Iceland referendum 2026: Referendum question: 'Á Ísland að hefja á ný aðildarviðræður við Evrópusambandið?' (Should Iceland resume accession negotiations with the European Union?)

Final count

Turnout 82.6%: 225,031 ballots from 272,543 registered voters.

National result ('Niðurstaða þjóðaratkvæðagreiðslunnar') from Landskjörstjórn's signed election report, after its rulings on 21 disputed ballots under art. 99(3) and art. 120 of Elections Act 112/2021. Answers as the report writes them: 'Já' (Yes, 47.2%) and 'Nei' (No, 52.8%). totalVotes = 'Fjöldi gildra atkvæða' 223,385 (rows add up to it exactly); blank 897 (0.4%), other invalid 749 (0.3%); ballots = 'Fjöldi greiddra atkvæða' 225,031; electorate = 'Fjöldi kjósenda á kjörskrá' 272,543; turnout 82.6% (authority's figure). The report also gives the six constituencies. The result is advisory (art. 123(3)); 'winner' marks the answer with most votes. Published by Landskjörstjórn (National Electoral Commission of Iceland), Kosningaskýrsla landskjörstjórnar, signed Reykjavík 22 Sep 2026, 22 Sept 2026: assets.ctfassets.net/8k0h54kbe6bj/79iCOCyZXCBCCV8k6jz0QG/5ef76afbf75aebefad481fdc853f5ae3/0ae957db-7952-4e0b-bfbc-5992a7fdcbb4.pdf. Official publication of Landskjörstjórn; no reuse terms stated (election report linked from https://island.is/s/landskjorstjorn/frett/landskjorstjorn-tilkynnir-nidurstodu-thjodaratkvaedagreidslu). Official reports of public authorities are also outside copyright under art. 9 of the Copyright Act no. 73/1972 (as cited in Stjórnartíðindi; althingi.is blocked our reader, so the article text was not re-read here)..