Parliamentary elections were held in
Iceland on 27 October 1923.
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'', p961 Voters elected all 28 seats in the Lower House of the
Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House.
[Nohlen & Stöver, p954] The
Citizens' Party, a loose collection of conservatives,
[Nohlen & Stöver, p965] emerged as the largest party in the Lower House, winning 16 of the 28 seats.
Electoral system
This was the first election held following changes made to the electoral system in 1920, in which two extra seats were allocated to
Reykjavík. Whilst all seats had previously been elected in one or two-member constituencies, the four-member constituency for Reykjavík was now elected by
proportional representation using the
D'Hondt method.
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The changes also equalised the age limits for voting between men (25) and women and servants (previously 40) at 25.][
]
Results
Notes
References
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