1963 Icelandic parliamentary election
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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.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower House | +/– | Upper House | +/– | |||||
| Independence Party | 37,021 | 41.43 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Progressive Party | 25,217 | 28.22 | 13 | +2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| People's Alliance | 14,274 | 15.98 | 6 | –1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Social Democratic Party | 12,697 | 14.21 | 5 | –1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Independents | 143 | 0.16 | 0 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Total | 89,352 | 100.00 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 89,352 | 98.23 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,606 | 1.77 | ||||||
| Total votes | 90,958 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 99,798 | 91.14 | ||||||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||||
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p962 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p976
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