Iceland - 1999 Constitution
Title | Article 31 |
Chapter | III |
Article |
31 [...] Seats other than those allocated to the electoral districts shall be distributed within each respective electoral district with the purpose of providing individual political parties with representation reflecting to the fullest possible extent each party's total number of votes. However, only political parties having received at least five per cent of all valid votes cast nation-wide shall be eligible for such distribution.[...] |
Amendment |
Constitution: Article 31 (1944) |
Categories |
- Electoral party (Electoral rules/formula) - Parliamentary party (Composition national legislature (parliament/ senate)) |
Source | Gisbert H. Flanz ed. 2004. Constitutions of the Countries of the World. Dobbs Ferry, New York: Oceana Publications. |