1983 Icelandic parliamentary election

1983 Icelandic parliamentary election

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All 40 seats in the Lower House and 20 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Turnout	88.29%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Upper House Independence Geir Hallgrímsson 38.67 8 +1 Progressive Steingrímur Hermannsson 19.05 4 −2 People's Alliance Svavar Gestsson 17.31 3 −1 Social Democratic Kjartan Jóhannsson 11.71 2 −1 Social Democrats Vilmundur Gylfason 7.30 2 New Women's List 5.48 1 New Lower House Independence Geir Hallgrímsson 38.67 15 +1 Progressive Steingrímur Hermannsson 19.05 10 −1 People's Alliance Svavar Gestsson 17.31 7 0 Social Democratic Kjartan Jóhannsson 11.71 4 −3 Social Democrats Vilmundur Gylfason 7.30 2 New Women's List 5.48 2 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Gunnar Thoroddsen Independence Steingrímur Hermannsson Progressive

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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 23 April 1983.^[1] The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 15 of the 40 seats.^[2]