1963 Icelandic parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 9 June 1963.[1] The Independence Party won 16 of the 40 seats in the Lower House of the Althing.[2] Bjarni Benediktsson became Prime Minister after the elections.

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Results

Party	Votes	%	Lower House		Upper House
Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
Independence Party	37,021	41.4	16	0	8	0
Progressive Party	25,217	28.2	13	+2	6	0
People's Alliance	14,274	16.0	6	–1	3	0
Social Democratic Party	12,697	14.2	5	–1	3	0
Independents	143	0.2	0	New	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	1,606	–	–	–	–	–
Total	90,958	100	40	0	20	0
Registered voters/turnout	99,798	91.1	–	–	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p962 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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