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1927 Icelandic parliamentary election

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1927 Icelandic parliamentary election
Kingdom of Iceland
← 1926 9 July 1927 1930 →

All 28 seats in the Lower House
and 8 of 14 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Turnout71.51%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Upper House[a]
Conservative Jón Þorláksson 42.54 6 New
Progressive Tryggvi Þórhallsson 29.78 6 +1
Social Democratic Jón Baldvinsson 19.05 2 +2
Lower House
Conservative Jón Þorláksson 42.54 10 New
Progressive Tryggvi Þórhallsson 29.78 13 +3
Social Democratic Jón Baldvinsson 19.05 3 +2
Liberal Sigurður Eggerz 5.80 1 New
Independents 2.83 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Jón Þorláksson Jón Þorláksson
Conservative
Tryggvi Þórhallsson
Progressive
Tryggvi Þórhallsson

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

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PartyVotes%Seats
Lower
House
+/–Upper
House[a]
+/–
Conservative Party13,616.542.5410New6New
Progressive Party9,532.529.7813+36+1
Social Democratic Party6,097.519.053+22+2
Liberal Party1,8585.801New0New
Independents904.52.831000
Total32,009100.00280140
Valid votes32,00997.21
Invalid/blank votes9192.79
Total votes32,928100.00
Registered voters/turnout46,04771.51
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Includes the three seats elected in 1926

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p961 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p954