1916 Icelandic community service referendum 1916 Icelandic community service referendum 21 October 1916 Results Choice Votes % Yes 1,016 8.24% No 11,313 91.76% Valid votes 12,329 87.41% Invalid or blank votes 1,776 12.59% Total votes 14,105 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 28,529 49.44% Politics of Iceland Government Constitution of Iceland Law Taxation Constitutional reform Legislature Althing Speaker Birgir Ármannsson (D) Members of Parliament Constituencies Executive President of Iceland Halla Tómasdóttir (I) Prime Minister of Iceland Bjarni Benediktsson (D) Cabinet Judiciary Supreme Court of Iceland President Benedikt Bogason Justices of the Court Elections Presidential Parliamentary 2012 referendum Political parties List of political parties Administrative divisions Regions (Landshlutar) Municipalities (Sveitarfélög) Localities (Kaupstaðir) Foreign relations Diplomatic missions of Iceland in Iceland Iceland and the European Union Cod Wars (1950s / 1970s) Iceland portal Other countries vte A referendum on community service was held in Iceland on 21 October 1916.[1] Voters were asked whether they approved of introduction of compulsory community service.[2] It was rejected by 91.8% of voters. Results[edit] Choice Votes % For 1,016 8.2 Against 11,313 91.8 Invalid/blank votes 1,776 – Total 14,105 100 Registered voters/turnout 28,529 49.4 Source: Nohlen & Stöver References[edit] ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p961 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7 ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p966 vte Elections and referendums in IcelandParliamentary elections 1844 1852 1858 1864 1869 1874 1880 1886 1892 1894 1900 1902 1903 1908 1911 1914 1916 (Aug) 1916 (Oct) 1919 1922 1923 1926 1927 1930 1931 1933 1934 1937 1942 (Jul) 1942 (Oct) 1946 1949 1953 1956 1959 (Jun) 1959 (Oct) 1963 1967 1971 1974 1978 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2009 2013 2016 2017 2021 2024 Presidential elections 1944 1945 1949 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Municipal elections 1930 1934 1938 1942 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 Referendums 1908 1916 1918 1933 1944 2010 2011 2012 Constitutional Assembly 2010
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