Icelandic parliamentary election, 1995

Icelandic parliamentary election, 1999

8 April 1995 (1995-04-08)
All 63 seats in the Althing
First party Second party Third party   Leader Davíð Oddsson Halldór Ásgrímsson Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Party Independence Progressive People's Alliance Last election 26 seats 13 seats 9 seats Seats won 25 / 63 15 / 63 9 / 63 Seat change 1 2 0 Popular vote 61,183 38,485 23,597 Percentage 37.1% 23.3% 14.3% Swing 1.5 4.4% 0.1%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir N/A Party Social Democratic National Awakening Women's List Last election 10 seats New party 5 seats Seats won 7 / 63 4 / 63 3 / 63 Seat change 3 4 2 Popular vote 18,846 11,806 8,031 Percentage 11.4% 7.2% 4.9% Swing 4.1% 7.2% 3.4%
Prime Minister before election Davíð Oddsson Independence Elected Prime Minister Davíð Oddsson Independence

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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	1.5	25	1
	Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn)	Halldór Ásgrímsson	38,485	23.3	4.4	15	2
	People's Alliance (Alþýðubandalagið)	Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson	23,597	14.3	0.1	9	0
	Social Democratic Party (Alþýðuflokkurinn)	Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson	18,846	11.4	4.1	7	3
	National Awakening (Þjóðvaki)	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir	11,806	7.2	—	4	—
	Women's List (Kvennalistinn)	no designated chairperson	8,031	4.9	3.4	3	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)

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