October 1916 Icelandic parliamentary election

October 1916 Icelandic parliamentary election

21 October 1916
All 26 seats in the Lower House 8 of 14 seats in the Upper House
Turnout	49.18% (24.90pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats Upper House[a] Home Rule Jón Magnússon 39.95 7 Farmers' Ólafur Briem 8.79 1 Independence Disputed 7.60 2 Independence – Þversum Einar Arnórsson 7.03 3 Ind. Farmers Sigurður Jónsson 4.15 1 Lower House Home Rule Jón Magnússon 39.95 8 Independence – Langsum Sigurður Eggerz 15.71 3 Farmers' Ólafur Briem 8.79 4 Independence Disputed 7.60 1 Independence – Þversum Einar Arnórsson 7.03 6 Social Democratic Jón Baldvinsson 6.77 1 Ind. Farmers Sigurður Jónsson 4.15 1 Independents — 10.01 2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Minister for Iceland before Prime Minister after August and October elections Einar Arnórsson Independence - Þversum Jón Magnússon Home Rule

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 21 October 1916. Voters elected all 26 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House, the other six having been elected in August. The Home Rule Party emerged as the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning eight of the 26 seats.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Lower House	Upper House
	Home Rule Party	5,333.5	39.95	8	7
	Independence Party – Langsum	2,097	15.71	3	0
	Farmers' Party	1,173	8.79	4	1
	Independence Party	1,014	7.60	1	2
	Independence Party – Þversum	938.5	7.03	6	3
	Social Democratic Party	903.5	6.77	1	0
	Independent Farmers	554	4.15	1	1
	Independents	1,336.5	10.01	2	0
Total		13,350	100.00	26	14
Valid votes		13,350	95.15
Invalid/blank votes		680	4.85
Total votes		14,030	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		28,529	49.18
Source: Nohlen & Stöver