Icelandic parliamentary election, 1963
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 9 June 1963.[1] The Independence Party won 16 of the 40 seats in the Lower House of the Althing.[2] Bjarni Benediktsson became Prime Minister after the elections.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Lower House | Upper House | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||
| Independence Party | 37,021 | 41.4 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Progressive Party | 25,217 | 28.2 | 13 | +2 | 6 | 0 |
| People's Alliance | 14,274 | 16.0 | 6 | –1 | 3 | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party | 12,697 | 14.2 | 5 | –1 | 3 | 0 |
| Independents | 143 | 0.2 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,606 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 90,958 | 100 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 99,798 | 91.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||
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