General election in Iceland 1946

The general election in Iceland in 1946 took place on June 30, 1946. In the election, the 52 members of the Althing were redefined.

The parliamentary elections in 1946, the year Iceland joined the UN , brought a victory for the Independence Party under Prime Minister Ólafur Thors . She was able to unite 39.5% of the votes.

Of the 77,670 eligible voters, 67,896 voted, which corresponds to a turnout of around 87.4%. 983 or 1.4% of the votes were invalid.

Result

In detail, the following results were obtained:

Result of the general election in Iceland in 1946

Political party		be right		Seats
		number	%
	Independence Party (D)	26,428	39.5	20th
	Progress Party (B)	15,429	23.1	13
	United People's Party - Socialist Party	13,049	19.5	10
	Social Democratic Party of Iceland (A)	11,914	17.8	9
	Others	93	0.1	-
total		66,913	100.0	52
Valid votes		66,913	98.6
Invalid votes		983	1.4
voter turnout		67,896	87.4
Eligible voters		77,670	100.0
Source:

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statice.is
2. ↑ ^{a b c} electionresources.org: Election to the Althing 1946

See also

• Icelandic political system