1978 Icelandic parliamentary election
# 1978 Icelandic parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 25 June 1978. The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 14 of the 40 seats. Following the election a coalition was formed between the People's Alliance, Social Democratic Party and the Progressive Party with Ólafur Jóhannesson as Prime Minister.

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | 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 | 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 | 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 | Total | 122,207 | 100.00 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 122,207 | 98.26 | | | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,170 | 1.74 | | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 124,377 | 100.00 | | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 137,782 | 90.27 | | | | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver ||||||||
