Southern (Althing constituency)

Southern
Suðurland
Former Constituency
for the Althing
Althing constituencies between 1959 and 2003
Municipality
List
RegionSouthern
Former Constituency
Created1959
Abolished2003
Seats
List
  • 5 (1987–2003)
  • 6 (1959–1987)
Created from
List
  • Árnessýsla
  • Rangárvallasýsla
  • Vestmannaeyjar
  • West Skaftafellssýsla
Replaced bySouth

Southern (Icelandic: Suðurland) was one of the multi-member constituencies of the Althing, the national legislature of Iceland. The constituency was established in 1959 following the nationwide extension of proportional representation for elections to the Althing. It was abolished in 2003 following the re-organisation of constituencies across Iceland when it was merged with the municipalities of Gerðahreppur, Grindavík, Reykjanesbær, Sandgerði and Vatnsleysustrandarhreppur from the Reykjanes constituency and the municipality of Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður from the Eastern constituency to form the South constituency. Southern was conterminous with the Southern region.