1947 Lebanese general election

General elections were held in Lebanon on 25 May 1947, with a second round in some constituencies on 1 June.[1] Independent candidates won the majority of seats. Voter turnout was 61.5%.[2]

1947 Lebanese general election

25 May (first round)
1 June (second round)
Party Leader % Seats ±
Unaffiliated Several 41 +5
Constitutional Bloc Camille Chamoun 12 +6
Dashnaktsutyun Vacant 2 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Riad Al Solh
Constitutional Bloc
Riad Al Solh
Constitutional Bloc

As'ad AbuKhalil described the 1947 election as "one of the most corrupt in Lebanese history", and claimed that it was rigged by Camille Chamoun.[3]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Constitutional Bloc12+6
Armenian Revolutionary Federation2+1
Armenian Democratic Liberal Party0–1
Kataeb Party0New
Lebanese National Bloc0–11
Independents41+5
Invalid/blank votes
Total167,853100550
Registered voters/turnout273,14261.5
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
  3. AbuKhalil, As'ad (31 May 2018). "The West & Gulf Couldn't Sway These Lebanese Elections". consortiumnews.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.


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