1930 Icelandic parliamentary election

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1930 Icelandic parliamentary election
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  1927 15 June 1930 1931  

3 of the 14 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Turnout70.50%
PartyLeader%Seats
Independence Jón Þorláksson 48.332
Progressive Tryggvi Þórhallsson 31.411
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Tryggvi Thorhallson.jpg Tryggvi Þórhallsson
Progressive
Tryggvi Þórhallsson
Progressive
Tryggvi Thorhallson.jpg

Elections to the Upper House of the Althing were held in Iceland on 15 June 1930. [1] Following reforms in 1915, 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. This was the last election solely for the Upper House, as from 1934 onwards all Upper House members were elected together with the Lower House. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Independence Party 11,67148.332
Progressive Party 7,58531.411
Social Democratic Party 4,89320.260
Total24,149100.003
Valid votes24,14999.39
Invalid/blank votes1490.61
Total votes24,298100.00
Registered voters/turnout34,46770.50
Source: Mackie & Rose, [3] 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. 1 2 3 Nohlen & Stöver, p954
  3. Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p214