1991 Icelandic parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 20 April 1991.[1] The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 17 of the 42 seats.[2]

1991 Icelandic parliamentary election

20 April 1991
All 63 seats in the Althing
Turnout	85.1%
Leader Davíð Oddsson Steingrímur Hermannsson Party Independence Progressive Last election 18 seats, 27.2% 13 seats, 18.9% Seats won 26 / 63 13 / 63 Seat change 8 Popular vote 60,836 29,866 Percentage 38.6% 18.9% Swing 11.4% 0.0%   Leader Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Party Social Democratic People's Alliance Last election 10 seats, 15.2% 8 seats, 13.3% Seats won 10 / 63 9 / 63 Seat change 1 Popular vote 24,459 22,706 Percentage 15.5% 14.4% Swing 0.3% 1.1%
Prime Minister before election Steingrímur Hermannsson Progressive Elected Prime Minister Davíð Oddsson Independence

Results

1987 ← Summary of the 20 April 1991 Icelandic parliamentary election results → 1995
Party		Chairperson	Votes	%	+/–	Lower House		Upper House
						Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Independence Party (D)	Davíð Oddsson	60,836	38.6	11.4	17	5	9	3
	Progressive Party (B)	Steingrímur Hermannsson	29,866	18.9	0.0	9	1	4	1
	Social Democratic Party (A)	Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson	24,459	15.5	0.3	7	0	3	0
	People's Alliance (G)	Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson	22,706	14.4	1.1	6	1	3	0
	Women's List (V)	no designated chairperson	13,069	8.3	1.8	3	1	2	0
	Liberals		1,927	1.2	new	0	new	0	new
	Home Rule Association		2,871	1.8	new	0	new	0	new
	Green Candidature		502	0.3	new	0	new	0	new
	Extreme Social Democrats		459	0.3	new	0	new	0	new
	Labour Party of Iceland		99	0.1	new	0	new	0	new
Valid votes			157,769	98.5	0.4
Invalid/blank votes			2,373	1.5	0.4
Total			160,142	100	–	42	–	21	–
Registered voters/turnout			182,768	87.6	2.5
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Popular vote D   38.56% B   18.93% A   15.50% G   14.39% V   8.28% Others   4.33%

Lower House seats D   40.47% B   21.43% A   16.67% G   14.29% V   7.14%

Upper House seats D   42.85% B   19.05% A   14.29% G   14.29% V   9.52%

Aftermath

Following constitutional changes made in 1991, the Upper and Lower Houses of the Althing were abolished, and all members became part of a unicameral parliament.[2]

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p962 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p977