2007 Icelandic parliamentary election

2007 Icelandic parliamentary election

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All 63 seats in the Althing
Turnout	83.62%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Independence Geir Haarde 36.64 25 +3 Social Democratic Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir 26.76 18 −2 Left-Green Steingrímur J. Sigfússon 14.35 9 +4 Progressive Jón Sigurðsson 11.72 7 −5 Liberal Guðjón Arnar Kristjánsson 7.26 4 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after election Geir Haarde Independence Geir Haarde Independence

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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 12 May 2007. The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Althing, winning 25 of the 63 seats.^[1] Following the elections, a coalition government was formed by the Independence Party and the Social Democratic Alliance, with Geir Haarde continuing as Prime Minister.