October 1916 Icelandic parliamentary election![Kingdom of Iceland](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_Iceland_%281918%E2%80%931944%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Iceland_%281918%E2%80%931944%29.svg.png)
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All 26 seats in the Lower House 8 of 14 seats in the Upper House |
Turnout | 49.18% ( 24.90pp) |
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Party | Leader | % | Seats | Upper House[a] | Home Rule | Jón Magnússon | 39.95 | 7 | Farmers' | Ólafur Briem | 8.79 | 1 | Independence | Disputed | 7.60 | 2 | Independence – Þversum | Einar Arnórsson | 7.03 | 3 | Ind. Farmers | Sigurður Jónsson | 4.15 | 1 | Lower House | Home Rule | Jón Magnússon | 39.95 | 8 | Independence – Langsum | Sigurður Eggerz | 15.71 | 3 | Farmers' | Ólafur Briem | 8.79 | 4 | Independence | Disputed | 7.60 | 1 | Independence – Þversum | Einar Arnórsson | 7.03 | 6 | Social Democratic | Jón Baldvinsson | 6.77 | 1 | Ind. Farmers | Sigurður Jónsson | 4.15 | 1 | Independents | — | 10.01 | 2 | This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 21 October 1916.[1] Voters elected all 26 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House,[2] the other six having been elected in August. The Home Rule Party emerged as the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning eight of the 26 seats.
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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Lower House | Upper House[a] |
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| Home Rule Party | 5,333.5 | 39.95 | 8 | 7 |
| Independence Party – Langsum | 2,097 | 15.71 | 3 | 0 |
| Farmers' Party | 1,173 | 8.79 | 4 | 1 |
| Independence Party | 1,014 | 7.60 | 1 | 2 |
| Independence Party – Þversum | 938.5 | 7.03 | 6 | 3 |
| Social Democratic Party | 903.5 | 6.77 | 1 | 0 |
| Independent Farmers | 554 | 4.15 | 1 | 1 |
| Independents | 1,336.5 | 10.01 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 13,350 | 100.00 | 26 | 14 |
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Valid votes | 13,350 | 95.15 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 680 | 4.85 | |
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Total votes | 14,030 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 28,529 | 49.18 | |
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Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Notes
- ^ Includes the seats elected in August
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p961 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p954