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1933 Icelandic parliamentary election

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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 Vote % 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

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.

Results

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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

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

References

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