1963 Icelandic parliamentary election explained

Country:Iceland
Previous Election:October 1959
Election Date:9 June 1963
Next Election:1967
Seats For Election:All 40 seats in the Lower House
and 20 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Turnout:91.14%
Heading1:Upper House
Heading5:Lower House
Leader1:Bjarni Benediktsson
Leader5:Bjarni Benediktsson
Party1:Independence Party (Iceland)
Party5:Independence Party (Iceland)
Last Election1:8
Last Election5:16
Seats1:8
Seats5:16
Percentage1:41.43
Percentage5:41.43
Leader2:Eysteinn Jónsson
Leader6:Eysteinn Jónsson
Party2:Progressive Party (Iceland)
Party6:Progressive Party (Iceland)
Last Election2:6
Last Election6:11
Seats2:6
Seats6:13
Percentage2:28.22
Percentage6:28.22
Party3:People's Alliance (Iceland)
Party7:People's Alliance (Iceland)
Last Election3:3
Last Election7:7
Seats3:3
Seats7:6
Percentage3:15.98
Percentage7:15.98
Leader4:Emil Jónsson
Leader8:Emil Jónsson
Party4:Social Democratic Party (Iceland)
Party8:Social Democratic Party (Iceland)
Last Election4:3
Last Election8:6
Seats4:3
Seats8:5
Percentage4:14.21
Percentage8:14.21
Prime Minister
Before Party:Independence Party (Iceland)
After Party:Independence Party (Iceland)

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 9 June 1963.[1] The Independence Party won 16 of the 40 seats in the Lower House of the Althing.[2] Bjarni Benediktsson became Prime Minister after the elections.

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p976