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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”,

As part of its editorial policy, the MEI@ND standardizes spelling and date formats to make the text uniformly accessible and stylistically consistent. The views expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views/positions of the MEI@ND. Editor, MEI@ND: P R Kumaraswamy