Icelandic parliamentary election, 1979
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 2 and 3 December 1979.[1] The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 14 of the 40 seats.[2]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Lower House | Upper House | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||
| Independence Party | 43,838 | 35.4 | 14 | 0 | 7 | +1 |
| Progressive Party | 30,861 | 24.9 | 11 | +3 | 6 | +2 |
| People's Alliance | 24,401 | 19.7 | 7 | –2 | 4 | –1 |
| Social Democratic Party | 21,580 | 17.4 | 7 | –2 | 3 | –2 |
| Independent Voters in the South[a] | 1,484 | 1.2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent Voters in the North East[a] | 857 | 0.7 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| Revolutionary Communist League | 480 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Other Party | 158 | 0.1 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| The Sunshine Party | 92 | 0.1 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,178 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 126,929 | 100 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 142,073 | 89.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||
a Both groups were breakaways from the Independence Party.
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p962 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p976
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