1974 Icelandic parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 30 June 1974.^[1] The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 17 of the 40 seats.^[2] They formed a coalition with the Progressive Party and Independence Party leader Geir Hallgrímsson was elected Prime Minister.

1974 Icelandic parliamentary election

← 1971 30 June 1974 1978 →
All 40 seats in the Lower House and 20 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Turnout	91.44%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Upper House Independence Geir Hallgrímsson 42.73 8 +1 Progressive Ólafur Jóhannesson 24.87 6 0 People's Alliance Ragnar Arnalds 18.34 4 +1 Social Democratic Benedikt Gröndal 9.07 2 0 Lower House Independence Geir Hallgrímsson 42.73 17 +2 Progressive Ólafur Jóhannesson 24.87 11 0 People's Alliance Ragnar Arnalds 18.34 7 0 Social Democratic Benedikt Gröndal 9.07 3 −1 Liberals & Leftists Magnús Torfi Ólafsson 4.60 2 −2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Ólafur Jóhannesson Progressive Geir Hallgrímsson Independence

Background

Following the 1971 elections, a coalition government had been formed by the Progressive Party, People's Alliance and Union of Liberals and Leftists with the Progressives' Ólafur Jóhannesson as Prime Minister.

Early elections were triggered by the collapse of the coalition due to a petition to reconsider a policy that would close the United States naval base in Keflavik.^[3]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Lower House	+/–	Upper House	+/–
	Independence Party	48,764	42.73	17	+2	8	+1
	Progressive Party	28,381	24.87	11	0	6	0
	People's Alliance	20,924	18.34	7	0	4	+1
	Social Democratic Party	10,345	9.07	3	–1	2	0
	Union of Liberals and Leftists	5,245	4.60	2	–1	0	–2
	Revolutionary Communist League	200	0.18	0	New	0	New
	Communist Movement – Marxists-Leninists	121	0.11	0	New	0	New
	Democratic Party in Reykjavík	67	0.06	0	New	0	New
	Democratic Party in the North East	42	0.04	0	New	0	New
	Democratic Party in Reykjanes	19	0.02	0	New	0	New
Total		114,108	100.00	40	0	20	0
Valid votes		114,108	98.73
Invalid/blank votes		1,467	1.27
Total votes		115,575	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		126,388	91.44
Source: Nohlen & Stöver