1991 Icelandic parliamentary election

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1991 Icelandic parliamentary election

← 1987 20 April 1991 1995 →
All 42 seats in the Lower House and 21 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Turnout	87.62%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Upper House Independence Davíð Oddsson 38.56 9 +3 Progressive Steingrímur Hermannsson 18.93 4 −1 Social Democratic Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson 15.50 3 0 People's Alliance Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson 14.39 3 0 Women's List 8.28 2 0 Lower House Independence Davíð Oddsson 38.56 17 +5 Progressive Steingrímur Hermannsson 18.93 9 +1 Social Democratic Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson 15.50 7 0 People's Alliance Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson 14.39 6 +1 Women's List 8.28 3 −1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Steingrímur Hermannsson Progressive Davíð Oddsson Independence

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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]