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Iceland Icelandic Parliamentary Election: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Prospects

Election Winner
Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn
25.2 % of votes
Parties in Parliament
8
+1 compared to 2016
Voter Turnout
81.2 %
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Final Official Results of Iceland's Parliamentary Election

The bars show each party's vote share, the chips the swing since the previous election. Icelandic Parliamentary Election Results, October 28, 2017

D
25.2
+25.2
V
16.9
+16.9
S
12.1
+12.1
M
10.9
+10.9
B
10.7
+10.7
P
9.2
+9.2
F
6.9
+6.9
C
6.7
+6.7
A
1.2
+1.2
R
0.2
+0.2
T
0.1
+0.1
Government cannot remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 17.5% of the seats.

Althing Seat Distribution Post-Election

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Who Governed Iceland Post-Election?

Election Day 10/28/2017 Government formation 33 days Jakobsdottir I 11/30/2017 – 11/28/2021

Jakobsdottir I

 November 30, 2017 – November 28, 2021 · 3 years 11 months
4 of 63 seats
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Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Orientation Party Votes Seats Link
Centre-Right Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn 25.2 % +25.2 16 +16
Left Vinstri græn 16.9 % +16.9 11 +11
Centre-Left Samfylkingin 12.1 % +12.1 7 +7
Centre-Right Miðflokkurinn 10.9 % +10.9 7 +7
Centre-Right Framsóknarflokkurinn 10.7 % +10.7 8 +8
Transversal Píratar 9.2 % +9.2 6 +6
Transversal Flokkur fólksins 6.9 % +6.9 4 +4
Liberal Viðreisn 6.7 % +6.7 4 +4
Liberal A 1.2 % +1.2 0 ±0
Far-Left Alþýðufylkingin 0.2 % +0.2 0 ±0
Transversal T 0.1 % +0.1 0 ±0

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