Elections in Iceland
As of , the latest result in our data is the 2021 parliamentary election: Independence Party won 16 of 63 seats. This page lists 33 elections, past and coming.
Latest result in our data
Iceland 2021 parliamentary election32 for a majority
Turnout at national parliament elections
Past elections
The latest result we hold for Iceland comes from ParlGov, which reaches June 2023: a later election is not in our data yet.
| Election and largest party | % | Seats | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 24.4 | 16 of 63 | 79.2 |
| 2017 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 25.2 | 16 of 63 | 81.2 |
| 2016 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 28.2 | 21 of 63 | 79.2 |
| 2013 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 26.7 | 19 of 63 | 81.5 |
| 2009 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Alliance | 29.8 | 20 of 63 | 85.1 |
| 2007 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 36.6 | 25 of 63 | 83.6 |
| 2003 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 33.7 | 22 of 63 | 87.7 |
| 1999 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 40.7 | 26 of 63 | 84.1 |
| 1995 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 37.1 | 25 of 63 | 87.4 |
| 1991 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 38.6 | 26 of 63 | 87.6 |
| 1987 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 27.2 | 18 of 63 | 90.1 |
| 1983 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 38.7 | 23 of 60 | 88.3 |
Earlier elections
| Election and largest party | % | Seats | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 35.4 | 21 of 60 | 89.3 |
| 1978 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 32.7 | 20 of 60 | 90.3 |
| 1974 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 42.7 | 25 of 60 | 91.4 |
| 1971 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 36.2 | 22 of 60 | 90.4 |
| 1967 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 37.5 | 23 of 60 | 91.4 |
| 1963 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 41.4 | 24 of 60 | 91.1 |
| 1959 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 39.7 | 24 of 60 | 90.4 |
| 1959 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 42.5 | 20 of 52 | 90.6 |
| 1956 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 42.4 | 19 of 52 | 92.1 |
| 1953 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 37.1 | 21 of 52 | 89.9 |
| 1949 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 39.5 | 19 of 52 | 89.0 |
| 1946 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 39.5 | 20 of 52 | 87.4 |
| 1942 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 38.5 | 20 of 52 | 82.3 |
| 1942 parliamentary electionProgressive Party | 27.6 | 20 of 49 | 80.3 |
| 1937 parliamentary electionProgressive Party | 24.9 | 19 of 49 | 87.9 |
| 1934 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 42.3 | 20 of 49 | 81.5 |
| 1933 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 48.0 | 20 of 42 | 69.0 |
| 1931 parliamentary electionProgressive Party | 35.9 | 23 of 42 | 78.3 |
| 1927 parliamentary electionProgressive Party | 29.8 | 19 of 42 | 71.5 |
| 1923 parliamentary electionIndependence Party | 53.6 | 23 of 40 | 70.9 |
| 1919 parliamentary electionHome Rule Party | 45.8 | 16 of 40 | 45.4 |
Parties
Every partyEach party's share of the vote at its latest election in our data, and the year of that election.
Sources and licence
Sources and licence
- ParlGov 2024 Release (Döring and Manow), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Wikidata, party colours (P465) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
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