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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 5 April and 3 May 1964. [1] Independent candidates won the majority of seats. Voter turnout was 53.0%. [2]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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National Liberal Party | 7 | +2 | |||
Progressive Socialist Party | 6 | +1 | |||
Party of the Constitutional Union | 5 | 0 | |||
Kataeb Party | 4 | –2 | |||
Armenian Revolutionary Federation | 4 | 0 | |||
National Bloc | 3 | –1 | |||
Najjadeh Party | 0 | –1 | |||
Independents | 70 | +2 | |||
Total | 99 | 0 | |||
Total votes | 544,169 | – | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,026,846 | 52.99 | |||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
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