Lebanese general election, 1953

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General elections were held in Lebanon between 12 July and 9 August 1953, the first under the new electoral system which allowed candidates to win with a plurality of votes, rather than requiring a second round.[1] Independent candidates won the majority of seats. Voter turnout was 50.0%.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Independents 35 –27
Constitutional Bloc 3 –2
Lebanese National Bloc 3 0
Kataeb Party 1 –2
Armenian Revolutionary Federation 1 –1
Progressive Socialist Party 1 –1
Armenian Democratic Liberal Party 0 0
Invalid/blank votes
Total 389,932 100 44 -33
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