1974 Icelandic parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 30 June 1974.[1] The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 17 of the 40 seats.[2] They formed a coalition with the Progressive Party and Independence Party leader Geir Hallgrímsson was elected Prime Minister.

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Background

Following the 1971 elections, a coalition government had been formed by the Progressive Part, People's Alliance and Union of Liberals and Leftists with the Progressives' Ólafur Jóhannesson as Prime Minister.

Early elections were triggered by the collapse of the coalition due to a petition to reconsider a policy that would close the United States naval base in Keflavik.[3]

Results
Party Votes % Lower House Upper House
Seats +/– Seats +/–
Independence Party48,76442.717+28+1
Progressive Party28,38124.911060
People's Alliance20,92418.3704+1
Social Democratic Party10,3459.13–120
Union of Liberals and Leftists5,2454.62–10–2
Revolutionary Communist League2000.20New0New
Communist Movement - Marxists-Leninists1210.10New0New
Democratic Party in Reykjavík670.10New0New
Democratic Party in the North East420.00New0New
Democratic Party in Reykjanes190.00New0New
Invalid/blank votes1,467–––––
Total115,575100400200
Registered voters/turnout126,38891.4––––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p962 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p976
  3. Markham, James M. (1982-03-30). "Iceland's Elves Are Enlisted in Anti-Nato Effort". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-18.


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