1919 Icelandic parliamentary election
Kingdom of Iceland
15 November 1919
All 26 seats in the Lower House
and 8 of 14 seats in the Upper House of Althing
14 and 8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout45.38%
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Upper House
Home Rule Jón Magnússon 45.76 6 −1
Independence Einar Arnórsson 25.28 4 −1
Progressive Ólafur Briem 22.19 4 +2
Lower House
Home Rule Jón Magnússon 45.76 10 +2
Independence Einar Arnórsson 25.28 9 −1
Progressive Ólafur Briem 22.19 7 +2
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Jón Magnússon Jón Magnússon
Home Rule		 Jón Magnússon
Home Rule		Jón Magnússon

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 15 November 1919.[1] Voters elected all 26 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House.[2] The Home Rule Party remained the largest party in the Lower House, winning 10 of the 26 seats.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Lower
House		+/–Upper
House[lower-alpha 1]		+/–
Home Rule Party6,42345.7610+26–1
Independence Party3,54825.289+84+2
Progressive Party3,11522.197+24+2
Social Democratic Party9496.760–100
Total14,035100.00260140
Valid votes14,03597.04
Invalid/blank votes4282.96
Total votes14,463100.00
Registered voters/turnout31,87045.38
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes the six seats elected in 1916

References

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