Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 25 June 1978.[1] The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 14 of the 40 seats.[2] Following the election a coalition was formed between the People's Alliance, Social Democratic Party and the Progressive Party with Ólafur JóhannessonasPrime Minister.
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All 40 seats in the Lower House and 20 seats in the Upper House of Althing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 90.27% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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| Lower House | +/– | Upper House | +/– | |||||
| Independence Party | 39,982 | 32.72 | 14 | –3 | 6 | –2 | ||
| People's Alliance | 27,952 | 22.87 | 9 | +2 | 5 | +1 | ||
| Social Democratic Party | 26,912 | 22.02 | 9 | +6 | 5 | +3 | ||
| Progressive Party | 20,656 | 16.90 | 8 | –3 | 4 | –2 | ||
| Union of Liberals and Leftists | 4,073 | 3.33 | 0 | –2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Independent Voters in the West Fjords[a] | 776 | 0.63 | 0 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Independent Voters in Reykjanes | 592 | 0.48 | 0 | New | 0 | New | ||
| The Political Party | 486 | 0.40 | 0 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Independent Voters in the South[b] | 466 | 0.38 | 0 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Revolutionary Communist League | 184 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Communist Party of Iceland (Marxist–Leninist) | 128 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 122,207 | 100.00 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 122,207 | 98.26 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,170 | 1.74 | ||||||
| Total votes | 124,377 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 137,782 | 90.27 | ||||||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||||
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