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Iceland 1946 parliamentary election

What was the result of the 1946 parliamentary election in Iceland?

Independence Party won 20 of 52 seats with 39.5% of the vote. 87.4% 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 52 seats with 39.5% of the vote; 87.4% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Independence Party 20 39.5%
  • Progressive Party 13 23.1%
  • People's Unity Party – Socialist Party 10 19.5%
  • Social Democratic Party 9 17.8%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
27 of 52 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 39.5%

    Share of the vote won by Independence Party

    Independence Party won 20 of 52 seats. A majority needs 27.

  2. 87.4%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Independence Party2039.526,428
Progressive Party1323.115,429
People's Unity Party – Socialist Party1019.513,049
Social Democratic Party917.811,914
Votes by party
  • Independence Party 26,428
  • Progressive Party 15,429
  • People's Unity Party – Socialist Party 13,049
  • Social Democratic Party 11,914

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.

How many people voted?

87.4% of the 77,670 registered voters cast a ballot (67,896 ballots). 66,913 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Independence Party39.5% of votes38.5% of seats
  • Progressive Party23.1% of votes25.0% of seats
  • People's Unity Party – Socialist Party19.5% of votes19.2% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party17.8% of votes17.3% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.6 by votes and 3.6 by seats; Independence Party led Progressive Party by 16.4 points of the vote.

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