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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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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% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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| Lower House | +/– | Upper House[a] | +/– | |||||
| Home Rule Party | 6,423 | 45.76 | 10 | +2 | 6 | –1 | ||
| Independence Party | 3,548 | 25.28 | 9 | +8 | 4 | +2 | ||
| Progressive Party | 3,115 | 22.19 | 7 | +2 | 4 | +2 | ||
| Social Democratic Party | 949 | 6.76 | 0 | –1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14,035 | 100.00 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 14,035 | 97.04 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 428 | 2.96 | ||||||
| Total votes | 14,463 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 31,870 | 45.38 | ||||||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||||
- Includes the six seats elected in 1916
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