Icelandic parliamentary election, 1999

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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 8 May 1999.[1] The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Althing, winning 26 of the 63 seats.[2]

Results

Summary of the 8 May 1999 Icelandic parliamentary election results
Party Chairperson(s) Votes % ± Seats ±
Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) Davíð Oddsson 67,513 40.7 Increase 3.6 26 Increase 1
Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) Margrét Frímannsdóttir* 44,378 26.8 17 Decrease 6
Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) Halldór Ásgrímsson 30,415 18.4 Decrease 4.9 12 Decrease 3
Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð) Steingrímur J. Sigfússon 15,115 9.1 6
Liberal Party (Frjálslyndi flokkurinn) Sverrir Hermannsson 6,919 4.2 2
Humanist Party (Húmanistaflokkurinn) ? 742 0.4 0
Christian Democratic Party (Kristilegi lýðræðisflokkurinn) ? 441 0.3 0
Anarchists in Iceland (Anarkistar á Íslandi) ? 204 0.0 0
Valid votes 165,727 97.8
Invalid/Blank votes 3,697 2.2
Total 169,424 100.0 63
Electorate/Turnout ? ?
Source: Statistics Iceland, Nohlen & Stöver
Last election (1995)  Next election (2003)

* Spokesperson for the coalition.

Popular vote
D
 
40.74%
S
 
26.78%
B
 
18.35%
V
 
9.12%
F
 
4.17%
Others
 
0.84%

References

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