1931 Icelandic parliamentary election

1931 Icelandic parliamentary election

12 June 1931
All 28 seats in the Lower House and 8 of 14 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Turnout	78.25%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Upper House Independence Jón Þorláksson 43.82 6 New Progressive Tryggvi Þórhallsson 35.92 7 +1 Social Democratic Jón Baldvinsson 16.08 1 −2 Lower House Independence Jón Þorláksson 43.82 9 New Progressive Tryggvi Þórhallsson 35.92 16 +3 Social Democratic Jón Baldvinsson 16.08 3 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Tryggvi Þórhallsson Progressive Tryggvi Þórhallsson Progressive

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 12 June 1931. Voters elected all 28 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House. The Progressive Party emerged as the largest party in the Lower House.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Lower House	+/–	Upper House	+/–
	Independence Party	16,891	43.82	9	–2	6	0
	Progressive Party	13,844.5	35.92	16	+3	7	+1
	Social Democratic Party	6,197.5	16.08	3	0	1	–2
	Communist Party	1,165	3.02	0	New	0	New
	Independents	446	1.16	0	–1	0	0
Total		38,544	100.00	28	0	14	0
Valid votes		38,544	97.31
Invalid/blank votes		1,064	2.69
Total votes		39,608	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		50,617	78.25
Source: Nohlen & Stöver