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Arctic Region > Iceland > Democracy

ICELANDIC DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Civil and political liberties 6 [12th of 140]
Electoral system party list
Electoral system type proportional
Female candidacy 1,915 [156th of 161]
Female ministers 5.7% [102nd of 125]
Female parliamentarians 34.9% [5th of 157]
Female suffrage 1915
First female parliamentarian 1922 (elected)
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 2.2% [62nd of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 84.1% [30th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 169,431 [129th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 86.2 [18th of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 201,525 [131st of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 196,604 [137th of 163]
Presidential elections > Invalid votes 1.2% [49th of 61]
Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout 85.9% [10th of 86]
Presidential elections > Total vote 167,319 [81st of 87]
Presidential elections > Turnout 87 [6th of 82]
Presidential elections > Voter registration 194,784 [82nd of 86]
Presidential elections > Voting age population 192,410 [88th of 91]

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SOURCES: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Iceland, Republic of Iceland, Lydhveldidh Island, Island

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