2021 Icelandic parliamentary election

2021 Icelandic parliamentary election
Iceland
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All 63 seats in the Althing
32 seats needed for a majority
Turnout80.09%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Independence Bjarni Benediktsson 24.39 16 0
Progressive Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson 17.27 13 +5
Left-Green Katrín Jakobsdóttir 12.57 8 −3
Social Democratic Logi Már Einarsson 9.93 6 −1
People's Inga Sæland 8.85 6 +2
Pirates Collective leadership[a] 8.63 6 0
Reform Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir 8.33 5 +1
Centre Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson 5.45 3 −4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after election
Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Left-Green		 Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Left-Green

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 25 September 2021 to elect the members of the Althing.[1] Following the elections, the three parties in the ruling coalition government – the Independence Party, Progressive Party and Left-Green Movement – agreed to continue in office, with Katrín Jakobsdóttir of the Left-Green Movement remaining Prime Minister despite her party being the smallest of the three.[2][3] It was the first time an incumbent government had retained power in an election since the 2008 financial crisis.[4]


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  1. ^ Kristjánsson, Alexander (24 July 2020). "Kosið 25. september 2021". MBL.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  2. ^ Hardarson, Ólafur Th; Kristinsson, Gunnar Helgi (2022). "Iceland: Political Developments and Data in 2021: First Government Survival since the Financial Crisis". European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook. 61 (1): 214–224. doi:10.1111/2047-8852.12354. ISSN 2047-8844. S2CID 249531050.
  3. ^ Helgason, Agnar Freyr; Harðarson, Ólafur Þ.; Ólafsson, Jón Gunnar; Önnudóttir, Eva H.; Þórisdóttir, Hulda (2022). "Electoral politics after the crisis: Change, fluctuations and stability in the 2021 Althingi Election". Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla. 18 (1): 1–26. doi:10.13177/irpa.a.2022.18.1.1. ISSN 1670-679X. S2CID 250012505.
  4. ^ Hardarson, Ólafur Th. (2023). "Iceland: Political Developments and Data in 2022: Back to Normal after Covid—Government Popularity Goes Down". European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook. 62 (1): 230–238. doi:10.1111/2047-8852.12397. ISSN 2047-8844. S2CID 214060768.