PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LEBANON
1943-2018
ELECTIONS |
DATE |
ELIGIBLE VOTERS |
VOTER TURNOUT (in percent) |
CONTESTING PARTIES |
NUMBER OF SEATS |
PRIME MINISTER |
1 |
29 August - 4 September 1943 |
254,748 |
50.88 |
National Bloc Constitutional Bloc (Dustur) Armenian Democratic Liberal Party (Ramgavar) Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Tashnag) Independents Total |
11 6 1
1
36 55 |
Riad Al Solh (Constitutional Bloc) |
2 |
25 May -1 June 1947 |
273,142 |
61.45 |
National Bloc Constitutional Bloc Armenian Democratic Liberal Party Armenian Revolutionary Federation Party of the Lebanese Phalanges (Kata’ib) Independents Total |
0 12
0
2
0 41 55 |
Riad Al Solh (Constitutional Bloc) |
3 |
15 - 22 April 1951 |
355,902 |
54.74 |
National Bloc Constitutional Bloc Armenian Democratic Liberal Party Armenian Revolutionary Federation Party of the Lebanese Phalanges Progressive Socialist Party Independents Total |
3 5
0
2
3 2 62 77 |
Abdallah El-Yafi (Independent) |
4 |
12 July – 9 August 1953 |
780,053 |
49.98 |
National Bloc Constitutional Bloc Armenian Democratic Liberal Party Armenian Revolutionary Federation Party of the Lebanese Phalanges Progressive Socialist Party Independents Total |
3 3
0
1
1 1 35 44 |
Abdallah El-Yafi (Independent) |
5 |
9 -23 June 1957 |
838,089 |
53.23 |
National Bloc Constitutional Bloc Party of the Lebanese Phalanges Progressive Socialist Party Armenian Revolutionary Federation Syrian Social Nationalist Party Independents Total |
5 3
2 2
2 1 51 66 |
Sami as-Solh (Independent) |
6 |
12 June – 2 July 1960 |
1,039,232 |
50.73 |
National Bloc Constitutional Bloc Party of the Lebanese Phalanges Progressive Socialist Party Armenian Revolutionary Federation National Liberal Party National Organization Party (Hay’a) Party of the Supporters (Najjda) Independents Total |
4 5
6 5
4 5 1 1 68 99 |
Saeb Salam (Independent) |
7 |
5 April- 3 May 1964 |
1,026,846 |
52.99 |
National Bloc Constitutional Bloc Party of the Lebanese Phalanges Progressive Socialist Party Armenian Revolutionary Federation National Liberal Party Party of the Supporters Independents Total |
3 5
4 6
4 7 0 70 99 |
Rashid Karami (Progressive Socialist Party) |
8 |
24 March- 7 April 1968 |
1,239,199 |
49.57 |
National Bloc Constitutional Bloc Party of the Lebanese Phalanges Progressive Socialist Party Armenian Revolutionary Federation National Liberal Party Party of the Supporters National Action Movement Independents Total |
6 3
9 5
4 8 1 1 62 99 |
Abdallah El-Yafi (Independent) |
9 |
16- 30 April 1972 |
1,326,016 |
54.37 |
National Liberal Party Party of the Lebanese Phalanges Progressive Socialist Party National Bloc Constitutional Bloc Democratic Socialist Party Ba’ath Democratic Party National Action Movement Armenian Revolutionary Federation Union of Popular Labor Forces Social Democrat Hunchakian Party (Hntshag) Armenian Democratic Liberal Party Syrian Social Nationalist Party Independents Total |
11
7 5 4 3 2 1 1 1
1
1
0
0 0 63 99 |
Saeb Salam (Independent) |
10 |
23 August- 11 October 1992 |
2,383,345 |
30.34 |
Progressive Socialist Party Ba’ath Armenian Revolutionary Federation Social Democrat Hunchakian Party Armenian Democratic Liberal Party Syrian Social Nationalist Party Hizballah Movement of the Deprived (Amal) Islamic Association (Jama’a) Arab Democratic Party Association for Islamic Charitable Projects (Ahbash) Workers League (Rabita) Nasserist Popular Organization (Tanzim) Promise Party (Wa’d) Independents Total |
5 2
1
1
0 6
8
5 3 1
1 1
1 1 92 128 |
Rafiq al-Hariri (Independent) |
11 |
18 August- 15 September 1996 |
2,571,476 |
43.3 |
Party of the Lebanese Phalanges Progressive Socialist Party Ba’ath Armenian Revolutionary Federation Social Democrat Hunchakian Party Armenian Democratic Liberal Party Syrian Social Nationalist Party Hizballah Movement of the Deprived Islamic Association Arab Democratic Party Association for Islamic Charitable Projects Workers League Nasserist Popular Organization Promise Party Independents Total |
0 5 2
1
1
1 5 7 8 1 0
0 1
1 1 94 128 |
Rafiq al-Hariri (Independent) |
12 |
27 August- 3 September 2000 |
2,746,528 |
40.5 |
Party of the Lebanese Phalanges Progressive Socialist Party National Bloc Ba’ath Armenian Revolutionary Federation Social Democrat Hunchakian Party Armenian Democratic Liberal Party Syrian Social Nationalist Party Hizballah Movement of the Deprived Islamic Association Arab Democratic Party Association for Islamic Charitable Projects Workers League Nasserist Popular Organization Promise Party Independents Total |
2 6 2 3
2
1
1
4 10 10 0 0
0 0
1 0 86 128 |
Rafiq al-Hariri (Independent) |
13 |
29 May- 20 June 2005 |
3,002,028 |
46.47 |
Future Movement + Progressive Socialist Party Alliance Hizballah and Movement of the Deprived (Amal) Alliance Free Patriotic Movement Independents Total |
72
33 21 2 128 |
Foud Siniora (Future Movement) |
14 |
7 June 2009 |
3,258,573 |
53.98 |
March 14 Coalition [a] March 8 Coalition[b] Total |
71 57 128 |
Saad Hariri (Future Movement) |
15 |
6 May 2018 |
3,746,483 |
49.7 |
March 14 Coalition March 8 Coalition Progressive Socialist Party Sabaa/Kilna Watani Azm Movement Independents Total |
42 68 9 1 4 4 128 |
Saad Hariri (Future Movement) |
Sources: Dieter Nohlen, Elections in Asia Vol I (London: Oxford, 2001), p. 183-189 ; Inter-Parliamentary Union (2005), Web Link; Inter-Parliamentary Union (2009), Web Link; IFES Election Guide, Web Link ; Federation of American Scientists (2018), Web Link; International Foundation for Electoral System, 2009, “Lebanon’s 7 June Elections: The Results”, 9 June.
Compiled By: Poornima Balasubramanian
[a] Future Movement, Lebanese Forces, Kateab, Progressive Socialists, Democratic Left, Ramgavar, Jamaa, 30 Independents
[b] Amal, Free Patriotic Movement, Hizballah, Tashnags, Marada, Syrian Social Nationalist Party, Islamic Action, Lebanese Democratic Party, Ba’ath, Tadmun Party, Al Ahbash, 16 Independents
Source: “Lebanon’s 7 June Elections: The Results”,
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