Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 2 and 3 December 1979.

Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...

& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p962 The

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remained the largest party in the Lower House of the

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, winning 14 of the 40 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p976

Results

By constituency

Notes

References

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Elections in Iceland Parliamentary elections in Iceland

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