July 1942 Icelandic parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 5 July 1942.[1] Although the Independence Party won a plurality of votes, the Progressive Party remained as the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 14 of the 33 seats.

Following the election, changes were made to the electoral system that reduced the over-representation of the Progressive Party.[2] Early elections were held in October.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Lower House		Upper House
			Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
Independence Party	22,975	39.5	11	0	6	0
Progressive Party	16,033	27.6	14	+2	6	–1
People's Unity Party – Socialist Party	9,423	16.2	4	+2	2	+1
Social Democratic Party	8,979	15.4	4	–2	2	0
Commonwealth Party	618	1.1	0	New	0	New
Liberal Left	103	0.2	0	New	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	809	–	–	–	–	–
Total	58,940	100	33	0	16	0
Registered voters/turnout	73,440	80.3	–	–	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p961 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p955