1991 Icelandic parliamentary election

none December 2022 gov Iceland 1987 20 April 1991 1995 All 42 seats in the Lower Houseand 21 seats in the Upper House of Althing 87.62% Upper House Lower House Davíð Oddsson Davíð Oddsson Independence Party (Iceland) Independence Party (Iceland) 6 12 9 17 38.56 38.56 Steingrímur Hermannsson Steingrímur Hermannsson Progressive Party (Iceland) Progressive Party (Iceland) 5 8 4 9 18.93 18.93 Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson Social Democratic Party (Iceland) Social Democratic Party (Iceland) 3 7 3 7 15.50 15.50 Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson People's Alliance (Iceland) People's Alliance (Iceland) 3 5 3 6 14.39 14.39 Women's List Women's List 2 4 2 3 8.28 8.28 Prime Minister Steingrímur Hermannsson Progressive Party (Iceland) x70px|Steingrímur Hermannsson Davíð Oddsson Independence Party (Iceland) x70px|Davíð Oddsson Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 20 April 1991.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p962 978-3-8329-5609-7 The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 17 of the 42 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p977 Results 450px LowerHouse +/– UpperHouse +/– Independence Party 60836 17 +5 9 +3 Progressive Party 29866 9 +1 4 –1 Social Democratic Party 24459 7 0 3 0 People's Alliance 22706 6 +1 3 0 Women's List 13069 3 –1 2 0 People's Party–Humanist Party 2871 0 0 0 0 Liberals 1927 0 New 0 New Home Rule Association 975 0 New 0 New Green Candidature 502 0 New 0 New Extreme Social Democrats 459 0 New 0 New Labour Party of Iceland 99 0 New 0 New 2373 0 0 182768 Nohlen & Stöver. Timarit Aftermath Following constitutional changes made in 1991, the Upper and Lower Houses of the Althing were abolished, and all members became part of a unicameral parliament. References President Category:Parliamentary elections in Iceland Iceland