1980 Icelandic presidential election

none Iceland presidential 1976 Icelandic presidential election 1976 29 June 1980 1984 Icelandic presidential election 1984 Vigdis Finnbogadottir (1985).jpg Vigdís Finnbogadóttir F433AB 43,611 33.79% Guðlaugur Þorvaldsson is 41,700 32.31% FFAC81 D9B26F Albert Guðmundsson 25,599 19.84% FADF7F Pétur J. Thorsteinsson (ambassador) is Pétur J. Thorsteinsson (sendiherra) Pétur J. Thorsteinsson 18,139 14.06% 1980 Icelandic presidential election - Results by constituency.svg Results by Althing constituency President Kristján Eldjárn Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Presidential elections were held in Iceland on 29 June 1980.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p962 9783832956097 The result was a victory for Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, who received 34% of the vote.Nohlen & Stöver, p980 She became the world's first democratically elected female president.Nohlen & Stöver, p981 Electoral system The President of Iceland is elected in one round by first-past-the-post voting. Results Vigdís Finnbogadóttir 43611 Guðlaugur Þorvaldsson is 41700 Albert Guðmundsson 25599 Pétur J. Thorsteinsson (ambassador) is Pétur J. Thorsteinsson (sendiherra) Pétur J. Thorsteinsson 18139 546 143196 Nohlen & Stöver References Presidential election Category:Presidential elections in Iceland Iceland Iceland