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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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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]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Bloc | 3 | –2 | |||
| National Bloc | 3 | 0 | |||
| Kataeb Party | 1 | –2 | |||
| Armenian Revolutionary Federation | 1 | –1 | |||
| Progressive Socialist Party | 1 | –1 | |||
| Armenian Democratic Liberal Party | 0 | 0 | |||
| Independents | 35 | –27 | |||
| Total | 44 | –33 | |||
| Total votes | 389,932 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 780,053 | 49.99 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
The incumbent parliamentarian Dikran Tosbath, who had won his seat in the 1951 parliamentary election as an anti-Tashnag candidate, sought re-election. He was a close associate of President Camille Chamoun. As the Tashnag Party prioritized good relations with the government they threw their support behind Tosbath. Tosbath was also supported by the National Bloc. The Hunchag-Ramgavar-Independent Group alliance opted not to contest the Bourj Hammoud seat, concentrating their efforts in the Beirut I – Medawar seat instead. Hoping to benefit from the absence of other opposition candidates in Bourj Hammoud, the Lebanese Communist Party fielded Artin Madoyan. [3]
4,696 out of the 15,895 registered voters (29.54%) cast their ballots on July 12, 1953. The electoral participation in Bourj Hammoud was the lowest in all of the Mount Lebanon Governorate. [4] Tosbath won the election by a wide margin, obtaining 3,929 votes (83.67%) against 709 votes (15.11%) for Madoyan. [4] [5]
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