1937 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 29 June 1937.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p961 Although the Independence Party won a plurality of votes, the Progressive Party emerged as the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 12 of the 33 seats. Results References {{Icelandic elections Elections in Iceland Iceland Parliament Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

1934 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 24 June 1934.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p961 They were the first held after reforms to the electoral system that increased the number of seats in the Lower House from 28 to 33 and ensured that all members of the Althing were elected at the same election. The Independence Party emerged as the largest party in the Lower House, winning 14 of the 33 seats. Electoral reform In the previous election, the 28 members of the Lower House Althing had been elected in one- or two-member constituencies by plurality voting, except in Reykjavík, where the four seats were elected by proportional representation. Eight members of the Upper House were elected at the same time as the Lower House, whilst the remaining six members were elected in separate national elections using proportional representation. The reforms raised the number of seats in the Lower House to 33, of which 11 were to be compen ...
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