October 1916 Icelandic parliamentary election

August 1916 Icelandic parliamentary election

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All 26 seats in the Lower House and 8 of 14 seats in the Upper House of Althing 14 and 8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	14,030 (49.18% 24.90pp)
Party Leader % Seats Upper House[a] Home Rule Jón Magnússon 39.95 7 Farmers' 8.79 1 Independence Disputed 7.60 2 Independence – Þversum Einar Arnórsson 7.03 3 Ind. Farmers 4.15 1 Lower House Home Rule Jón Magnússon 39.95 8 Independence – Langsum Sigurður Eggerz 15.71 3 Farmers' 8.79 4 Independence Disputed 7.60 1 Independence – Þversum Einar Arnórsson 7.03 6 Social Democratic 6.77 1 Ind. Farmers 4.15 1 Independents — 10.01 2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Minister for Iceland before Prime Minister after August and October elections Einar Arnórsson Independence - Þversum Jón Magnússon Home Rule

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 21 October 1916.^[1] Voters elected all 26 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House,^[2] the other six having been elected in August. The Home Rule Party emerged as the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning eight of the 26 seats.

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