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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]
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The President of Iceland is elected in one round by first-past-the-post voting.
Candidate | Votes | % |
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Vigdís Finnbogadóttir | 43,611 | 33.79 |
Guðlaugur Þorvaldsson | 41,700 | 32.31 |
Albert Guðmundsson | 25,599 | 19.84 |
Pétur J. Thorsteinsson | 18,139 | 14.06 |
Total | 129,049 | 100.00 |
Valid votes | 129,049 | 99.58 |
Invalid/blank votes | 546 | 0.42 |
Total votes | 129,595 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 143,196 | 90.50 |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
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