Icelandic parliamentary election, 1995

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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 8 April 1995.[1] They were the first elections after the Althing became a unicameral parliament in 1991.[2] The Independence Party remained the largest party, winning 25 of the 63 seats.[2]

Results

Summary of the 8 April 1995 Icelandic parliamentary election results
Party Chairperson(s) Votes % ± Seats ±
Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) Davíð Oddsson 61,183 37.1 Decrease 1.5 25 Decrease 1
Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) Halldór Ásgrímsson 38,485 23.3 Increase 4.4 15 Increase 2
People's Alliance (Alþýðubandalagið) Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson 23,597 14.3 Decrease 0.1 9 Steady 0
Social Democratic Party (Alþýðuflokkurinn) Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson 18,846 11.4 Decrease 4.1 7 Decrease 3
National Awakening (Þjóðvaki) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir 11,806 7.2 — 4 —
Women's List (Kvennalistinn) no designated chairperson 8,031 4.9 Decrease 3.4 3 Decrease 2
South List (Suðurlandslistinn) ? 1,105 0.7 — 0 —
Natural Law Party (Náttúrulagaflokkurinn) ? 957 0.6 — 0 —
Westfjords List (Vestfjarðalistinn) ? 717 0.4 — 0 —
Christian Political Movement (Kristileg stjórnmálasamtök) ? 316 0.3 — 0 —
Valid votes 165,043 98.4
Invalid/Blank votes 2,708 1.6
Total 167,751 100.0 — 63 —
Electorate/Turnout ? ?
Source: Statistics Iceland, Nohlen & Stöver
Last election (1991) — Next election (1999)
Popular vote
D
  
 37.07%
B
  
 23.32%
G
  
 14.30%
A
  
 11.42%
J
  
 7.15%
V
  
 4.87%
Others
  
 1.88%

References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p962 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nohlen & Stöver, p977