1991 Icelandic parliamentary election
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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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]
Results
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
Lower House | +/– | Upper House | +/– | |||||
Independence Party | 60,836 | 38.56 | 17 | +5 | 9 | +3 | ||
Progressive Party | 29,866 | 18.93 | 9 | +1 | 4 | –1 | ||
Social Democratic Party | 24,459 | 15.50 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
People's Alliance | 22,706 | 14.39 | 6 | +1 | 3 | 0 | ||
Women's List | 13,069 | 8.28 | 3 | –1 | 2 | 0 | ||
People's Party–Humanist Party | 2,871 | 1.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Liberals | 1,927 | 1.22 | 0 | New | 0 | New | ||
Home Rule Association | 975 | 0.62 | 0 | New | 0 | New | ||
Green Candidature | 502 | 0.32 | 0 | New | 0 | New | ||
Extreme Social Democrats | 459 | 0.29 | 0 | New | 0 | New | ||
Labour Party of Iceland | 99 | 0.06 | 0 | New | 0 | New | ||
Total | 157,769 | 100.00 | 42 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
Valid votes | 157,769 | 98.52 | ||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 2,373 | 1.48 | ||||||
Total votes | 160,142 | 100.00 | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 182,768 | 87.62 | ||||||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver. Timarit |
Aftermath
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p962 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, p977