1931 Icelandic parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 12 June 1931.[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.

1931 Icelandic parliamentary election
Kingdom of Iceland
← 1930 12 June 1931 1933 →

All 28 seats in the Lower House
and 8 of 14 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Turnout78.25%
Party Leader % Seats +/–
Upper House[a]
Independence Jón Þorláksson 43.82 6 New
Progressive Tryggvi Þórhallsson 35.92 7 +1
Social Democratic Jón Baldvinsson 16.08 1 −2
Lower House
Independence Jón Þorláksson 43.82 9 New
Progressive Tryggvi Þórhallsson 35.92 16 +3
Social Democratic Jón Baldvinsson 16.08 3 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Tryggvi Þórhallsson Tryggvi Þórhallsson
Progressive
Tryggvi Þórhallsson
Progressive
Tryggvi Þórhallsson

Results edit

PartyVotes%Seats
Lower
House
+/–Upper
House[a]
+/–
Independence Party16,89143.829–260
Progressive Party13,844.535.9216+37+1
Social Democratic Party6,197.516.08301–2
Communist Party1,1653.020New0New
Independents4461.160–100
Total38,544100.00280140
Valid votes38,54497.31
Invalid/blank votes1,0642.69
Total votes39,608100.00
Registered voters/turnout50,61778.25
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Notes edit

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

References edit

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