1933 Icelandic parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 16 July 1933.[1] Voters elected all 28 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House.[2] The Independence Party emerged as the largest party in the Lower House, winning 13 of the 28 seats.
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16 July 1933
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All 28 seats in the Lower House and 8 of 14 seats in the Upper House of Althing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 68.95% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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| Lower House | +/â | Upper House[a] | +/â | |||||
| Independence Party | 17,131.5 | 48.01 | 13 | +4 | 7 | +1 | ||
| Progressive Party | 8,530.5 | 23.91 | 11 | â5 | 5 | â2 | ||
| Social Democratic Party | 6,864.5 | 19.24 | 4 | +1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Communist Party | 2,673.5 | 7.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Independents | 480 | 1.35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | ||
| Total | 35,680 | 100.00 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 35,680 | 97.03 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,091 | 2.97 | ||||||
| Total votes | 36,771 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 53,327 | 68.95 | ||||||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||||
Notes
- Includes the three seats elected in 1930