Icelandic parliamentary election, 1995

Icelandic parliamentary election, 1999

8 April 1995 (1995-04-08)

All 63 seats in the Althing Turnout ?   First party Second party Third party   Leader Davíð Oddsson Halldór Ásgrímsson Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Party Independence Progressive People's Alliance Last election 26 seats 13 seats 9 seats Seats won 25 / 63 15 / 63 9 / 63 Seat change 1 2 0 Popular vote 61,183 38,485 23,597 Percentage 37.1% 23.3% 14.3% Swing 1.5 4.4% 0.1%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir N/A Party Social Democratic National Awakening Women's List Last election 10 seats New party 5 seats Seats won 7 / 63 4 / 63 3 / 63 Seat change 3 4 2 Popular vote 18,846 11,806 8,031 Percentage 11.4% 7.2% 4.9% Swing 4.1% 7.2% 3.4%

Prime Minister before election Davíð Oddsson Independence Elected Prime Minister Davíð Oddsson Independence

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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 8 April 1995.^[1] They were the first elections after the Althing became a unicameral parliament in 1991.^[2] The Independence Party remained the largest party, winning 25 of the 63 seats.^[2]

Results

Summary of the 8 April 1995 Icelandic parliamentary election results

Party		Chairperson(s)	Votes	%	±	Seats	±
	Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn)	Davíð Oddsson	61,183	37.1	1.5	25	1
	Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn)	Halldór Ásgrímsson	38,485	23.3	4.4	15	2
	People's Alliance (Alþýðubandalagið)	Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson	23,597	14.3	0.1	9	0
	Social Democratic Party (Alþýðuflokkurinn)	Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson	18,846	11.4	4.1	7	3
	National Awakening (Þjóðvaki)	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir	11,806	7.2	—	4	—
	Women's List (Kvennalistinn)	no designated chairperson	8,031	4.9	3.4	3	2
	South List (Suðurlandslistinn)	?	1,105	0.7	—	0	—
	Natural Law Party (Náttúrulagaflokkurinn)	?	957	0.6	—	0	—
	Westfjords List (Vestfjarðalistinn)	?	717	0.4	—	0	—
	Christian Political Movement (Kristileg stjórnmálasamtök)	?	316	0.3	—	0	—
Valid votes			165,043	98.4
Invalid/Blank votes			2,708	1.6
Total			167,751	100.0	—	63	—
Electorate/Turnout			?	?
Source: Statistics Iceland, Nohlen & Stöver
Last election (1991) — Next election (1999)

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