Icelandic parliamentary election, 1933

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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 16 July 1933.^[1] Voters elected all 28 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House.^[2] The Independence Party emerged as the largest party in the Lower House, winning 13 of the 28 seats.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Lower House		Upper House^[a]
Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
Independence Party	17,131.5	48.0	13	+4	7	+1
Progressive Party	8,530.5	23.9	11	–5	5	–2
Social Democratic Party	6,864.5	19.2	4	+1	1	0
Communist Party	2,673.5	7.5	0	0	0	0
Independents	480	1.3	0	0	1	+1
Invalid/blank votes	1,091	–	–	–	–	–
Total	36,771	100	28	0	14	0
Registered voters/turnout	53,327	69.0	–	–	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

^a Includes the three seats elected in 1930.

References

↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p961 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p954

Elections and referendums in Iceland

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