1919 Icelandic parliamentary election

1919 Icelandic parliamentary election

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All 26 seats in the Lower House and 8 of 14 seats in the Upper House of Althing 14 and 8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	45.38%
Party Leader % Seats +/– Upper House Home Rule Jón Magnússon 45.76 6 −1 Independence Einar Arnórsson 25.28 4 −1 Progressive Ólafur Briem 22.19 4 +2 Lower House Home Rule Jón Magnússon 45.76 10 +2 Independence Einar Arnórsson 25.28 9 −1 Progressive Ólafur Briem 22.19 7 +2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Jón Magnússon Home Rule Jón Magnússon Home Rule

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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 15 November 1919.^[1] Voters elected all 26 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House.^[2] The Home Rule Party remained the largest party in the Lower House, winning 10 of the 26 seats.

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