1923 Icelandic parliamentary election explained

Election Name:1923 Icelandic parliamentary election
Country:Kingdom of Iceland
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1922
Election Date:27 October 1923
Next Election:1926
Seats For Election:All 28 seats in the Lower House
and 8 of 14 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Majority Seats:15 and 8
Turnout:70.90% (25.52pp)
Heading1:Upper House
Leader1:Jón Magnússon
Party1:Citizens' Party (Iceland, 1923)
Last Election1:new
Seats1:7
Percentage1:53.59
Leader2:Þorleifur Jónsson
Party2:Progressive Party (Iceland)
Last Election2:4
Seats2:5
Percentage2:26.55
Leader3:Einar Arnórsson
Party3:Independence Party (Iceland, historical)
Last Election3:4
Seats3:2
Percentage3:
Heading4:Lower House
Leader4:Jón Magnússon
Party4:Citizens' Party (Iceland, 1923)
Last Election4:new
Seats4:16
Percentage4:53.59
Leader5:Þorleifur Jónsson
Party5:Progressive Party (Iceland)
Last Election5:7
Seats5:10
Percentage5:26.55
Leader6:Jón Baldvinsson
Party6:Social Democratic Party (Iceland)
Last Election6:0
Seats6:1
Percentage6:16.18
Prime Minister
Before Party:Independence Party (Iceland, historical)
After Party:Independence Party (Iceland, historical)

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 27 October 1923.[1] Voters elected all 28 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House.[2] The Citizens' Party, a loose collection of conservatives,[3] emerged as the largest party in the Lower House, winning 16 of the 28 seats.

Electoral system

This was the first election held following changes made to the electoral system in 1920, in which two extra seats were allocated to Reykjavík. Whilst all seats had previously been elected in one or two-member constituencies, the four-member constituency for Reykjavík was now elected by proportional representation using the D'Hondt method.[2]

The changes also equalised the age limits for voting between men (25) and women and servants (previously 40) at 25.[2]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p954
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p965