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Iceland 1933 parliamentary election

What was the result of the 1933 parliamentary election in Iceland?

Independence Party won 20 of 42 seats with 48.0% of the vote. 69.0% 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 20 of 42 seats with 48.0% of the vote; 69.0% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Independence Party 20 48.0%
  • Progressive Party 16 23.9%
  • Social Democratic Party 5 19.2%
  • Communist Party of Iceland 0 7.5%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
22 of 42 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 48.0%

    Share of the vote won by Independence Party

    Independence Party won 20 of 42 seats. A majority needs 22.

  2. 69.0%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Independence Party2048.017,132
Progressive Party1623.98,531
Social Democratic Party519.26,865
Communist Party of Iceland07.52,674
Independents11.3480
Votes by party
  • Independence Party 17,132
  • Progressive Party 8,531
  • Social Democratic Party 6,865
  • Communist Party of Iceland 2,674
  • Independents 480

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

How many people voted?

69.0% of the 53,327 registered voters cast a ballot (36,771 ballots). 35,680 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Independence Party48.0% of votes47.6% of seats
  • Progressive Party23.9% of votes38.1% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party19.2% of votes11.9% of seats
  • Communist Party of Iceland7.5% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 12.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.0 by votes and 2.6 by seats; Independence Party led Progressive Party by 24.1 points of the vote.

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