1963 Icelandic parliamentary election

1963 Icelandic parliamentary election

9 June 1963

All 40 seats in the Lower House
and 20 seats in the Upper House of Althing

Turnout

91.14%

Party		Leader	Vote %	Seats	+/–
Upper House
	Independence	Bjarni Benediktsson	41.43	8	0
	Progressive	Eysteinn Jónsson	28.22	6	0
	People's Alliance	Hannibal Valdimarsson	15.98	3	0
	Social Democratic	Emil Jónsson	14.21	3	0
Lower House
	Independence	Bjarni Benediktsson	41.43	16	0
	Progressive	Eysteinn Jónsson	28.22	13	+2
	People's Alliance	Hannibal Valdimarsson	15.98	6	−1
	Social Democratic	Emil Jónsson	14.21	5	−1

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Prime Minister before		Prime Minister after
	Ólafur Thors Independence	Bjarni Benediktsson Independence

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