Lebanese general election, 1972
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General elections were held in Lebanon between 16 and 30 April 1972.[1] Independent candidates won the 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]
| Group | Seats |
|---|---|
| Maronite Christians | 30 |
| Sunni Muslims | 20 |
| Shi'ite Muslims | 19 |
| Greek Orthodox | 11 |
| Druze | 6 |
| Greek Catholics | 6 |
| Armenian Orthodox | 4 |
| Protestants | 1 |
| Armenian Catholics | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independents | 63 | +5 | ||
| National Liberal Party | 11 | 0 | ||
| Kataeb Party | 7 | -2 | ||
| Progressive Socialist Party | 5 | 0 | ||
| Lebanese National Bloc | 4 | -2 | ||
| Democratic Socialist Party | 2 | New | ||
| Socialist Arab Vanguard Party | 1 | New | ||
| Democratic Party | 1 | New | ||
| Armenian Revolutionary Federation | 5 | +1 | ||
| Union of Popular Labour Forces | 1 | New | ||
| Social Democrat Hunchakian Party | 0 | New | ||
| Armenian Democratic Liberal Party | 0 | New | ||
| Syrian Social Nationalist Party | 0 | New | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | - | - | - | |
| Total | 721,022 | 100 | 99 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
Of the 63 independent MPs, 48 were considered to be members of various blocs:[4]
- 9 in the Faranjiyyah bloc
- 8 in the Skaff bloc
- 7 in the Karami bloc
- 7 in the Assad bloc
- 6 in the Hamada bloc
- 4 in the Arslan bloc
- 1 joined the Armenian Revolutionary Federation[5]
- 3 in the Salam bloc
- 3 in the Jumblatt bloc
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p183 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p184 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ↑ Lebanon Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, pp189-190 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ↑ Armenian Deputies in Lebanon (1929-2009)
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