1927 Icelandic parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 9 July 1927.[1] Voters elected all 28 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House.[2] The Progressive Party emerged as the largest party in the Lower House, winning 13 of the 28 seats.

Results

Party Votes % Lower House Upper House[a]
Seats +/– Seats +/–
Conservative Party 13,616.5 42.5 10 New 6 New
Progressive Party 9,532.5 29.8 13 +3 6 +1
Social Democratic Party 6,097.5 19.0 3 +2 2 +2
Liberal Party 1,858 5.8 1 New 0 New
Independents 904.5 2.8 1 0 0 0
Invalid/blank votes 919
Total 32,928 100 28 0 14 0
Registered voters/turnout 46,047 71.5
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

a Includes the three seats elected in 1926.

References

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