1952 Icelandic presidential election

Presidential election in Iceland
1952 Icelandic presidential election

← 1949 29 June 1952 1956 →
 
Nominee Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Bjarni Jónsson Gísli Sveinsson
Popular vote 32,924 31,045 4,255
Percentage 48.26% 45.50% 6.24%

President before election

Sveinn Björnsson

Elected President

Ásgeir Ásgeirsson

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Presidential elections were held for the first time in Iceland on 29 June 1952 following the death of incumbent President Sveinn Björnsson.[1] The result was a victory for Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, who received 48.3% of the vote,[2] resulting in the first contested election in the history of Iceland.

Results

CandidateVotes%
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson32,92448.26
Bjarni Jónsson31,04545.50
Gísli Sveinsson4,2556.24
Total68,224100.00
Valid votes68,22496.84
Invalid/blank votes2,2233.16
Total votes70,447100.00
Registered voters/turnout85,87782.03
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p961 ISBN 9783832956097
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p979


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