Country: | Kingdom of Iceland |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1923 |
Election Date: | 1 July 1926 |
Next Election: | 1927 |
Seats For Election: | 3 of the 14 seats in the Upper House of the Althing |
Turnout: | 45.83% |
First Election: | yes |
Leader1: | Jón Þorláksson |
Party1: | Conservative Party (Iceland) |
Seats1: | 1 |
Percentage1: | 39.44 |
Leader2: | Sveinn Ólafsson |
Party2: | Progressive Party (Iceland) |
Seats2: | 1 |
Percentage2: | 24.96 |
Leader3: | Jón Baldvinsson |
Party3: | Social Democratic Party (Iceland) |
Seats3: | 1 |
Percentage3: | 22.69 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Magnús Guðmundsson (acting) |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (Iceland) |
After Party: | Conservative Party (Iceland) |
Elections to the Upper House of the Althing were held in Iceland on 1 July 1926.[1] Six seats were elected by proportional representation at the national level, using the D'Hondt method.[2] The remaining eight seats were elected along with the Lower House.
A by-election was held on 23 October 1926.[3]