1943 Lebanese general election

General elections were held in Lebanon on 29 August 1943, with a second round in some constituencies on 4 September.[1] Independent candidates won the majority of seats. Voter turnout was 50.9%.[2]

1943 Lebanese general election
29 August (first round)
4 September (second round)
Party Leader % Seats ±
Unaffiliated Several 65.5 36
National Bloc Émile Eddé 20.0 11
Constitutional Bloc Bechara El Khoury 10.9 6
Dashnaktsutyun Vacant 1.8 1
Ramgavar Vacant 1.8 1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Petro Trad
Unaffiliated		 Riad Al Solh
Constitutional Bloc

Results
Party Votes % Seats
National Bloc 25,924 20.0 11
Constitutional Bloc 14,129 10.9 6
Armenian Democratic Liberal Party 2,333 1.8 1
Armenian Revolutionary Federation 2,333 1.8 1
Independents 84,902 65.5 36
Invalid/blank votes 125,127 – –
Total 129,621 100 55
Registered voters/turnout 254,748 50.9 –
Source: Nohlen et al.

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p183 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. Nohlen et al., p184


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