1956 Icelandic parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 24 June 1956.[1] The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 13 of the 35 seats.[2]
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Lower House | Upper House | ||
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| Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||
| Independence Party | 35,027 | 42.4 | 13 | –1 | 6 | –1 |
| People's Alliance | 15,859 | 19.2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +1 |
| Social Democratic Party | 15,153 | 18.3 | 6 | +2 | 2 | 0 |
| Progressive Party | 12,925 | 15.6 | 11 | +1 | 6 | 0 |
| National Preservation Party | 3,706 | 4.5 | 0 | –2 | 0 | 0 |
| Independents | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,677 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 84,355 | 100 | 35 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 91,618 | 92.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||
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References
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p961 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p976
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