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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 21 October 1916.[1] Voters elected all 26 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House,[2] the other six having been elected in August. The Home Rule Party emerged as the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning eight of the 26 seats.
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All 26 seats in the Lower House 8 of 14 seats in the Upper House | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 49.18% (24.90pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Lower House | Upper House[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||
Home Rule Party | 5,333.5 | 39.95 | 8 | 7 | ||||
Independence Party – Langsum | 2,097 | 15.71 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Farmers' Party | 1,173 | 8.79 | 4 | 1 | ||||
Independence Party | 1,014 | 7.60 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Independence Party – Þversum | 938.5 | 7.03 | 6 | 3 | ||||
Social Democratic Party | 903.5 | 6.77 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Independent Farmers | 554 | 4.15 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Independents | 1,336.5 | 10.01 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 13,350 | 100.00 | 26 | 14 | ||||
Valid votes | 13,350 | 95.15 | ||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 680 | 4.85 | ||||||
Total votes | 14,030 | 100.00 | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 28,529 | 49.18 | ||||||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
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