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General elections were held in Lebanon on 15 April 1951, with a second round in some constituencies on 22 April. [1] Independent candidates won the majority of seats. Voter turnout was 54.7%. [2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Bloc | 5 | –7 | |||
| Kataeb Party | 3 | +3 | |||
| National Bloc | 3 | +3 | |||
| Armenian Revolutionary Federation | 2 | 0 | |||
| Progressive Socialist Party | 2 | New | |||
| Armenian Democratic Liberal Party | 0 | 0 | |||
| Independents | 62 | +21 | |||
| Total | 77 | +22 | |||
| Total votes | 194,849 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 355,902 | 54.75 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
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