1952 Icelandic presidential election

none Iceland presidential 1949 Icelandic presidential election 1949 1956 Icelandic presidential election 1956 29 June 1952 130x130px Asgeir Asgeirsson.jpg Ásgeir Ásgeirsson 32,924 48.26% 3x4.svg Bjarni Jónsson (bishop) is Bjarni Jónsson (vígslubiskup) Bjarni Jónsson 31,045 45.50% 3x4.svg Gísli Sveinsson is 4,255 6.24% President Interim triumvirate Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Early presidential elections were held for the first time in Iceland on 29 June 1952.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p961 9783832956097 The elections were required following the death of incumbent president Sveinn Björnsson on 25 January. Between his death and the elections, the powers of the presidency were constitutionally vested jointly in Prime Minister Steingrímur Steinþórsson, Speaker of the Althing Jón Pálmason and President of the Supreme Court Jón Ásbjörnsson. The result was a victory for Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, who received 48% of the vote.Nohlen & Stöver, p979 This was the first contested presidential election in the history of Iceland. Electoral system The President of Iceland is elected in one round by plurality via first-past-the-post voting. Results Ásgeir Ásgeirsson 32924 Bjarni Jónsson (bishop) is Bjarni Jónsson (vígslubiskup) Bjarni Jónsson 31045 Gísli Sveinsson is 4255 2223 85877 Nohlen & Stöver References Iceland Presidential election Category:Presidential elections in Iceland Iceland