title: 1979 Icelandic parliamentary election
text: # 1979 Icelandic parliamentary election
  
  Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 2 and 3 December 1979. The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 14 of the 40 seats.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Lower House | +/– | Upper House | +/– |
  | | Independence Party | 43,838 | 35.42 | 14 | 0 | 7 | +1 |
  | | Progressive Party | 30,861 | 24.94 | 11 | +3 | 6 | +2 |
  | | People's Alliance | 24,401 | 19.72 | 7 | –2 | 4 | –1 |
  | | Social Democratic Party | 21,580 | 17.44 | 7 | –2 | 3 | –2 |
  | | Independent Voters in the South | 1,484 | 1.20 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
  | | Independent Voters in the North East | 857 | 0.69 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
  | | Revolutionary Communist League | 480 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | The Other Party | 158 | 0.13 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
  | | The Sunshine Party | 92 | 0.07 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
  | Total | Total | 123,751 | 100.00 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 123,751 | 97.50 | | | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 3,178 | 2.50 | | | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 126,929 | 100.00 | | | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 142,073 | 89.34 | | | | |
  | Source: Nohlen & Stöver ||||||||
  
  ### By constituency
  
  | Constituency | People's Alliance | Social Democratic | Progressive | Independence | Other |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Eastern | 31.22% | 6.00% | 42.94% | 19.84% | 0.00% |
  | Northeastern | 15.93% | 13.31% | 43.87% | 20.52% | 6.38% |
  | Northwestern | 17.24% | 10.71% | 43.91% | 28.14% | 0.00% |
  | Reykjanes | 18.29% | 24.18% | 17.32% | 39.85% | 0.36% |
  | Reykjavík | 22.27% | 17.77% | 14.83% | 43.82% | 1.30% |
  | Southern | 14.92% | 14.83% | 32.44% | 23.46% | 14.34% |
  | Westfjords | 15.03% | 22.10% | 30.60% | 32.27% | 0.00% |
  | Western | 16.04% | 15.53% | 37.49% | 30.93% | 0.00% |
  | Source: Constituency Level Election Archive ||||||
  