October 1959 Icelandic parliamentary election

October 1959 Icelandic parliamentary election
25 and 26 October 1959
All 40 seats in the Lower House
and 20 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Turnout90.37%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Upper House
Independence Ólafur Thors 39.72 8 +1
Progressive Hermann Jónasson 25.71 6 0
People's Alliance Hannibal Valdimarsson 16.01 3 +1
Social Democratic Emil Jónsson 15.17 3 +1
Lower House
Independence Ólafur Thors 39.72 16 +3
Progressive Hermann Jónasson 25.71 11 −2
People's Alliance Hannibal Valdimarsson 16.01 7 +2
Social Democratic Emil Jónsson 15.17 6 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Emil Jónsson
Social Democratic		 Ólafur Thors
Independence

Early parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 25 and 26 October 1959. Following the electoral reforms made after the June elections, the Independence Party won 16 of the 40 seats in the Lower House of the Althing.

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