1844 Icelandic parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland in 1844. They were the first elections in the country's history.

Electoral system

The Althing was composed of 26 members, twenty of which were elected and six of which were elected by the monarch. The twenty members were elected in single-member constituencies by plurality voting. Each voter had two votes, with the runner-up becoming the MP's deputy. Voting was restricted to male property owners over the age of 25.

The constituencies were the counties of Iceland in addition to Reykjavík, the country's capital and only market town at the time.

Results

Royally elected members

Bjarni Thorsteinsson

Björn Blöndal

Halldór Jónsson

Helgi Thordersen

Páll Melsteð

Þórður Jónasson

Þórður Sveinbjörnsson

Constituency elected members

Member	Constituency
Jón Johnsen	Árnessýsla
Eyjólfur Einarsson	Barðastrandarsýsla
Hannes Stephensen	Borgarfjarðarsýsla
Þorvaldur Sívertsen	Dalasýsla
Stefán Jónsson	Eyjafjarðarsýsla
Jón Guðmundsson	Gullbringu- og Kjósarsýsla
Þorgrímur Tómasson	Gullbringu- og Kjósarsýsla
Magnús R. Ólsen	Húnavatnssýsla
Jón Sigurðsson	Ísafjarðarsýsla
Helgi Helgason	Mýrasýsla
Þorsteinn Gunnarsson	Norður-Múlasýsla
Jakob Pétursson	Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla
Skúli Thorarensen	Rangárvallasýsla
Árni Helgason	Reykjavík
Jón Guðmundsson	Skaftafellssýsla
Jón Samsonarson	Skagafjarðarsýsla
Kristján Magnusen	Snæfellsnessýsla
Ásgeir Einarsson	Strandasýsla
Sveinn Sveinsson	Suður-Múlasýsla
Þorsteinn Pálsson	Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla