1937 Icelandic parliamentary election

1937 Icelandic parliamentary election

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All 33 seats in the Lower House and 16 seats in the Upper House of Althing

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Upper House Independence Ólafur Thors 41.31 6 0 Progressive Jónas frá Hriflu 24.92 7 +1 Social Democratic Jón Baldvinsson 18.98 2 −1 Communist Brynjólfur Bjarnason 8.44 1 +1 Lower House Independence Ólafur Thors 41.31 11 −3 Progressive Jónas frá Hriflu 24.92 12 +3 Social Democratic Jón Baldvinsson 18.98 6 −1 Communist Brynjólfur Bjarnason 8.44 2 +2 Farmers' Þorsteinn Briem 6.13 2 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Hermann Jónasson Progressive Hermann Jónasson Progressive

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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 29 June 1937.^[1] Although the Independence Party won a plurality of votes, the Progressive Party emerged as the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 12 of the 33 seats.