Country: | Iceland |
Previous Election: | 1995 |
Next Election: | 2003 |
Seats For Election: | All 63 seats in the Althing |
Turnout: | 84.11% |
Leader1: | Davíð Oddsson |
Party1: | Independence Party (Iceland) |
Last Election1: | 25 |
Seats1: | 26 |
Percentage1: | 40.74 |
Leader2: | Margrét Frímannsdóttir |
Party2: | Social Democratic Alliance |
Last Election2: | 23 |
Seats2: | 17 |
Percentage2: | 26.78 |
Leader3: | Halldór Ásgrímsson |
Party3: | Progressive Party (Iceland) |
Last Election3: | 15 |
Seats3: | 12 |
Percentage3: | 18.35 |
Party4: | Left-Green Movement |
Last Election4: | new |
Seats4: | 6 |
Percentage4: | 9.12 |
Leader5: | Sverrir Hermannsson |
Party5: | Liberal Party (Iceland) |
Last Election5: | new |
Seats5: | 2 |
Percentage5: | 4.17 |
Prime Minister | |
Posttitle: | Prime Minister after election |
Before Election: | Davíð Oddsson |
Before Party: | Independence Party (Iceland) |
After Election: | Davíð Oddsson |
After Party: | Independence Party (Iceland) |
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 8 May 1999.[1] The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Althing, winning 26 of the 63 seats.[2] The coalition government of the Independence Party and Progressive Party remained in office, with Davíð Oddsson continuing as Prime Minister.
Constituency | Independence | Left-Green | Liberal | Progressive | Social Democratic | Other | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eastern | 26.34% | 10.96% | 2.90% | 38.40% | 21.20% | 0.19% | |
Northeastern | 29.85% | 22.04% | 1.88% | 29.17% | 16.78% | 0.27% | |
Northwestern | 31.94% | 9.41% | 3.27% | 30.33% | 24.84% | 0.22% | |
Reykjanes | 44.66% | 5.86% | 4.63% | 16.03% | 28.07% | 0.75% | |
Reykjavík | 45.71% | 9.39% | 4.18% | 10.35% | 29.02% | 1.34% | |
Southern | 36.02% | 2.88% | 2.85% | 29.18% | 28.73% | 0.34% | |
Western | 33.35% | 9.71% | 1.99% | 28.46% | 26.11% | 0.38% | |
Westfjords | 29.61% | 5.53% | 17.71% | 23.18% | 23.59% | 0.37% | |
Source: Constituency Level Election Archive |