August 1916 Icelandic parliamentary election

August 1916 Icelandic parliamentary election

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6 of the 14 seats in the Upper House of the Althing
Turnout	24.28%
Party Leader Vote % Seats Home Rule Jón Magnússon 33.45 3 Independence – Þversum Einar Arnórsson 22.94 2 Ind. Farmers Sigurður Jónsson 22.13 1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Minister for Iceland before Prime Minister after August and October elections Einar Arnórsson Independence - Þversum Jón Magnússon Home Rule

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 5 August 1916, ^[1] the first elections held after women's suffrage was introduced. ^[2] Following reforms to the Althing the previous year, the six seats in the Upper House appointed by the monarch were abolished, and replaced with six elected seats. ^[2] The seats were elected by proportional representation at the national level, using the D'Hondt method. ^[2] The remaining eight seats were elected along with the Lower House in October.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Home Rule Party	1,950	33.45	3
	Independence Party – Þversum	1,337	22.94	2
	Independent Farmers	1,290	22.13	1
	Farmers' Party	435	7.46	0
	Independence Party – Langsum	419	7.19	0
	Social Democratic Party	398	6.83	0
Total		5,829	100.00	6
Valid votes		5,829	99.25
Invalid/blank votes		44	0.75
Total votes		5,873	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		24,189	24.28
Source: Mackie & Rose, [3] Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p961 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p954
3. Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p214