1967 Icelandic parliamentary election

1967 Icelandic parliamentary election
Iceland
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All 40 seats in the Lower House
and 20 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Turnout91.37%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Upper House
Independence Bjarni Benediktsson 37.50 8 0
Progressive Eysteinn Jónsson 28.13 6 0
People's Alliance Hannibal Valdimarsson 17.61 3 0
Social Democratic Emil Jónsson 15.67 3 0
Lower House
Independence Bjarni Benediktsson 37.50 15 −1
Progressive Eysteinn Jónsson 28.13 12 −1
People's Alliance Hannibal Valdimarsson 17.61 7 +1
Social Democratic Emil Jónsson 15.67 6 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Bjarni Benediktsson Bjarni Benediktsson
Independence
Bjarni Benediktsson
Independence
Bjarni Benediktsson

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 11 June 1967.[1] The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 15 of the 40 seats.[2]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p962 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p976