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Iceland presidential election 2016

Iceland elections · 2016-06-25 · held

Guðni Th. Jóhannesson elected President of Iceland.

Results: final · complete coverage · Valid popular candidate votes; blank and invalid ballots excluded

Turnout: 75.7%

Iceland presidential election 2016 — recorded results
Party / candidateVotesVote shareSeatsElectoral votes
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
Independent — Elected
7135639.1%——
Halla Tómasdóttir
Independent
5099527.9%——
Andri Snær Magnason
Independent
2603714.3%——
Davíð Oddsson
Independent
2510813.7%——
Sturla Jónsson
Independent
64463.5%——
Elísabet Kristín Jökulsdóttir
Independent
12800.7%——
Ástþór Magnússon Wium
Independent
6150.3%——
Guðrún Margrét Pálsdóttir
Independent
4770.3%——
Hildur Þórðardóttir
Independent
2940.2%——

Blank and rejected ballots are excluded from result shares. Colours are a display palette. Unknown figures remain unreported. Candidates stand for the presidency as individuals; no personal ideology is inferred from former party membership. A plurality in a single popular ballot elects the president.

Sources & further reading

Statistics Iceland: presidential candidate results

Election date and context

Statistics Iceland: presidential turnout