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1926 Icelandic parliamentary election
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| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| country | Kingdom of Iceland | ||
| previous_election | 1923 | ||
| election_date | 1 July 1926 | ||
| next_election | 1927 | ||
| seats_for_election | 3 of the 14 seats in the Upper House of the Althing | ||
| turnout | 45.83% | ||
| first_election | yes | ||
| leader1 | Jón Þorláksson | ||
| party1 | Conservative Party (Iceland) | ||
| seats1 | 1 | ||
| percentage1 | 39.44 | ||
| leader2 | Sveinn Ólafsson | ||
| party2 | Progressive Party (Iceland) | ||
| seats2 | 1 | ||
| percentage2 | 24.96 | ||
| leader3 | Jón Baldvinsson | ||
| party3 | Social Democratic Party (Iceland) | ||
| seats3 | 1 | ||
| percentage3 | 22.69 | ||
| title | Prime Minister | ||
| before_election | Magnús Guðmundsson (acting) | ||
| before_party | Conservative Party (Iceland) | ||
| before_image | [[File:Magnús Guðmundsson.jpg | x70px | Magnús Guðmundsson]] |
| after_election | Jón Þorláksson | ||
| after_party | Conservative Party (Iceland) | ||
| after_image | [[File:JThorl1927.jpg | x70px | Jón Þorláksson]] |
Elections to the Upper House of the Althing were held in Iceland on 1 July 1926. Six seats were elected by proportional representation at the national level, using the D'Hondt method. The remaining eight seats were elected along with the Lower House.
Results
By-election
A by-election was held on 23 October 1926.
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p961 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p954
- Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) ''The International Almanac of Electoral History'', Macmillan, p214
- Nohlen & Stöver, pp961-962
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