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1919 Icelandic parliamentary election
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| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1919 Icelandic parliamentary election | ||
| country | Kingdom of Iceland | ||
| ongoing | no | ||
| previous_election | August/October 1916 | ||
| election_date | 15 November 1919 | ||
| next_election | 1922 | ||
| seats_for_election | All 26 seats in the Lower House | ||
| and 8 of 14 seats in the Upper House of Althing | |||
| majority_seats | 14 and 8 | ||
| turnout | 45.38% | ||
| heading1 | Upper House | ||
| leader1 | Jón Magnússon | ||
| party1 | Home Rule Party (Iceland) | ||
| last_election1 | 7 | ||
| seats1 | 6 | ||
| percentage1 | 45.76 | ||
| leader2 | Einar Arnórsson | ||
| party2 | Independence Party (Iceland, historical) | ||
| last_election2 | 5 | ||
| seats2 | 4 | ||
| percentage2 | 25.28 | ||
| leader3 | Ólafur Briem | ||
| party3 | Progressive Party (Iceland) | ||
| last_election3 | 2 | ||
| seats3 | 4 | ||
| percentage3 | 22.19 | ||
| heading4 | Lower House | ||
| leader4 | Jón Magnússon | ||
| party4 | Home Rule Party (Iceland) | ||
| last_election4 | 8 | ||
| seats4 | 10 | ||
| percentage4 | 45.76 | ||
| leader5 | Einar Arnórsson | ||
| party5 | Independence Party (Iceland, historical) | ||
| last_election5 | 10 | ||
| seats5 | 9 | ||
| percentage5 | 25.28 | ||
| leader6 | Ólafur Briem | ||
| party6 | Progressive Party (Iceland) | ||
| last_election6 | 5 | ||
| seats6 | 7 | ||
| percentage6 | 22.19 | ||
| title | Prime Minister | ||
| before_election | Jón Magnússon | ||
| before_party | Home Rule Party (Iceland) | ||
| before_image | [[File:Jón Magnússon1.jpg | x70px | Jón Magnússon]] |
| after_election | Jón Magnússon | ||
| after_party | Home Rule Party (Iceland) | ||
| after_image | [[File:Jón Magnússon1.jpg | x70px | Jón Magnússon]] |
and 8 of 14 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 15 November 1919. Voters elected all 26 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House. The Home Rule Party remained the largest party in the Lower House, winning 10 of the 26 seats.
Results
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Notes
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p961 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p954
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