Country: | Iceland |
Previous Election: | 1987 |
Election Date: | 20 April 1991 |
Next Election: | 1995 |
Seats For Election: | All 42 seats in the Lower House and 21 seats in the Upper House of Althing |
Turnout: | 87.62% |
Heading1: | Upper House |
Heading7: | Lower House |
Leader1: | Davíð Oddsson |
Leader7: | Davíð Oddsson |
Party1: | Independence Party (Iceland) |
Party7: | Independence Party (Iceland) |
Last Election1: | 6 |
Last Election7: | 12 |
Seats1: | 9 |
Seats7: | 17 |
Percentage1: | 38.56 |
Percentage7: | 38.56 |
Leader8: | Steingrímur Hermannsson |
Party2: | Progressive Party (Iceland) |
Party8: | Progressive Party (Iceland) |
Last Election2: | 5 |
Last Election8: | 8 |
Seats2: | 4 |
Seats8: | 9 |
Percentage2: | 18.93 |
Percentage8: | 18.93 |
Leader3: | Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson |
Leader9: | Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson |
Party3: | Social Democratic Party (Iceland) |
Party9: | Social Democratic Party (Iceland) |
Last Election3: | 3 |
Last Election9: | 7 |
Seats3: | 3 |
Seats9: | 7 |
Percentage3: | 15.50 |
Percentage9: | 15.50 |
Leader4: | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson |
Leader10: | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson |
Party4: | People's Alliance (Iceland) |
Party10: | People's Alliance (Iceland) |
Last Election4: | 3 |
Last Election10: | 5 |
Seats4: | 3 |
Seats10: | 6 |
Percentage4: | 14.39 |
Percentage10: | 14.39 |
Party6: | Women's List |
Party12: | Women's List |
Last Election6: | 2 |
Last Election12: | 4 |
Seats6: | 2 |
Seats12: | 3 |
Percentage6: | 8.28 |
Percentage12: | 8.28 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Steingrímur Hermannsson |
Before Party: | Progressive Party (Iceland) |
After Party: | Independence Party (Iceland) |
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 20 April 1991.[1] The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 17 of the 42 seats.[2]
Following constitutional changes made in 1991, the Upper and Lower Houses of the Althing were abolished, and all members became part of a unicameral parliament.[2]