1930 Icelandic parliamentary election

none Kingdom of Iceland 1927 15 June 1930 1931 3 of the 14 seats in the Upper House of Althing 70.50% yes Jón Þorláksson Independence Party (Iceland) 2 48.33 Tryggvi Þórhallsson Progressive Party (Iceland) 1 31.41 Prime Minister Tryggvi Þórhallsson Progressive Party (Iceland) x70px|Tryggvi Þórhallsson Tryggvi Þórhallsson Progressive Party (Iceland) x70px|Tryggvi Þórhallsson Elections to the Upper House of the Althing were held in Iceland on 15 June 1930.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p961 978-3-8329-5609-7 Following reforms in 1915, the six seats in the Upper House appointed by the monarch were abolished, and replaced with six elected seats. The seats were elected by proportional representation at the national level, using the D'Hondt method.Nohlen & Stöver, p954 The remaining eight seats were elected along with the Lower House. This was the last election solely for the Upper House, as from 1934 onwards all Upper House members were elected together with the Lower House. Results Independence Party 11671 2 Progressive Party 7585 1 Social Democratic Party 4893 0 149 34467 Mackie & Rose,Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p214 Nohlen & Stöver References Parliamentary Iceland Category:Parliamentary elections in Iceland