Icelandic parliamentary election, July 1942
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 5 July 1942.[1] Although the Independence Party won a plurality of votes, the Progressive Party remained as the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 14 of the 33 seats.
Following the election, changes were made to the electoral system that reduced the over-representation of the Progressive Party.[2] Early elections were held in October.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Lower House | Upper House | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||
| Independence Party | 22,975 | 39.5 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Progressive Party | 16,033 | 27.6 | 14 | +2 | 6 | –1 |
| People's Unity Party – Socialist Party | 9,423 | 16.2 | 4 | +2 | 2 | +1 |
| Social Democratic Party | 8,979 | 15.4 | 4 | –2 | 2 | 0 |
| Commonwealth Party | 618 | 1.1 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| Liberal Left | 103 | 0.2 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 809 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 58,940 | 100 | 33 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 73,440 | 80.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||
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