1972 Lebanese general election

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All 100 seats in the Parliament of Lebanon
Turnout	54.38% (4.81pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Camille Chamoun Pierre Gemayel Kamal Jumblatt Party National Liberal Party Kataeb PSP Leader's seat Chouf Beirut I Last election 8 9 5 Seats won 11 7 5 Seat change 3 2 0   Fourth party   Leader Melkon Eblighatian Party ARF Leader's seat Beirut I Last election 4 Seats before 4 Seats won 5 Seat change 1

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General elections were held in Lebanon between 16 and 30 April 1972.^[1] Independent candidates won a majority of seats, although most of them were considered members of various blocs. Voter turnout was 54.4%.^[2]

Background

According to the 1960 constitution, the 99 seats were divided amongst ethnic and religious groups:^[3]

Results

The majority of MPs – 63 of the 100 – were elected as independents. However, 52 of them were considered to be members of parliamentary blocs, including 9 in the Faranjiyyah bloc, 9 in the Skaff bloc, 7 in the Assad bloc (which also included the 2 Democratic Socialist Party MPs), 7 in the Karami bloc, 6 in the Hamada bloc, 4 in the Armenian Revolutionary Federation block (which also included the party's single MP), 4 in the Arslan bloc, 3 in the Jumblatt bloc (which also included the five Progressive Socialist Party MPs) and 3 in the Salam bloc.^[4]