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Iceland 1934 parliamentary election

What was the result of the 1934 parliamentary election in Iceland?

Independence Party won 20 of 49 seats with 42.3% of the vote. 81.5% 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 49 seats with 42.3% of the vote; 81.5% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Independence Party 20 42.3%
  • Progressive Party 15 21.9%
  • Social Democratic Party 10 21.7%
  • Farmers' Party 3 6.4%
  • Communist Party of Iceland 0 6.0%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
25 of 49 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 42.3%

    Share of the vote won by Independence Party

    Independence Party won 20 of 49 seats. A majority needs 25.

  2. 81.5%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Independence Party2042.321,974
Progressive Party1521.911,378
Social Democratic Party1021.711,270
Farmers' Party36.43,348
Communist Party of Iceland06.03,098
Independents11.0499
Votes by party
  • Independence Party 21,974
  • Progressive Party 11,378
  • Social Democratic Party 11,270
  • Farmers' Party 3,348
  • Communist Party of Iceland 3,098
  • Independents 499

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?

81.5% of the 64,338 registered voters cast a ballot (52,445 ballots). 51,929 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Independence Party42.3% of votes40.8% of seats
  • Progressive Party21.9% of votes30.6% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party21.7% of votes20.4% of seats
  • Farmers' Party6.4% of votes6.1% of seats
  • Communist Party of Iceland6.0% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 7.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.5 by votes and 3.3 by seats; Independence Party led Progressive Party by 20.4 points of the vote.

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