1953 Icelandic parliamentary election

1953 Icelandic parliamentary election

← 1949 28 June 1953 1956 →
All 35 seats in the Lower House and 17 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Turnout	89.90%
Party Leader % Seats +/– Upper House Independence Ólafur Thors 37.12 7 +1 Progressive Hermann Jónasson 21.91 6 0 Socialist Einar Olgeirsson 16.05 2 −1 Social Democratic Hannibal Valdimarsson 15.62 2 0 Lower House Independence Ólafur Thors 37.12 14 +1 Progressive Hermann Jónasson 21.91 10 −1 Socialist Einar Olgeirsson 16.05 5 −1 Social Democratic Hannibal Valdimarsson 15.62 4 −1 National Preservation Gils Guðmundsson 6.03 2 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Steingrímur Steinþórsson Progressive Ólafur Thors Independence

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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 28 June 1953.^[1] The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 14 of the 35 seats.^[2]