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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]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Bloc | 12 | +6 | |||
| Armenian Revolutionary Federation | 2 | +1 | |||
| Armenian Democratic Liberal Party | 0 | –1 | |||
| Kataeb Party | 0 | New | |||
| National Bloc | 0 | –11 | |||
| Independents | 41 | +5 | |||
| Total | 55 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 167,853 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 273,142 | 61.45 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
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