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Elections in Iceland

What do we know about elections in Iceland?

Latest result: Independence Party won 16 of 63 seats in 2021.

  • Latest result:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats at the latest election in our data?

As of , the latest result in our data is the 2021 parliamentary election: Independence Party won 16 of 63 seats. This page lists 33 elections, past and coming.

Independence Party, 16 of 63 seats

32 of 63 seats make a majority

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Latest result

Iceland 2021 parliamentary electionFinal result

Independence Party won 16 of 63 seats.

32 of 63 make a majority
  • Independence Party16
  • Progressive Party13
  • Left-Green Movement8
  • Social Democratic Alliance6
  • People's Party6
  • Pirate Party6
  • Others8
Largest party's seats
16 of 63
Its share of the vote
24.4%
Turnout
79.2%

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What does the latest result show?

  1. The balance

    No single party reached a majority.

    Independence Party won 16 of 63 seats. A majority needs 32.

  2. The change

    The largest seat gain went to Progressive Party.

    Progressive Party gained 5 seats compared with 2017. Centre Party lost 4 seats.

  3. Participation

    Turnout reached 79.2%.

    That is down 2.0 points on 2017.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Independence Party24.4% of votes25.4% of seats
  • Progressive Party17.3% of votes20.6% of seats
  • Left-Green Movement12.6% of votes12.7% of seats
  • Social Democratic Alliance9.9% of votes9.5% of seats
  • People's Party8.8% of votes9.5% of seats
  • Pirate Party8.6% of votes9.5% of seats
  • Viðreisn8.3% of votes7.9% of seats
  • Centre Party5.4% of votes4.8% of seats
  • Socialist Party of Iceland4.1% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 7.1 by votes and 6.3 by seats; Independence Party led Progressive Party by 7.1 points of the vote.

How many people voted in Iceland?

Elections in the turnout line
Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot
Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot, last five elections

Which past elections do we list for Iceland?

The latest result we hold for Iceland comes from ParlGov, which reaches June 2023: a later election is not in our data yet.

Election and largest party%SeatsTurnout %
2021 parliamentary electionIndependence Party24.416 of 6379.2
2017 parliamentary electionIndependence Party25.216 of 6381.2
2016 parliamentary electionIndependence Party28.221 of 6379.2
2013 parliamentary electionIndependence Party and Progressive Party tied19 of 6381.5
2009 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Alliance29.820 of 6385.1
2007 parliamentary electionIndependence Party36.625 of 6383.6
2003 parliamentary electionIndependence Party33.722 of 6387.7
1999 parliamentary electionIndependence Party40.726 of 6384.1
1995 parliamentary electionIndependence Party37.125 of 6387.4
1991 parliamentary electionIndependence Party38.626 of 6387.6
1987 parliamentary electionIndependence Party27.218 of 6390.1
1983 parliamentary electionIndependence Party38.723 of 6088.3
Earlier elections
Election and largest party%SeatsTurnout %
1979 parliamentary electionIndependence Party35.421 of 6089.3
1978 parliamentary electionIndependence Party32.720 of 6090.3
1974 parliamentary electionIndependence Party42.725 of 6091.4
1971 parliamentary electionIndependence Party36.222 of 6090.4
1967 parliamentary electionIndependence Party37.523 of 6091.4
1963 parliamentary electionIndependence Party41.424 of 6091.1
1959 parliamentary electionIndependence Party39.724 of 6090.4
1959 parliamentary electionIndependence Party42.520 of 5290.6
1956 parliamentary electionIndependence Party42.419 of 5292.1
1953 parliamentary electionIndependence Party37.121 of 5289.9
1949 parliamentary electionIndependence Party39.519 of 5289.0
1946 parliamentary electionIndependence Party39.520 of 5287.4
1942 parliamentary electionIndependence Party38.520 of 5282.3
1942 parliamentary electionProgressive Party27.620 of 4980.3
1937 parliamentary electionProgressive Party24.919 of 4987.9
1934 parliamentary electionIndependence Party42.320 of 4981.5
1933 parliamentary electionIndependence Party48.020 of 4269.0
1931 parliamentary electionProgressive Party35.923 of 4278.3
1927 parliamentary electionProgressive Party29.819 of 4271.5
1923 parliamentary electionIndependence Party53.623 of 4070.9
1919 parliamentary electionHome Rule Party45.816 of 4045.4

Which parties have results in our data?

Every party
  • Independence Party24.4% 2021
  • Progressive Party17.3% 2021
  • Left-Green Movement12.6% 2021
  • Social Democratic Alliance9.9% 2021
  • People's Party8.8% 2021
  • Pirate Party8.6% 2021
  • Viðreisn8.3% 2021
  • Centre Party5.4% 2021
  • Bright Future1.2% 2017
  • Liberal Party2.2% 2009
  • People's Alliance14.3% 1995
  • Social Democratic Party11.4% 1995

Each party's share of the vote at its latest election in our data, and the year of that election.

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