June 1959 Icelandic parliamentary election

June 1959 Icelandic parliamentary election
28 June 1959
All 35 seats in the Lower House
and 17 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Turnout90.63%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Upper House
Independence Ólafur Thors 42.49 7 +1
Progressive Hermann Jónasson 27.20 6 0
People's Alliance Hannibal Valdimarsson 15.25 2 −1
Social Democratic Emil Jónsson 12.54 2 0
Lower House
Independence Ólafur Thors 42.49 13 0
Progressive Hermann Jónasson 27.20 13 +2
People's Alliance Hannibal Valdimarsson 15.25 5 0
Social Democratic Emil Jónsson 12.54 4 −2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Emil Jónsson
Social Democratic		 Emil Jónsson
Social Democratic

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 28 June 1959. The Independence Party and the Progressive Party both won 13 seats in the Lower House of the Althing. Following the tie, electoral reforms were introduced and early elections were held in October.

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