1922 Icelandic parliamentary election
Elections to the Upper House of the Althing were held in Iceland on 8 July 1922.[1] Following reforms in 1915, the six seats in the Upper House appointed by the monarch were abolished, and replaced with six elected seats.[2] The seats were elected by proportional representation at the national level, using the D'Hondt method.[2] The remaining eight seats were elected along with the Lower House.
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 of the 14 seats in the Upper House of Althing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 41.12% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
|---|
 Iceland portal |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Rule Party | 3,258 | 27.62 | 1 | |
| Progressive Party | 3,196 | 27.10 | 1 | |
| Women's Candidate List | 2,674 | 22.67 | 1 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 2,033 | 17.24 | 0 | |
| Independence Party | 633 | 5.37 | 0 | |
| Total | 11,794 | 100.00 | 3 | |
| Valid votes | 11,794 | 98.60 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 168 | 1.40 | ||
| Total votes | 11,962 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 29,094 | 41.12 | ||
| Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p961 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p954
- Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p214
| Parliamentary elections |
|
|---|---|
| Presidential elections | |
| Municipal elections | |
| Referendums | |
| Constitutional Assembly | |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.