1933 Icelandic parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 16 July 1933.[1] Voters elected all 28 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House.[2] The Independence Party emerged as the largest party in the Lower House, winning 13 of the 28 seats.

1933 Icelandic parliamentary election
Kingdom of Iceland
← 1931 16 July 1933 1934 →

All 28 seats in the Lower House
and 8 of 14 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Turnout68.95%
Party Leader % Seats +/–
Upper House[a]
Independence Jón Þorláksson 48.01 7 +1
Progressive Ásgeir Ásgeirsson 23.91 5 −2
Social Democratic Jón Baldvinsson 19.24 1 0
Independents 1.35 1 +1
Lower House
Independence Jón Þorláksson 48.01 13 +4
Progressive Ásgeir Ásgeirsson 23.91 11 −5
Social Democratic Jón Baldvinsson 19.24 4 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
Progressive
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
Progressive
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson

Results edit

PartyVotes%Seats
Lower
House
+/–Upper
House[a]
+/–
Independence Party17,131.548.0113+47+1
Progressive Party8,530.523.9111–55–2
Social Democratic Party6,864.519.244+110
Communist Party2,673.57.490000
Independents4801.35001+1
Total35,680100.00280140
Valid votes35,68097.03
Invalid/blank votes1,0912.97
Total votes36,771100.00
Registered voters/turnout53,32768.95
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Includes the three seats elected in 1930

References edit

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p961 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p954