1971 Icelandic parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 13 June 1971.[1] Although the Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 15 of the 40 seats,[2] Independence Party leader Jóhann Hafstein resigned as Prime Minister the day after the elections as his party and its coalition partners had failed to win a majority of seats.[3] Ólafur Jóhannesson of the Progressive Party succeeded him as Prime Minister, announcing the formation of a new coalition government on the same day.[3] The new government's programme included expanding Icelandic fishing borders from 19 to 80 kilometers and gradually closing down Naval Air Station Keflavik but remaining committed to NATO membership.[3]
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All 40 seats in the Lower House and 20 seats in the Upper House of Althing 21 and 11 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 106,975 (90.4%  1.0%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Lower House | Upper House | ||
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| Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||
| Independence Party | 38,170 | 36.2 | 15 | 0 | 7 | –1 |
| Progressive Party | 26,645 | 25.3 | 11 | –1 | 6 | 0 |
| People's Alliance | 18,055 | 17.1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party | 11,020 | 10.5 | 4 | –2 | 2 | –1 |
| Union of Liberals and Leftists | 9,395 | 8.9 | 3 | New | 2 | New |
| Candidature Party | 2,110 | 2.0 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,580 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 106,975 | 100 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 118,289 | 90.4 | – | – | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 962. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p976
- Milutin Tomanović, ed. (1972). Hronika međunarodnih događaja 1971 [The Chronicle of International Events in 1971] (in Serbo-Croatian). Belgrade: Institute of International Politics and Economics. p. 2649.
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