1983 Icelandic parliamentary election
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]
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Lower House | Upper House | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||
| Independence Party | 50,251 | 38.6 | 15 | +1 | 8 | +1 |
| Progressive Party | 24,754 | 18.5 | 10 | –1 | 4 | –2 |
| People's Alliance | 22,490 | 17.3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | –1 |
| Social Democratic Party | 15,214 | 11.7 | 4 | –3 | 2 | –1 |
| Alliance of Social Democrats | 9,489 | 7.3 | 2 | New | 2 | New |
| Women's List | 7,125 | 5.5 | 2 | New | 1 | New |
| Independent Voters in the West Fjords[a] | 639 | 0.5 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,342 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 133,304 | 100 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 150,977 | 88.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||
By region
| Region | People's Alliance | Social Democratic | Alliance of Social Democrats | Progressive | Independence | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 29.85% | 3.98% | 3.81% | 37.90% | 24.46% | 0.00% |
| Northeast | 16.84% | 10.97% | 4.55% | 34.67% | 27.20% | 5.77% |
| Northwest | 18.03% | 7.21% | 3.10% | 40.34% | 31.32% | 0.00% |
| Reykjanes | 13.77% | 14.83% | 8.11% | 11.91% | 44.18% | 7.21% |
| Reykjavik | 18.98% | 10.78% | 9.49% | 9.42% | 42.97% | 8.37% |
| South | 14.53% | 12.15% | 5.40% | 27.98% | 39.94% | 0.00% |
| Westfjords | 13.14% | 16.79% | 3.58% | 27.43% | 27.45% | 11.61% |
| West | 15.21% | 13.50% | 6.34% | 30.21% | 34.74% | 0.00% |
| Source: Constituency Level Election Archive | ||||||
a The Independent Voters in the West Fjords was a breakaway 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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