Icelandic parliamentary election, 1978

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 25 June 1978. The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 14 of the 40 seats. Following the election a coalition was formed between the People's Alliance, Social Democratic Party and the Progressive Party with Ólafur Jóhannesson as Prime Minister.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Lower House		Upper House
			Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
Independence Party	39,982	32.7	14	–3	6	–2
People's Alliance	27,952	22.9	9	+2	5	+1
Social Democratic Party	26,912	22.0	9	+6	5	+3
Progressive Party	20,656	16.9	8	–3	4	–2
Union of Liberals and Leftists	4,073	3.3	0	–2	0	0
Independent Voters in the West Fjords	776	0.6	0	New	0	New
Independent Voters in Reykjanes	592	0.5	0	New	0	New
The Political Party	486	0.4	0	New	0	New
Independent Voters in the South	466	0.4	0	New	0	New
Revolutionary Communist League	184	0.2	0	0	0	0
Communist Party of Iceland (Marxist–Leninist)	128	0.1	0	0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	2,170	–	–	–	–	–
Total	124,377	100	40	0	20	0
Registered voters/turnout	137,782	90.3	–	–	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

^a The Independent Voters in the West Fjords was a breakaway from the Union of Liberals and Leftists.

^b The Independent Voters in the South was a breakaway from the Independence Party.