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.