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Iceland 1937 parliamentary election

What was the result of the 1937 parliamentary election in Iceland?

Progressive Party won 19 of 49 seats with 24.9% of the vote. 87.9% 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 : Progressive Party won 19 of 49 seats with 24.9% of the vote; 87.9% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Independence Party 17 41.3%
  • Progressive Party 19 24.9%
  • Social Democratic Party 8 19.0%
  • Communist Party of Iceland 3 8.4%
  • Farmers' Party 2 6.1%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
25 of 49 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 24.9%

    Share of the vote won by Progressive Party

    Progressive Party won 19 of 49 seats. A majority needs 25.

  2. 87.9%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Independence Party1741.324,132
Progressive Party1924.914,557
Social Democratic Party819.011,085
Communist Party of Iceland38.44,933
Farmers' Party26.13,579
Votes by party
  • Independence Party 24,132
  • Progressive Party 14,557
  • Social Democratic Party 11,085
  • Communist Party of Iceland 4,933
  • Farmers' Party 3,579

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?

87.9% of the 67,195 registered voters cast a ballot (59,096 ballots). 58,415 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Progressive Party24.9% of votes38.8% of seats
  • Independence Party41.3% of votes34.7% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party19.0% of votes16.3% of seats
  • Communist Party of Iceland8.4% of votes6.1% of seats
  • Farmers' Party6.1% of votes4.1% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 11.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.6 by votes and 3.3 by seats; Independence Party led Progressive Party by 16.4 points of the vote.

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