Icelandic presidential election, 1996

Icelandic presidential election, 1996
Iceland
29 June 1996

 
Nominee Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Pétur Hafstein Guðrún Agnarsdóttir
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote 68,370 48,863 43,578
Percentage 41.38% 29.57% 26.37%

President before election

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
Independent

Elected President

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
Independent

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Presidential elections were held in Iceland on 29 June 1996.[1] The result was a victory for Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, who received 41.4% of the vote.[2]

Results

Summary of the 29 June 1996 Icelandic presidential election results
Candidate Party Votes %
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson independent 68,370 41.38
Pétur Hafstein independent 48,863 29.57
Guðrún Agnarsdóttir independent 43,578 26.37
Ástþór Magnússon independent 4,422 2.68
Valid votes 165,233 98.74
Invalid/Blank votes 2,101 1.26
Total 167,334 100.00
Electorate/Turnout 194,705 85.94
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Last election (1992)  Next election (2000)

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p962 ISBN 9783832956097
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p980
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