Icelandic presidential election, 1952

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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

Candidate	Votes	%
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson	32,924	48.3
Bjarni Jónsson	31,045	45.5
Gísli Sveinsson	4,255	6.2
Invalid/blank votes	2,223	–
Total	70,447	100
Registered voters/turnout	85,877	82.0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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

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