1980 Icelandic presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Iceland on 29 June 1980.[1] The result was a victory for Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, who received 33.8% of the vote.[2] She became the world's first democratically elected female President.[3]

1980 Icelandic presidential election

29 June 1980

Nominee Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Guðlaugur Þorvaldsson Popular vote 43,611 41,700 Percentage 33.8 32.3%   Nominee Albert Guðmundsson Pétur J. Thorsteinsson Popular vote 25,599 18,139 Percentage 19.8% 14.1%

President before election Kristján Eldjárn Elected President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

Results

Candidate	Votes	%
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir	43,611	33.8
Guðlaugur Þorvaldsson	41,700	32.3
Albert Guðmundsson	25,599	19.8
Pétur J. Thorsteinsson	18,139	14.1
Invalid/blank votes	546	–
Total	129,595	100
Registered voters/turnout	143,196	90.5
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