1967 Icelandic parliamentary election

1967 Icelandic parliamentary election

11 June 1967
All 40 seats in the Lower House and 20 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Turnout	91.37%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Upper House Independence Bjarni Benediktsson 37.50 8 0 Progressive Eysteinn Jónsson 28.13 6 0 People's Alliance Hannibal Valdimarsson 17.61 3 0 Social Democratic Emil Jónsson 15.67 3 0 Lower House Independence Bjarni Benediktsson 37.50 15 −1 Progressive Eysteinn Jónsson 28.13 12 −1 People's Alliance Hannibal Valdimarsson 17.61 7 +1 Social Democratic Emil Jónsson 15.67 6 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Bjarni Benediktsson Independence Bjarni Benediktsson Independence

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 11 June 1967. The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 15 of the 40 seats.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Lower House	+/–	Upper House	+/–
	Independence Party	36,036	37.50	15	–1	8	0
	Progressive Party	27,029	28.13	12	–1	6	0
	People's Alliance	16,923	17.61	7	+1	3	0
	Social Democratic Party	15,059	15.67	6	+1	3	0
	Independent Democratic Party	1,043	1.09	0	New	0	New
Total		96,090	100.00	40	0	20	0
Valid votes		96,090	98.20
Invalid/blank votes		1,765	1.80
Total votes		97,855	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		107,101	91.37
Source: Nohlen & Stöver