Icelandic parliamentary election, 1931
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 12 June 1931.[1] Voters elected all 28 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House.[2] The Progressive Party emerged as the largest party in the Lower House.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Lower House | Upper House[a] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||
| Independence Party | 16,891 | 43.8 | 9 | –2 | 6 | 0 |
| Progressive Party | 13,844.5 | 35.9 | 16 | +3 | 7 | +1 |
| Social Democratic Party | 6,197.5 | 16.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | –2 |
| Communist Party | 1,165 | 3.0 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| Independents | 446 | 1.2 | 0 | –1 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,064 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 39,608 | 100 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 50,617 | 78.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||
a Includes the six seats elected in 1930.
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