July 1942 Icelandic parliamentary election

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July 1942 Icelandic parliamentary election
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  1937 5 July 1942 October 1942  

All 33 seats in the Lower House
and 16 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Turnout80.26%
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
Upper House
Independence Ólafur Thors 39.5260
Progressive Jónas frá Hriflu 27.586-1
Socialist Einar Olgeirsson 16.212New
Social Democratic Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson 15.4520
Lower House
Independence Ólafur Thors 39.52110
Progressive Jónas frá Hriflu 27.5814+2
Socialist Einar Olgeirsson 16.214New
Social Democratic Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson 15.454-2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Olafur Thors.jpg Ólafur Thors
Independence
Ólafur Thors
Independence
Olafur Thors.jpg

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 5 July 1942. [1] Although the Independence Party won a plurality of votes, the Progressive Party remained as the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 14 of the 33 seats.

Following the election, changes were made to the electoral system that reduced the over-representation of the Progressive Party. [2] Early elections were held in October.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Lower
House
+/–Upper
House
+/–
Independence Party 22,97539.5211060
Progressive Party 16,03327.5814+26–1
People's Unity Party – Socialist Party 9,42316.214+22+1
Social Democratic Party 8,97915.454–220
Commonwealth Party6181.060New0New
Liberal Left1030.180New0New
Total58,131100.00330160
Valid votes58,13198.63
Invalid/blank votes8091.37
Total votes58,940100.00
Registered voters/turnout73,44080.26
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p961 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p955