1963 Icelandic parliamentary election

1963 Icelandic parliamentary election

9 June 1963
All 40 seats in the Lower House and 20 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Turnout	91.14%
Party Leader % Seats +/– Upper House Independence Bjarni Benediktsson 41.43 8 0 Progressive Eysteinn Jónsson 28.22 6 0 People's Alliance Hannibal Valdimarsson 15.98 3 0 Social Democratic Emil Jónsson 14.21 3 0 Lower House Independence Bjarni Benediktsson 41.43 16 0 Progressive Eysteinn Jónsson 28.22 13 +2 People's Alliance Hannibal Valdimarsson 15.98 6 −1 Social Democratic Emil Jónsson 14.21 5 −1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Ólafur Thors Independence Bjarni Benediktsson Independence

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 9 June 1963. The Independence Party won 16 of the 40 seats in the Lower House of the Althing. Bjarni Benediktsson became Prime Minister after the elections.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Lower House	+/–	Upper House	+/–
	Independence Party	37,021	41.43	16	0	8	0
	Progressive Party	25,217	28.22	13	+2	6	0
	People's Alliance	14,274	15.98	6	–1	3	0
	Social Democratic Party	12,697	14.21	5	–1	3	0
	Independents	143	0.16	0	New	0	New
Total		89,352	100.00	40	0	20	0
Valid votes		89,352	98.23
Invalid/blank votes		1,606	1.77
Total votes		90,958	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		99,798	91.14
Source: Nohlen & Stöver