1978 Icelandic parliamentary election

1978 Icelandic parliamentary election
25 June 1978
All 40 seats in the Lower House
and 20 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Turnout90.27%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Upper House
Independence Geir Hallgrímsson 32.72 6 −2
People's Alliance Lúdvik Jósepsson 22.87 5 +1
Social Democratic Benedikt Gröndal 22.02 5 +3
Progressive Ólafur Jóhannesson 16.90 4 −2
Lower House
Independence Geir Hallgrímsson 32.72 14 −3
People's Alliance Lúdvik Jósepsson 22.87 9 +2
Social Democratic Benedikt Gröndal 22.02 9 +6
Progressive Ólafur Jóhannesson 16.90 8 −3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Geir Hallgrímsson
Independence		 Ólafur Jóhannesson
Progressive

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 25 June 1978. The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 14 of the 40 seats. Following the election a coalition was formed between the People's Alliance, Social Democratic Party and the Progressive Party with Ólafur Jóhannesson as Prime Minister.

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