Country: | Kingdom of Iceland |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1934 |
Election Date: | 29 June 1937 |
Next Election: | July 1942 |
Seats For Election: | All 33 seats in the Lower House and 16 seats in the Upper House of Althing |
Heading1: | Upper House |
Leader1: | Ólafur Thors |
Party1: | Independence Party (Iceland) |
Last Election1: | 6 |
Seats1: | 6 |
Percentage1: | 41.31 |
Leader2: | Jónas frá Hriflu |
Party2: | Progressive Party (Iceland) |
Last Election2: | 6 |
Seats2: | 7 |
Percentage2: | 24.92 |
Leader3: | Jón Baldvinsson |
Party3: | Social Democratic Party (Iceland) |
Last Election3: | 3 |
Seats3: | 2 |
Percentage3: | 18.98 |
Leader4: | Brynjólfur Bjarnason |
Party4: | Communist Party of Iceland |
Last Election4: | 0 |
Seats4: | 1 |
Percentage4: | 8.44 |
Heading5: | Lower House |
Leader5: | Ólafur Thors |
Party5: | Independence Party (Iceland) |
Last Election5: | 14 |
Seats5: | 11 |
Percentage5: | 41.31 |
Leader6: | Jónas frá Hriflu |
Party6: | Progressive Party (Iceland) |
Last Election6: | 9 |
Seats6: | 12 |
Percentage6: | 24.92 |
Leader7: | Jón Baldvinsson |
Party7: | Social Democratic Party (Iceland) |
Last Election7: | 7 |
Seats7: | 6 |
Percentage7: | 18.98 |
Leader8: | Brynjólfur Bjarnason |
Party8: | Communist Party of Iceland |
Last Election8: | 0 |
Seats8: | 2 |
Percentage8: | 8.44 |
Leader9: | Þorsteinn Briem |
Party9: | Farmers' Party (Iceland, 1933) |
Last Election9: | 2 |
Seats9: | 2 |
Percentage9: | 6.13 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Party: | Progressive Party (Iceland) |
After Party: | Progressive Party (Iceland) |
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 29 June 1937.[1] Although the Independence Party won a plurality of votes, the Progressive Party emerged as the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 12 of the 33 seats.