1979 Icelandic parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 2 and 3 December 1979.[1] The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 14 of the 40 seats.[2]
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Lower House | Upper House | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||
| Independence Party | 43,838 | 35.4 | 14 | 0 | 7 | +1 |
| Progressive Party | 30,861 | 24.9 | 11 | +3 | 6 | +2 |
| People's Alliance | 24,401 | 19.7 | 7 | –2 | 4 | –1 |
| Social Democratic Party | 21,580 | 17.4 | 7 | –2 | 3 | –2 |
| Independent Voters in the South[a] | 1,484 | 1.2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent Voters in the North East[a] | 857 | 0.7 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| Revolutionary Communist League | 480 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Other Party | 158 | 0.1 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| The Sunshine Party | 92 | 0.1 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,178 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 126,929 | 100 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 142,073 | 89.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||
By region
| Region | People's Alliance | Social Democratic | Progressive | Independence | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 31.22% | 6.00% | 42.94% | 19.84% | 0.00% |
| Northeast | 15.93% | 13.31% | 43.87% | 20.52% | 6.38% |
| Northwest | 17.24% | 10.71% | 43.91% | 28.14% | 0.00% |
| Reykjanes | 18.29% | 24.18% | 17.32% | 39.85% | 0.36% |
| Reykjavik | 22.27% | 17.77% | 14.83% | 43.82% | 1.30% |
| South | 14.92% | 14.83% | 32.44% | 23.46% | 14.34% |
| Westfjords | 15.03% | 22.10% | 30.60% | 32.27% | 0.00% |
| West | 16.04% | 15.53% | 37.49% | 30.93% | 0.00% |
| Source: Constituency Level Election Archive | |||||
a Both groups were breakaways from the Independence Party.
References
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p962 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p976
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