1988 Icelandic presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Iceland on 25 June 1988.[1] The result was a victory for the incumbent president Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, who received 95% of the vote.[2] The election marked the first time an incumbent president was challenged when running for re-election.[3]
Electoral system
The President of Iceland is elected in one round by first-past-the-post voting.
Results
Candidate | Votes | % |
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Vigdís Finnbogadóttir | 117,292 | 94.59 |
Sigrún Þorsteinsdóttir [is] | 6,712 | 5.41 |
Total | 124,004 | 100.00 |
Valid votes | 124,004 | 98.00 |
Invalid/blank votes | 2,531 | 2.00 |
Total votes | 126,535 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 173,829 | 72.79 |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p962 ISBN 9783832956097
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p980
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p981
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