1979 Icelandic parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 2 and 3 December 1979.[1] The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 14 of the 40 seats.[2]
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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| Lower House | +/– | Upper House | +/– | |||||
| Independence Party | 43,838 | 35.42 | 14 | 0 | 7 | +1 | ||
| Progressive Party | 30,861 | 24.94 | 11 | +3 | 6 | +2 | ||
| People's Alliance | 24,401 | 19.72 | 7 | –2 | 4 | –1 | ||
| Social Democratic Party | 21,580 | 17.44 | 7 | –2 | 3 | –2 | ||
| Independent Voters in the South[lower-alpha 1] | 1,484 | 1.20 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Independent Voters in the North East[lower-alpha 1] | 857 | 0.69 | 0 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Revolutionary Communist League | 480 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Other Party | 158 | 0.13 | 0 | New | 0 | New | ||
| The Sunshine Party | 92 | 0.07 | 0 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Total | 123,751 | 100.00 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 123,751 | 97.50 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,178 | 2.50 | ||||||
| Total votes | 126,929 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 142,073 | 89.34 | ||||||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||||
By constituency
| Constituency | People's Alliance | Social Democratic | Progressive | Independence | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern | 31.22% | 6.00% | 42.94% | 19.84% | 0.00% |
| Northeastern | 15.93% | 13.31% | 43.87% | 20.52% | 6.38% |
| Northwestern | 17.24% | 10.71% | 43.91% | 28.14% | 0.00% |
| Reykjanes | 18.29% | 24.18% | 17.32% | 39.85% | 0.36% |
| Reykjavík | 22.27% | 17.77% | 14.83% | 43.82% | 1.30% |
| Southern | 14.92% | 14.83% | 32.44% | 23.46% | 14.34% |
| Westfjords | 15.03% | 22.10% | 30.60% | 32.27% | 0.00% |
| Western | 16.04% | 15.53% | 37.49% | 30.93% | 0.00% |
| Source: Constituency Level Election Archive | |||||
Notes
- Breakaway from the Independence Party
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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