1963 Icelandic parliamentary election

none Iceland October 1959 9 June 1963 1967 All 40 seats in the Lower Houseand 20 seats in the Upper House of Althing 91.14% Upper House Lower House Bjarni Benediktsson Bjarni Benediktsson Independence Party (Iceland) Independence Party (Iceland) 8 16 8 16 41.43 41.43 Eysteinn Jónsson Eysteinn Jónsson Progressive Party (Iceland) Progressive Party (Iceland) 6 11 6 13 28.22 28.22 Hannibal Valdimarsson Hannibal Valdimarsson People's Alliance (Iceland) People's Alliance (Iceland) 3 7 3 6 15.98 15.98 Emil Jónsson Emil Jónsson Social Democratic Party (Iceland) Social Democratic Party (Iceland) 3 6 3 5 14.21 14.21 Prime Minister Ólafur Thors Independence Party (Iceland) x70px|Ólafur Thors Bjarni Benediktsson Independence Party (Iceland) x70px|Bjarni Benediktsson Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 9 June 1963.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p962 978-3-8329-5609-7 The Independence Party won 16 of the 40 seats in the Lower House of the Althing.Nohlen & Stöver, p976 Bjarni Benediktsson became Prime Minister after the elections. Results LowerHouse +/– UpperHouse +/– Independence Party 37021 16 0 8 0 Progressive Party 25217 13 +2 6 0 People's Alliance 14274 6 –1 3 0 Social Democratic Party 12697 5 –1 3 0 Independents 143 0 New 0 New 1606 0 0 99798 Nohlen & Stöver References Parliament Category:Parliamentary elections in Iceland Iceland