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Iceland 1923 parliamentary election

What was the result of the 1923 parliamentary election in Iceland?

Independence Party won 23 of 40 seats with 53.6% of the vote. 70.9% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Iceland
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Independence Party won 23 of 40 seats with 53.6% of the vote; 70.9% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Independence Party 23 53.6%
  • Progressive Party 15 26.6%
  • Social Democratic Party 1 16.2%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
21 of 40 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 53.6%

    Share of the vote won by Independence Party and its allies

    Independence Party and its allies won 23 of 40 seats. A majority needs 21.

  2. 70.9%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Independence Partywith Home Rule Party and Independence Party2353.616,272
Progressive Party1526.68,062
Social Democratic Party116.24,913
Independents13.71,116
Votes by party
  • Independence Party 16,272
  • Progressive Party 8,062
  • Social Democratic Party 4,913
  • Independents 1,116

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.

ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.

How many people voted?

70.9% of the 43,932 registered voters cast a ballot (31,146 ballots). 30,362 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Independence Party53.6% of votes57.5% of seats
  • Progressive Party26.6% of votes37.5% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party16.2% of votes2.5% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 12.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); Independence Party led Progressive Party by 27.0 points of the vote.

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