October 1959 Icelandic parliamentary election

October 1959 Icelandic parliamentary election

← June 1959 25 and 26 October 1959 1963 →
All 40 seats in the Lower House and 20 seats in the Upper House of Althing
Turnout	90.37%
Party Leader % Seats +/– Upper House Independence Ólafur Thors 39.72 8 +1 Progressive Hermann Jónasson 25.71 6 0 People's Alliance Hannibal Valdimarsson 16.01 3 +1 Social Democratic Emil Jónsson 15.17 3 +1 Lower House Independence Ólafur Thors 39.72 16 +3 Progressive Hermann Jónasson 25.71 11 −2 People's Alliance Hannibal Valdimarsson 16.01 7 +2 Social Democratic Emil Jónsson 15.17 6 +2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Emil Jónsson Social Democratic Ólafur Thors Independence

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Early parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 25 and 26 October 1959.^[1] Following the electoral reforms made after the June elections, the Independence Party won 16 of the 40 seats in the Lower House of the Althing.^[2]