1952 Icelandic presidential election

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.

1952 Icelandic presidential election

29 June 1952
 
Nominee Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Bjarni Jónsson Gísli Sveinsson
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote 32,924 31,045 4,255
Percentage 48.3 45.5 6.2%

President before election

Sveinn Björnsson
Independent

Elected President

Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
Independent

Results

Candidate Votes %
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson32,92448.3
Bjarni Jónsson31,04545.5
Gísli Sveinsson4,2556.2
Invalid/blank votes2,223
Total70,447100
Registered voters/turnout85,87782.0
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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