Icelandic parliamentary election, 1927
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 9 July 1927.[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, winning 13 of the 28 seats.
Results
Party | Votes | % | Lower House | Upper House[a] | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||
Conservative Party | 13,616.5 | 42.5 | 10 | New | 6 | New |
Progressive Party | 9,532.5 | 29.8 | 13 | +3 | 6 | +1 |
Social Democratic Party | 6,097.5 | 19.0 | 3 | +2 | 2 | +2 |
Liberal Party | 1,858 | 5.8 | 1 | New | 0 | New |
Independents | 904.5 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 919 | – | – | – | – | – |
Total | 32,928 | 100 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 46,047 | 71.5 | – | – | – | – |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
a Includes the three seats elected in 1926.
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