Westfjords (Althing constituency)

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Westfjords (Vestfirðir) was a multi-member constituency of Iceland’s Althing (parliament) from 1959 to 2003. It covered the Westfjords region and included these municipalities: Árneshreppur, Bæjarhreppur, Bolungarvík, Broddaneshreppur, Hólmavíkurhreppur, Ísafjarðarbær, Kaldrananeshreppur, Kirkjubólshreppur, Reykhólahreppur, Súðavíkurhreppur, Tálknafjarðarhreppur and Vesturbyggð.

Key facts
- Created: 1959
- Abolished: 2003
- Seats: 5 (1959–1987); 4 (1987–2003)
- Created from: parts of Barðastrandasýsla, Ísafjarðarsýsla, Strandasýsla and West Ísafjarðarsýsla
- Replaced by: Northwestern Westfjords (Vestfirðir) constituency
- This area was exactly the Westfjords region it represented