June 1959 Icelandic parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 28 June 1959. The Independence Party and the Progressive Party both won 13 seats in the Lower House of the Althing. Following the tie, electoral reforms were introduced and early elections were held in October.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Lower House		Upper House
			Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
Independence Party	36,029	42.5	13	0	7	+1
Progressive Party	23,061	27.2	13	+2	6	0
People's Alliance	12,929	15.2	5	0	2	–1
Social Democratic Party	10,632	12.5	4	–2	2	0
National Preservation Party	2,137	2.5	0	0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	1,359	–	–	–	–	–
Total	86,147	100	35	0	17	0
Registered voters/turnout	95,050	90.6	–	–	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver