Icelandic parliamentary election, 1919
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 15 November 1919.[1] Voters elected all 26 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House.[2] The Home Rule Party remained the largest party in the Lower House, winning 10 of the 26 seats.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Lower House | Upper House[a] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||
| Home Rule Party | 6,423 | 45.8 | 10 | +2 | 6 | –1 |
| Independence Party | 3,548 | 25.3 | 9 | +8 | 4 | +2 |
| Progressive Party | 3,115 | 22.2 | 7 | +2 | 4 | +2 |
| Social Democratic Party | 949 | 6.8 | 0 | –1 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 428 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 14,463 | 100 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 31,870 | 45.5 | – | – | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||
a Includes the six seats elected in 1916.
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