1971 Icelandic parliamentary election

none Iceland 1967 13 June 1971 1974 All 40 seats in the Lower Houseand 20 seats in the Upper House of Althing 90.44% Upper House Lower House Jóhann Hafstein Jóhann Hafstein Independence Party (Iceland) Independence Party (Iceland) 8 15 7 15 36.22 36.22 Ólafur Jóhannesson Ólafur Jóhannesson Progressive Party (Iceland) Progressive Party (Iceland) 6 12 6 11 25.28 25.28 Ragnar Arnalds Ragnar Arnalds People's Alliance (Iceland) People's Alliance (Iceland) 3 7 3 7 17.13 17.13 Gylfi Þ. Gíslason Gylfi Þ. Gíslason Social Democratic Party (Iceland) Social Democratic Party (Iceland) 3 6 2 4 10.46 10.46 Hannibal Valdimarsson Hannibal Valdimarsson Union of Liberals and Leftists Union of Liberals and Leftists New New 2 3 8.91 8.91 Prime Minister Jóhann Hafstein Independence Party (Iceland) x70px|Jóhann Hafstein Ólafur Jóhannesson Progressive Party (Iceland) Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 13 June 1971.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 962. 978-3-8329-5609-7 Although the Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 15 of the 40 seats,Nohlen & Stöver, p976 Independence Party leader Jóhann Hafstein resigned as Prime Minister the day after the elections as his party and its coalition partners had failed to win a majority of seats. Milutin Tomanović 1972 Hronika međunarodnih događaja 1971 The Chronicle of International Events in 1971 sh 2649 Belgrade Institute of International Politics and Economics Ólafur Jóhannesson of the Progressive Party succeeded him as Prime Minister, announcing the formation of a new coalition government on the same day. The new government's programme included expanding Icelandic fishing borders from 19 to 80 kilometers and gradually closing down Naval Air Station Keflavik but remaining committed to NATO membership. Results LowerHouse +/– UpperHouse +/– Independence Party 38170 15 0 7 –1 Progressive Party 26645 11 –1 6 0 People's Alliance 18055 7 0 3 0 Social Democratic Party 11020 4 –2 2 –1 Union of Liberals and Leftists 9395 3 New 2 New Candidature Party 2110 0 New 0 New 1580 0 0 118289 Nohlen & Stöver References Parliament Category:Parliamentary elections in Iceland Iceland