||||
In total, 56,895 votes were cast. Of these, 2,024 were blank and 227 were invalid.
On June 11th 2014, a coalition was announced of the Social Democrats, Bright Future, the Left-Greens, and the Pirate Party. Dagur Bergþóruson Eggertsson, of the Social Democrats, became the new mayor, while the Left-Green councillor Sóley Tómasdóttir became president of the city council and Sigurður Björn Blöndal of Bright Future became the city council chairperson.[4] The coalition did not invite Progressive Party councillors onto the city’s councils and committees, with Sóley Tómasdóttir saying that the party was not “suitable” for the jobs; this has been taken partly to relate to the councillors' opposition to the Reykjavík Mosque.[5]
References
- ↑ Kári Tulinius, 'So What's this City Election I Keep Hearing About?', The Reykjavík Grapevine (2014, issue 7), 8.
- ↑ After four years, Iceland’s notorious Reykjavik comic mayor leaves politics
- ↑ "Lokatölur í Reykjavík: Meirihlutinn fallinn". Vísir. 2014-06-01. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
- ↑ Paul Fontaine, 'Meet Reykjavík’s New Ruling Coalition', The Reykjavík Grapevine, June 12, 2014, http://grapevine.is/news/2014/06/12/meet-reykjaviks-new-ruling-coalition/.
- ↑ Paul Fontaine, 'Progressives Shut Out Of City Committees', The Reykjavík Grapevine, June 16, 2014, http://grapevine.is/news/2014/06/16/progressives-shut-out-of-city-committees/.
External links
- Municipal Elections in 2014 RUV (Icelandic)
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