Voting to elect two members of the Lebanese parliament took place in the Bsharri District (a rural area in northern Lebanon) in 1968, part of the national general election of that year.[1] Both of the seats of the constituency were earmarked for the Maronite community (for more information about the Lebanese election system, see Elections in Lebanon).[1][2] Bsharri District had 32,814 eligible voters, out of whom 16,064 voted.[3] Three separate tickets contested the election.[1] The election was carried out without reports of violent incidents.[1]
Six candidates contested on three different tickets. The different candidatures represented different family interests in the area.[1]
Habib Kayruz and Qabalan Isa al-Khuri were re-elected, albeit their margins of victory had shrunk compared to the 1964 election.[1][4]
Candidate | Votes |
---|---|
Habib Kayruz | 4,732 |
Qabalan Isa al-Khuri | 3,593 |
Hasib Ja'ja' | 3,064 |
Sa'id Tuq | 2,778 |
Antoine Mu'arbas | 2,476 |
Butrus Sukkar | 1,521 |