title: October 1916 Icelandic parliamentary election
text: # October 1916 Icelandic parliamentary election
  
  Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 21 October 1916. Voters elected all 26 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House, 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.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Lower House | Upper House |
  | | Home Rule Party | 5,333.5 | 39.95 | 8 | 7 |
  | | Independence Party – Langsum | 2,097 | 15.71 | 3 | 0 |
  | | Farmers' Party | 1,173 | 8.79 | 4 | 1 |
  | | Independence Party | 1,014 | 7.60 | 1 | 2 |
  | | Independence Party – Þversum | 938.5 | 7.03 | 6 | 3 |
  | | Social Democratic Party | 903.5 | 6.77 | 1 | 0 |
  | | Independent Farmers | 554 | 4.15 | 1 | 1 |
  | | Independents | 1,336.5 | 10.01 | 2 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | 13,350 | 100.00 | 26 | 14 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 13,350 | 95.15 | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 680 | 4.85 | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 14,030 | 100.00 | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 28,529 | 49.18 | | |
  | Source: Nohlen & Stöver ||||||
  