Icelandic parliamentary election, 1978

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The 1978 Icelandic Parliamentary election took place on 25 June 1978. As a result of the election a coalition was formed between the People's Alliance, Social Democratic Party and the Progressive Party with Ólafur Jóhannesson as Prime Minister.

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Summary of the 25 June 1978 Icelandic Althing election results

Parties	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Independence Party	39,982	32.7	20	-5
People's Alliance	27,952	22.9	14	+3
Social Democratic Party	26,912	22.0	14	+9
Progressive Party	20,656	16.9	12	-5
Others	6,705	5.5	0	-2
Total (Turnout 90.3%)	122,207	100	60
Source:Election Resources on the Internet

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