1979 Icelandic parliamentary election

1979 Icelandic parliamentary election
2 and 3 December 1979
All 40 seats in the Lower House
and 20 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Turnout89.34%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Upper House
Independence Geir Hallgrímsson 35.42 7 +1
Progressive Steingrímur Hermannsson 24.94 6 +2
People's Alliance Lúdvik Jósepsson 19.72 4 −1
Social Democratic Benedikt Gröndal 17.44 3 −2
Lower House
Independence Geir Hallgrímsson 35.42 14 0
Progressive Steingrímur Hermannsson 24.94 11 +3
People's Alliance Lúdvik Jósepsson 19.72 7 −2
Social Democratic Benedikt Gröndal 17.44 7 −2
Independent Voters Eggert Haukdal 1.20 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Benedikt Gröndal
Social Democratic		 Gunnar Thoroddsen
Independence

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 2 and 3 December 1979. The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 14 of the 40 seats.

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