1980 Icelandic presidential election
29 June 1980
 
Nominee Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Guðlaugur Þorvaldsson
Popular vote 43,611 41,700
Percentage 33.79% 32.31%
 
Nominee Albert Guðmundsson Pétur J. Thorsteinsson
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]

Results

CandidateVotes%
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir43,61133.79
Guðlaugur Þorvaldsson41,70032.31
Albert Guðmundsson25,59919.84
Pétur J. Thorsteinsson18,13914.06
Total129,049100.00
Valid votes129,04999.58
Invalid/blank votes5460.42
Total votes129,595100.00
Registered voters/turnout143,19690.50
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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