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File A: Election results 1934 - 1942

Seats in the Parliament
Party
1934
1937
1942a
1942b
         
Indipendence
20
17
17
20
Progressive
15
19
20
15
Socialdemoc.
10
8
6
7
Communist
0
3
6
10
Other
4
2
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(tot seats)
49
49
49
52

 

Percentages
Party
1934
1937
1942a
1942b
         
Indipendence
42.3%
41.3%
39.5%
36.5%
Progressive
21.9%
24.9%
27.6%
26.6%
Socialdemoc.
21.7%
19.0%
15.4%
14.4%
Communist
6.0%
8.5%
16.2%
16.5%
Other
8.1%
6.3%
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Governments
Prime Minister (party)  
Coalitions
  
in Charge
         
Hermann Jonasson (PP)  
PP, PSD
  
1934-38
Hermann Jonasson (PP)  
PP (*)
  
1938-39
Hermann Jonasson (PP)  
PP, PI, PSD
  
1939-42
Olafur Thors (IP)  
PI (*)
  
1942
    (*) gov. di minoranza    

 

Names used
     
Indipendence Party ==>
Sjàlfstaedisflokkur (conservatives, liberals)
Progressive Party ==>
Framsoknarflokkur (farmers, left wings)
SocialDemocrat Party ==>
Alþyduflokkur (left wings)
Communist Party ==>
Socialist Union (from '56 Popular Alliance)

 

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