Icelandic parliamentary election, 1999

Icelandic parliamentary election, 1999

8 May 1999 (1999-05-08)
All 63 seats in the Althing
Turnout	?
First party Second party Third party   100x100px Leader Davíð Oddsson Margrét Frímannsdóttir Halldór Ásgrímsson Party Independence Social Democratic Progressive Last election 25 seats 23 seats 15 seats Seats won 26 / 63 17 / 63 12 / 63 Seat change 1 6 3 Popular vote 67,513 44,378 30,415 Percentage 40.7% 26.8% 18.4% Swing 7.00 - 4.9%   Fourth party Fifth party   100x100px Leader Steingrímur J. Sigfússon Sverrir Hermannson Party Left-Green Liberal Last election New party New party Seats won 6 / 63 2 / 63 Seat change 6 2 Popular vote 15,115 6,919 Percentage 9.1% 4.2% Swing 9.1% 4.2%
Prime Minister before election Davíð Oddsson Independence Elected Prime Minister Davíð Oddsson Independence

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 8 May 1999. The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Althing, winning 26 of the 63 seats.

Results

Summary of the 8 May 1999 Icelandic parliamentary election results

Party		Chairperson(s)	Votes	%	±	Seats	±
	Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn)	Davíð Oddsson	67,513	40.7	3.6	26	1
	Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin)	Margrét Frímannsdóttir*	44,378	26.8	—	17	6
	Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn)	Halldór Ásgrímsson	30,415	18.4	4.9	12	3
	Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð)	Steingrímur J. Sigfússon	15,115	9.1	—	6	—
	Liberal Party (Frjálslyndi flokkurinn)	Sverrir Hermannsson	6,919	4.2	—	2	—
	Humanist Party (Húmanistaflokkurinn)	?	742	0.4	—	0	—
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristilegi lýðræðisflokkurinn)	?	441	0.3	—	0	—
	Anarchists in Iceland (Anarkistar á Íslandi)	?	204	0.0	—	0	—
Valid votes			165,727	97.8
Invalid/Blank votes			3,697	2.2
Total			169,424	100.0	—	63	—
Electorate/Turnout			?	?
Source: Statistics Iceland, Nohlen & Stöver
Last election (1995) — Next election (2003)

* Spokesperson for the coalition.

Popular vote
D			40.74%
S			26.78%
B			18.35%
V			9.12%
F			4.17%
Others			0.84%