July 1942 Icelandic parliamentary election
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.
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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
| Party | Votes | % | Lower House | Upper House | ||
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| Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||
| Independence Party | 22,975 | 39.5 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Progressive Party | 16,033 | 27.6 | 14 | +2 | 6 | –1 |
| People's Unity Party – Socialist Party | 9,423 | 16.2 | 4 | +2 | 2 | +1 |
| Social Democratic Party | 8,979 | 15.4 | 4 | –2 | 2 | 0 |
| Commonwealth Party | 618 | 1.1 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| Liberal Left | 103 | 0.2 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 809 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 58,940 | 100 | 33 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 73,440 | 80.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p961 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p955
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