Jón Atli Benediktsson, newly elected rector of University of Iceland 2015

On Monday 20 April 2015, the second round of elections took place for the position of rector of the University of Iceland. The candidates were Professor Guðrún Nordal and Professor Jón Atli Benediktsson. Polling took place between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., and voting was conducted online.

Number of voters on the electoral roll and voter turnout

14,345 individuals were on the electoral roll: 1,486 members of staff and 12,859 students. A total of 1,284 members of staff (86.4% of the electoral roll) and 6,271 students (48.8%) voted. A total of 7,555 votes were cast, and the overall voter turnout was therefore 52.7%. 44 absentee votes were cast and the number of blank votes was 326 (4.3% of the total votes cast). The number of valid votes was therefore 7,229. The votes were divided as detailed below:
1. Voters on the electral roll, votes cast and turnout
___ Number of voters Male Female
___ Composition of electoral roll Number of voters 14,345 Male 5,089 Female 9,256
___ Number of voters on electoral roll Male voted Female voted Total voted Turnout
___ On electoral roll Number of voters on electoral roll 14,345 Male voted   Female voted   Total voted   Turnout  
___ Of which staff with a university degree Number of voters on electoral roll 1,268 Male voted 524 Female voted 587 Total voted 1,111 Turnout 87.62%
___ Of which other staff Number of voters on electoral roll 218 Male voted 70 Female voted 103 Total voted 173 Turnout 79.36%
___ Of which students Number of voters on electoral roll 12,859 Male voted 2,199 Female voted 4,072 Total voted 6,271 Turnout 48.77%
___ Total voter turnout Number of voters on electoral roll   Male voted   Female voted   Total voted 7,555 Turnout 52.67%

 

Election results

The votes of University teaching staff and other staff holding university degrees were worth 60% of the votes cast. Student votes were worth 30% of the votes cast and votes by other eligible parties were worth 10% of the votes cast. Taking into consideration the weighting of different groups of voters, the votes were divided amongst the candidates as detailed below:

 

2. Results – weighted votes
Proportion % Votes cast Weighted value
Proportion % Guðrún Nordal Votes cast 42.6% Weighted value 43.8%
Proportion % Jón Atli Benediktsson Votes cast 54.8% Weighted value 56.2%
Proportion % Blank Votes cast 2.6% Weighted value -
Proportion % Invalid Votes cast 0.0% Weighted value -
Proportion % Total Votes cast 100.0% Weighted value 100.0%

 

The number of votes cast in the elections for rector was 7,555. Votes were divided between the candidates according to the different groups of voters as detailed below:
3. Results according to different groups of voters – numbers of votes
All votes cast Guðrún Nordal Jón Atli Benediktsson Blank Total votes
All votes cast Staff holding university degrees, whole vote Guðrún Nordal 400 Jón Atli Benediktsson 527 Blank 13 Total votes 940
All votes cast Staff holding university degrees, half vote Guðrún Nordal 76 Jón Atli Benediktsson 93 Blank 2 Total votes 171
All votes cast Other staff, whole vote Guðrún Nordal 76 Jón Atli Benediktsson 69 Blank 5 Total votes 150
All votes cast Other staff, half vote Guðrún Nordal 17 Jón Atli Benediktsson 6 Blank 0 Total votes 23
All votes cast Students Guðrún Nordal 2,460 Jón Atli Benediktsson 3,505 Blank 306 Total votes 6,271
All votes cast Total Guðrún Nordal 3,029 Jón Atli Benediktsson 4,200 Blank 326 Total votes 7,555

 

In accordance with item 7, Article 6 of the Regulation for the University of Iceland no. 569/2009, the applicant receiving the majority of votes cast in an election shall be considered to be nominated to the position of rector. Jón Atli Benediktsson received 54.8% of votes cast (56.2% of valid votes), and is therefore nominated to the position of the rector of the University of Iceland.

20 April 2015
Election board for the elections for rector 2015
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