Election Name: | 1933 Icelandic parliamentary election |
Country: | Kingdom of Iceland |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1931 |
Election Date: | 16 July 1933 |
Next Election: | 1934 |
Seats For Election: | All 28 seats in the Lower House and 8 of 14 seats in the Upper House of Althing |
Turnout: | 68.95% |
Heading1: | Upper House |
Leader1: | Jón Þorláksson |
Party1: | Independence Party (Iceland) |
Last Election1: | 6 |
Seats1: | 7 |
Percentage1: | 48.01 |
Leader2: | Ásgeir Ásgeirsson |
Party2: | Progressive Party (Iceland) |
Last Election2: | 7 |
Seats2: | 5 |
Percentage2: | 23.91 |
Leader3: | Jón Baldvinsson |
Party3: | Social Democratic Party (Iceland) |
Last Election3: | 1 |
Seats3: | 1 |
Percentage3: | 19.24 |
Leader4: | — |
Party4: | Independents |
Last Election4: | 0 |
Seats4: | 1 |
Percentage4: | 1.35 |
Heading5: | Lower House |
Leader5: | Jón Þorláksson |
Party5: | Independence Party (Iceland) |
Last Election5: | 9 |
Seats5: | 13 |
Percentage5: | 48.01 |
Leader6: | Ásgeir Ásgeirsson |
Party6: | Progressive Party (Iceland) |
Last Election6: | 16 |
Seats6: | 11 |
Percentage6: | 23.91 |
Leader7: | Jón Baldvinsson |
Party7: | Social Democratic Party (Iceland) |
Last Election7: | 3 |
Seats7: | 4 |
Percentage7: | 19.24 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Ásgeir Ásgeirsson |
Before Party: | Progressive Party (Iceland) |
After Party: | Progressive Party (Iceland) |
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 16 July 1933.[1] Voters elected all 28 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House.[2] The Independence Party emerged as the largest party in the Lower House, winning 13 of the 28 seats.