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General elections were held in Lebanon between 23 August and 11 October 1992, the first since 1972. [1] Independent candidates won the majority of seats, although most of them were considered members of various blocs. Voter turnout was 30.3%. [2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hezbollah | 8 | New | |||
| Syrian Social Nationalist Party | 6 | +6 | |||
| Progressive Socialist Party | 5 | 0 | |||
| Amal Movement | 5 | New | |||
| Islamic Group | 3 | New | |||
| Arab Democratic Party | 1 | New | |||
| Al-Ahbash | 1 | New | |||
| Toilers League | 1 | New | |||
| Popular Nasserist Organization | 1 | New | |||
| Promise Party | 1 | New | |||
| Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party | 2 | +1 | |||
| Armenian Revolutionary Federation | 1 | 0 | |||
| Social Democrat Hunchakian Party | 1 | +1 | |||
| Armenian Democratic Liberal Party | 0 | 0 | |||
| Independents | 92 | +29 | |||
| Total | 128 | +29 | |||
| Total votes | 723,291 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,383,345 | 30.35 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
Of the 92 independent MPs, 68 were considered to be members of various blocs: [3]
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