1919 Icelandic parliamentary election explained

Election Name:1919 Icelandic parliamentary election
Country:Kingdom of Iceland
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:August/October 1916
Election Date:15 November 1919
Next Election:1922
Seats For Election:All 26 seats in the Lower House
and 8 of 14 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Majority Seats:14 and 8
Turnout:45.38%
Heading1:Upper House
Leader1:Jón Magnússon
Party1:Home Rule Party (Iceland)
Last Election1:7
Seats1:6
Percentage1:45.76
Leader2:Einar Arnórsson
Party2:Independence Party (Iceland, historical)
Last Election2:5
Seats2:4
Percentage2:25.28
Leader3:Ólafur Briem
Party3:Progressive Party (Iceland)
Last Election3:2
Seats3:4
Percentage3:22.19
Heading4:Lower House
Leader4:Jón Magnússon
Party4:Home Rule Party (Iceland)
Last Election4:8
Seats4:10
Percentage4:45.76
Leader5:Einar Arnórsson
Party5:Independence Party (Iceland, historical)
Last Election5:10
Seats5:9
Percentage5:25.28
Leader6:Ólafur Briem
Party6:Progressive Party (Iceland)
Last Election6:5
Seats6:7
Percentage6:22.19
Prime Minister
Before Party:Home Rule Party (Iceland)
After Party:Home Rule Party (Iceland)

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 15 November 1919.[1] Voters elected all 26 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House.[2] The Home Rule Party remained the largest party in the Lower House, winning 10 of the 26 seats.

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p954