Eastern (Icelandic: Austurland) 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.
Results of the 1999 parliamentary election held on 8 May 1999:[1][2][3] The following candidates were elected:[4] Arnbjörg Sveinsdóttir (D), 1,892 votes; Einar Már Sigurðarson (S), 1,529 votes; Halldór Ásgrímsson (B), 2,769 votes; Jón Kristjánsson (B), 2,766 votes; and Þuríður Backman (U), 790 votes.
Results of the 1963 parliamentary election held on 9 June 1963:[35][36][37] The following candidates were elected:[37] Eysteinn Jónsson (B), 2,803 votes; Halldór Ásgrímsson (B), 2,529 votes; Jónas Pétursson (D), 1,101 votes; Lúðvík Jósepsson (G), 905 votes; and Páll Þorsteinsson (B), 2,243 votes.
Results of the October 1959 parliamentary election held on 25 and 26 October 1959:[38][39][40] The following candidates were elected:[40] Eysteinn Jónsson (B), 2,918 votes; Halldór Ásgrímsson (B), 2,627 votes; Jónas Pétursson (D), 1,119 votes; Lúðvík Jósepsson (G), 989 votes; and Páll Þorsteinsson (B), 2,335 votes.