1914 Icelandic parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held inIcelandon 10 September 1914.^[1]They were the last parliamentary elections in which only men could vote.^[1]

Electoral system[edit]

The 30 elected members of theAlthingwere elected from single or double member constituencies byfirst-past-the-post voting,with six members appointed to the upper house by theDanish monarch.^[2]^[3]Suffrage was limited to men aged 25 or over and who met one of several set requirements including being a civil servant, holding a medical (or similar) degree, being a graduate of a university or seminary, or paying tax of at least fourkróna(or for farmers, any level of tax), and who were not in receipt of poor relief.^[3]

Results[edit]

7,475 of the 13,400 registered voters participated in the elections.^[4]

References[edit]

^^a ^b"Participation in general elections to the Althingi".Statistics Iceland.
^Arend Lijphart & Bernard Grofman (2007).The Evolution of Electoral and Party Systems in the Nordic Countries.Algora Publishing. p. 103.ISBN 978-0-87586-168-5.
^^a ^bDaniele Caramani (2017).Elections in Western Europe 1815–1996.Springer. p. 518.ISBN 978-1-349-65508-3.
^Dieter Nohlen& Philip Stöver (2010)Elections in Europe: A data handbook,p963ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

[SI-1] "Participation in general elections to the Althingi".Statistics Iceland.

[2] Arend Lijphart & Bernard Grofman (2007).The Evolution of Electoral and Party Systems in the Nordic Countries.Algora Publishing. p. 103.ISBN 978-0-87586-168-5.

[DC-3] Daniele Caramani (2017).Elections in Western Europe 1815–1996.Springer. p. 518.ISBN 978-1-349-65508-3.

[NS-4] Dieter Nohlen& Philip Stöver (2010)Elections in Europe: A data handbook,p963ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

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