1952 Icelandic presidential election
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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% of the vote.[2] This was the first contested presidential election in the history of Iceland.
Electoral system[edit]
The President of Iceland is elected in one round by plurality via first-past-the-post voting.
Results[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % |
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Ásgeir Ásgeirsson | 32,924 | 48.26 |
Bjarni Jónsson | 31,045 | 45.50 |
Gísli Sveinsson | 4,255 | 6.24 |
Total | 68,224 | 100.00 |
Valid votes | 68,224 | 96.84 |
Invalid/blank votes | 2,223 | 3.16 |
Total votes | 70,447 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 85,877 | 82.03 |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References[edit]
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p961 ISBN 9783832956097
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p979