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1980 Icelandic presidential election

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1980 Icelandic presidential election

← 1976 29 June 1980 1984 →
 
Nominee Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Guðlaugur Þorvaldsson [is]
Popular vote 43,611 41,700
Percentage 33.79% 32.31%
 
Nominee Albert Guðmundsson Pétur J. Thorsteinsson [is]
Popular vote 25,599 18,139
Percentage 19.84% 14.06%

President before election

Kristján Eldjárn

Elected President

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

Presidential elections were held in Iceland on 29 June 1980.[1] The result was a victory for Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, who received 34% of the vote.[2] She became the world's first democratically elected female president.[3]

Electoral system

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The President of Iceland is elected in one round by first-past-the-post voting.

Results

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CandidateVotes%
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir43,61133.79
Guðlaugur Þorvaldsson [is]41,70032.31
Albert Guðmundsson25,59919.84
Pétur J. Thorsteinsson [is]18,13914.06
Total129,049100.00
Valid votes129,04999.58
Invalid/blank votes5460.42
Total votes129,595100.00
Registered voters/turnout143,19690.50
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p962 ISBN 9783832956097
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p980
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p981