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] | ||
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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 six seats elected in 1930.
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