1902 Icelandic parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland in June 1902.[1]
Electoral system[edit]
The 30 elected members of the Althing were elected from single or double member constituencies by a three-round system; in the first two rounds, a candidate receiving a majority of the vote was elected; if seats were still unfilled after the second round, a third round was held using first-past-the-post voting.[2] Voting took place at a single polling place in each constituency and was done publicly.[2] A further six members were appointed to the upper house by the Danish monarch.[3]
Suffrage was limited to men aged 25 or over who were not in receipt of poor relief and who met one of several set requirements including being a civil servant, being a graduate of a university or seminary, or meeting various tax criteria (for farmers, paying more than the minimum tax; for burghers or fishermen, paying eight króna of local taxes; for property owners, paying twelve króna of local property taxes).[3] This limited the number of voters to 7,539 from a population of 79,181.[4]
Results[edit]
3,968 of the 7,539 registered voters participated in the elections.[4] The result was a landslide victory for the Home Rule Party.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Participation in general elections to the Althingi". Statistics Iceland.
- ^ a b 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 b Daniele Caramani (2017). Elections in Western Europe 1815–1996. Springer. p. 518. ISBN 978-1-349-65508-3.
- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos. p. 963. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
- ^ Gunnar Karlsson (2000). Iceland's 1100 Years: The History of a Marginal Society. C. Hurst & Co. p. 271. ISBN 978-1-85065-420-9.
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