1947 Lebanese general election
Lebanon
← 1943 25 May (first round)
1 June (second round)		 1951 →
Party Leader % Seats +/–
Constitutional Bloc Camille Chamoun 12 +6
ARF 2 +1
Independents – 41 +5
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

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]

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

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Constitutional Bloc12+6
Armenian Revolutionary Federation2+1
Armenian Democratic Liberal Party0–1
Kataeb Party0New
National Bloc0–11
Independents41+5
Total550
Total votes167,853–
Registered voters/turnout273,14261.45
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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