Icelandic Social Democratic Party

The Social Democratic Party of Iceland ( Isl. Alþýðuflokkurinn , AF for short ) was an Icelandic party that was founded in 1916 as the political arm of the trade union movement.

Several groups split off from this workers' party in the course of time.

In 1999 the party merged with the People's Alliance , the People's Awakening and the Women's Alliance to form the alliance (Samfylkingin). The new party was officially founded on May 5, 2000.

Party leader

• 1916 Ottó N. Þorláksson
• 1916–1938 Jón Baldvinsson
• 1938–1952 Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
• 1952–1954 Hannibal Valdimarsson
• 1954–1958 Haraldur Guðmundsson
• 1958–1968 Emil Jónsson
• 1968–1974 Gylfi Þ. Gíslason
• 1974–1980 Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal
• 1980–1984 Kjartan Jóhannsson
• 1984–1996 Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson
• 1996–1998 Sighvatur Björgvinsson
• 1998–2000 Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson

prime minister

• 1947–1949 Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
• 1958–1959 Emil Jónsson
• 1979–1980 Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal

Election results

Elections to the Althing

Data up to and including 1942 according to Dieter Nohlen (2010); from 1946 after Peter Flora (2000).

1916 (II) 6.8% 1919 6.8% 1923 16.2% 1927 19.0% 1931 16.1% 1933 19.2% 1934 21.7% 1937 19.0% 1942 (I) 15.4% 1942 (II) 14.2%

1946 17.8% 1949 16.5% 1953 15.6% 1956 18.3% 1959 (I) 12.5% 1959 (II) 15.2% 1963 14.2% 1967 15.7% 1971 10.5% 1974 9.1%

1978 22.0% 1979 17.4% 1983 11.7% 1987 15.2% 1991 15.5% 1995 11.4%

Individual evidence

1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Philip Stöver: Elections in Europe. A Data Handbook , Baden-Baden 2010, pp. 947-86
2. ^ Peter Flora, Franz Kraus, Franz Rothenbacher: The Societies of Europe. Elections in Western Europe since 1815 , London / Oxford 2000. ISBN 0-333-77111-7