2022 Lebanese general election

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2022 Lebanese general election
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All 128 seats to the Parliament of Lebanon
65 seats needed for a majority
Turnout49.19% Decrease2.svg 0.51%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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Leader Samir Geagea Gebran Bassil Hassan Nasrallah
Party Lebanese Forces FPM Hezbollah
Leader's seatDid not stand Batroun Did not stand
Last election152912
Seats won191715
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 12Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote210,324144,646359,577
Percentage11.63%8.00%19.89%
SwingIncrease2.svg2.02ppDecrease2.svg7.49ppIncrease2.svg3.45pp
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
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Leader Nabih Berri Walid Jumblatt Samy Gemayel
Party Amal Movement PSP Kataeb Party
Leader's seat Zahrani Did not stand Metn
Last election1793
Seats won1584
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote190,16175,48533,604
Percentage10.52%4.18%1.86%
SwingDecrease2.svg1.43ppDecrease2.svg0.42ppIncrease2.svg0.04pp
 Seventh partyEighth partyNinth party
 
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Leader Hagop Pakradounian Sleiman Frangieh Michel Moawad
Party Tashnag Marada Movement Al Haraka
Leader's seat Metn Did not stand Zgharta
Last election331
Seats won322
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote12,49925,25414,659
Percentage0.69%1.40%0.81%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.09ppDecrease2.svg0.42ppIncrease2.svg0.32pp
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Results by district
Prime Minister before election

Najib Mikati
Azm Movement

Elected Prime Minister

Najib Mikati
Azm Movement

General elections were held in Lebanon on 15 May 2022. [1] [2] The country has for several years been the subject of chronic political instability as well as a serious economic crisis aggravated by the 2020 explosions that hit the Port of Beirut and faced large-scale demonstrations against the political class. [3]

Contents

Hezbollah and their allies lost their parliamentary majority but still won the Parliament speaker election. The Lebanese Christian-based Lebanese Forces led by Samir Geagea made gains and independent candidates promising reforms won 13 seats. [4]

Background

2019–21 protests

Large-scale antigovernmental demonstrations ignited in the country from 17 October. Initially triggered in response to a rise in gas and tobacco prices as well as a new tax on messaging applications, [5] the demonstrations quickly turned into a revolution against the stagnation of the economy, unemployment, Lebanon's sectarian and hereditary political system, corruption and the government's inability to provide essential services such as water, electricity and sanitation, involving hundreds of thousands of people from every region and sect of the country. [6] [7] Saad Hariri ended up resigning on 29 October 2019. [8]

Hassan Diab was appointed Prime Minister by President Michel Aoun on 19 December 2019. His government obtained the confidence of parliament by 69 votes in its favour.

The country's economic situation continued to deteriorate and the government was indebted over 95 billion dollars by the end of 2020. [9] The Lebanese pound lost 70% of its value in six months [10] and 35% of the active population was unemployed. [11] Riots broke out in Beirut, Tripoli and Jounieh. [11]

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lebanon could have been considered a success story. Despite the devastating economic impact of lockdowns, including a significant Lebanese lira devaluation in spring 2020, Lebanon was largely unscathed by COVID-19 until early 2021, when the healthcare system collapsed under a deluge of cases. [12] [13] [14] This only further accelerated the already devastating economic crisis.

Beirut explosion

On 4 August 2020, the explosion of several thousand tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a hangar in the Port of Beirut caused considerable human and material damage across the city and the port. The final toll was over 235 dead and over 7,000 injured [15] and damage estimated at over $10 billion and estimated to have left 300,000 homeless. [16] The industrial-port zone of the Port of Beirut's badly affected, further aggravating the economic situation. Vital for Lebanon, the port is the most important trading centres in Lebanon which ensures the transit of 60% of the country's imports.

Electorate

Electoral system

In accordance with the Lebanese practice of political confessionalism, the Lebanese religious communities distribute reserved seats in the different constituencies according to their demographic weight. The distribution of votes is proportional. [17] Once all the ballot papers have been counted, the total of valid votes in each constituency is divided by the number of seats to be filled, which gives the electoral threshold necessary for a list to obtain a seat. [18] The distribution of seats is done between the lists having reached this quorum proportionally according to the percentage of votes obtained, then within the lists in accordance with the denominational quotas and the number of preferential votes obtained by the candidates. [18]

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Map of the electoral districts
Electoral district under 2017 Election Law
Seats
Beirut I (East Beirut)8111311
Beirut II (West Beirut)1162111
Bekaa I (Zahle)7111121
Bekaa II (West Bekaa-Rachaya)621111
Bekaa III (Baalbek-Hermel)102611
Mount Lebanon I (Byblos-Kesrwan)817
Mount Lebanon II (Metn)84211
Mount Lebanon III (Baabda)6213
Mount Lebanon IV (Aley-Chouf)1324511
North I (Akkar)73112
North II (Tripoli-Minnieh-Dennieh)118111
North III (Bcharre-Zghorta-Batroun-Koura)1073
South I (Saida-Jezzine)5221
South II (Zahrany-Tyre)761
South III (Marjaayoun-Nabatieh-Hasbaya-Bint Jbeil)111811
Total128272782341485111
Source: 961News

Registered voters

Preliminary lists of the numbers of voters (15-12-2021):

DistrictResident registersNon-resident registersTotal
Akkar 300,6688,415309,083
Aley 123,7539,955133,708
Baabda 158,75513,271172,026
Baalbek-Hermel 333,4397,854341,293
Batroun 56,1406,41662,556
Beirut I 125,2189,668134,886
Beirut II 344,56126,459371,020
Bint Jbeil 155,3546,909162,263
Bsharre 44,8266,04850,874
Chouf 197,36315,490212,853
Dinnieh 71,6573,02674,683
Jbeil 80,2215,75285,973
Jezzine 57,1754,89862,073
Keserwan 89,3787,17396,551
Koura 56,8696,02662,895
Marjaayoun-Hasbaya 167,0858,584175,669
Metn 169,95013,612183,662
Minnieh 46,7371,34348,080
Nabatieh 153,2716,418159,689
Sidon (City)63,8093,43567,244
Tripoli 243,90310,868254,771
Tyre 193,90711,487205,394
West Bekaa-Rachaya 146,7767,152153,928
Zahle 174,1579,566183,723
Zahrani 116,1287,097123,225
Zgharta 73,8598,19282,051
Total3,744,959225,1143,970,073
Source: Ministry of Interior and Municipalities [19]

Lebanese living abroad

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Polling station in Antony, France

Lebanese living abroad are allowed to participate in legislative elections. Although the Lebanese diaspora is estimated to be as high as 14 million individuals, [20] most of them no longer possess nationality several decades after the waves of emigration that affected the country. Only 225,114 of diaspora had thus registered for the 2022 elections, [21] which is still a significant increase from the 82,000 that registered last election.[ citation needed ] Although a section of the 2017 electoral law provides for the allocation of six seats apart for the diaspora, their vote is still counted in their constituencies. [22] [20] [23] Lebanese living in the Arab world outside of Lebanon voted on 6 May, meanwhile Lebanese living in the UAE and the rest of the world voted on 8 May. Lebanese people living in 48 countries were reported to have cast their votes. [24]

Voter turnout for Lebanese living abroad [25]
Electoral DistrictDistrictVotesRegisteredTotal VotesTotal Registered% Participation
Beirut 1East Beirut6,3209,6476,3209,64765.51%
Beirut 2West Beirut16,34626,39216,34626,39261.94%
Bekaa 1Zahle6,1199,6106,1199,61063.67%
Bekaa 2Rachaya – West Bekaa4,5897,1494,5897,14964.19%
Bekaa 3Baalbek – Hermel4,6537,8174,6537,81759.52%
Mount Lebanon 1Keserouane5,1327,1619,13612,91370.75%
Byblos/Jbeil4,0045,752
Mount Lebanon 2Metn9,81213,5819,81213,58172.95%
Mount Lebanon 3Baabda8,72113,2518,72113,25165.81%
Mount Lebanon 4Aley6,5579,97117,06625,52867.50%
Chouf10,50915,557
North 1Akkar4,7818,4464,7818,44656.61%
North 2Minieh6971,3458,91715,26058.43%
Tripoli6,46510,875
Denieh1,7553,040
North 3Zgharta5,1988,20317,44726,69265.36%
Bcharre3,7196,039
Koura4,0576,026
Batroun4,4736,424
South 1Saida2,1403,4435,3568,34464.18%
Jezzine3,2164,901
South 2Tyre6,93011,54310,77818,67553.95%
Zahrani3,8487,132
South 3Hasbaya – Marjayoun4,5568,59212,00021,97254.61%
Bint Jbail3,7506,954
Nabateye3,6946,426
TotalLebanon142,041225,277142,041225,27763.00%

Candidates

After the deadline on 15 March 2022, the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities announced a record number 1043 candidates, which include 155 women, had been registered. On April 3, the ministry announced 103 lists running in 15 electoral districts. [26]

Withdrawals

The Lebanese Forces saw many withdrawals of candidates specifically in Shia dominated areas such as Baalbek-Hermel which was blamed at Hezbollah and the Amal Movement for placing pressure on Shia March 14 candidates. [27] The Kataeb Party also withdrew in Bekaa II electoral district. [28]

Opinion polls

A poll was conducted by the German Konrad Adenauer Foundation between 10 and 15 of December in 2021 of 1,200 Lebanese citizens eligible for voting. The survey found that nearly 40% of the people polled are willing to vote for an independent or 17 October Revolutionary candidate in the 2022 elections. Next comes Hezbollah and Amal with around 17 percent combined. [29]

The study also found that 44.8% of polled Lebanese will not vote for the same party as they did in 2018. Christian parties Kataeb and the Lebanese Forces had seen a large increase in support in preference percentage compared to the figures of the last elections conducted by candidate and researcher Charbel Nahas in his book ‘Ritualism of the Sectarian Non-State'. In 2018, the Kataeb Party were only favored by 1.9% of the ones conducted compared to 2021's 4.2% and the Lebanese Forces had 7.7% compared to the 2021's 11.5%. [29]

Poll sourceDate(s) administeredSample size Amal FPM Future Hezbollah Independent Kataeb LF PSP Revolution SSNP Other
Konrad Adenauer Foundation [30] 10–15 December 20211,2003%6.8%6.2%14.7%25.7%4.2%11.5%2.2%12.3%1.2%12.2%
2018 general election 6 May 20189.41%8.15%10.22%16.44%5.34%1.82%7.32%4.60%–1.33%35.37%

Political parties and coalitions

Future Movement

On 24 January 2022 Saad Hariri announced that he will suspend his role in Lebanese politics and that he would not run in the 2022 general elections. [31] He also called on the Future Movement to follow suit and not run in the upcoming parliamentary elections nor nominate anyone to run on its behalf. [32]

After Hariri's boycott, many Sunnis in North II and Akkar chose to follow boycott as well, after which his resignation created a large vacuum in Sunni politics. [33] [34]

Many Ex-Future politicians headed their own blocs, such as Bahaa Hariri and Fouad Sinora, and managed to secure 8 seats of the candidates that were affiliated with the Future Movement in parliament. [35]

Kataeb Party

Candidates were announced on the 20 February 2022 under the campaign slogan Ma minsawim (ما منساوم). [36] Kataeb leader Samy Gemayel insisted that the Kataeb party was the only one that has faced the fact of surrendering to Hezbollah's will, electing Michel Aoun as president and isolating Lebanon from its surroundings. [37] Samy Gemayel emphasized:

We, as the Kataeb party, have alone faced surrender to Hezbollah’s will, isolating Lebanon from its surroundings, electing Michel Aoun as president, the electoral law that gave the majority to Hezbollah, and quotas and fictitious budgets such as taxes, power ships and seaports.

On 2 April Nadim Gemayel, cousin of Samy, promoted his candidacy in a speech during a small event. [38]

Kataeb secured 4 seats for Salim Sayegh (3,477 votes), Nadim Gemayel (4,425 votes), Sami Gemayel (10,466 votes), and Elias Hankash (6,148 votes). [35]

Shamalouna

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Shamaluna campaign logo

Shamalouna is a newly established coalition formed by independent groups from the North III electoral district (Bcharre-Zghorta-Batroun-Koura). Currently, the coalition consists of: Osos (Foundations), Koura Independent Community, Al Fekr El Horr (Free Thought), and Al Mashrou’ Al Badeel (The Alternative Project).The coalition took a pioneering unique step to choose its candidates; a round of primary elections through which voters selected their candidates. The primary elections were open to all change groups with no affiliation to mainstream political parties.

Shamaluna secured the Maronite seat in North III district with Michel Chawki Douaihy with 1,786 votes who is affiliated with the Osos foundation. [35]

Taqaddom

Taqaddom, which is Arabic for "progress", is a social democratic movement that plans to advocate for social justice and sustainable development. The movement is allied with the Kataeb Party and Michel Moawad, both known for their anti-Hezbollah sentiment. [39] The party presented 2 candidates and managed to win both seats in the Mount Lebanon IV electoral district. [40]

Mada Network and the Secular Clubs

The Mada Network, a youth organization including secular clubs from various regions, universities, and syndicates, took part in the elections in a decentralized manner in three campaigns: Beirut Tuqawem (Beirut Resists), Al Janoub Youwajeh (The South Confronts), and Jil Al Taghyeer (The Generation of Change), further supporting 5 candidates: Ibrahim Mneimneh, Nuhad Yazbik Dumit and Samah Halwany in Beirut, Ali Khalife in the Tyre-Zahrani district and Verena El Amil in the Matn district. [41] Among these candidates, Ibrahim Mneimneh won the Sunni seat in Beirut II. While the network primarily constitutes youth, it is known to have a clear political and economic orientation, positioning itself as anti-Hezbollah and left-leaning. [41]

Independence Movement

The Independence Movement allied with the Kataeb Party and other Anti-Hezbollah independents to form a list called 'Shamal Al Mouwajaha' to bring down Gebran Bassil's presence in the North III electoral districts. [42] The list managed to win 2 seats with the likes of Michel Mouawad and ally Adib Abdelmassih. [43]

MMFD and Qadreen lists

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Qadreen campaign logo

In the 2022 Lebanese General elections, Citizens in a State (MMFD) hosted candidates in every electoral district in Lebanon in lists called "Qadreen" (Capable) led by Charbel Nahas of Beirut I. [44] The coalition presented around 60 candidates with some allying with the LCP and other independents of the 17 October revolution. [45] [46]

MMFD was unable to secure any seats but was close with candidate and journalist Jad Ghosn but was defeated by Razi El Hajj by a difference of only 88 votes. [47] [35]

Myriam Skaff, member of a prominent family in the city of Zahle and candidate of the Greek catholic seat, leads a 6-member list in the electoral of Beqaa I but failed to win any seats. In total the list managed to receive 11,501 votes which was 938 more than the last elections. [48] [49]

Rifi Bloc

Ashraf Rifi, former Hariri ally, Internal Security Forces chief and Justice Minister, broke ranks with Hariri in 2016. [50] In the 2016 Tripoli municipal election, he defeated Hariri's candidates and won 22 out of 24 seats. [51] He fielded his own lists in the parliamentary election, in a move to challenge Hariri's dominance over Sunni politics. Ahead of the elections he profiled himself as a "hawk", unwilling to enter into talks with Hezbollah. [50]

Rifi fielded lists in one electoral district; in North II, while allying with the Lebanese Forces. [52] [53] Ashraf Rifi hopes to lead the Sunni sect of North II amid Hariri's boycott and Mikati's withdrawal. Rifi's list in alliance with the Lebanese Forces secured 3 seats in North II district with Ashraf Rifi getting a Sunni seat with 11,594 votes, Elias Fouad Khoury getting the Maronite seat with 3,426 votes, and Jamil Abboud getting the Greek Orthodox seat with 79 votes. [35]

Lebanese Forces

The Lebanese Forces presented 23 direct members along with many other allies in every electoral district, with the exception of Beirut II and South III, during the elections with a large anti-Hezbollah sentiment. The Lebanese Forces saw many withdrawal of candidates specifically in Shia dominated areas which was blamed at Hezbollah and the Amal Movement for placing pressure on Shia March 14 candidates. [27] Lebanese Forces secured 19 seats including 1 from Rifi's Bloc and Chamoun. [35]

After securing the most seats in parliament, Samir Geagea also emphasized his pledge not to vote for 30-year incumbent speaker Nabih Berri, citing corruption in the Bloc. [54] [55]

National Liberal Party

Camille Dory Chamoun announced his candidacy along with 3 others in the districts of Keserwan, Matn, Baabda and Chouf, in alliance with Lebanese Forces Party and the PSP. On April 9, Chamoun participated in launching the list in Abadieh. [56] On May 1, during the opening of its commission headquarters in Keserwan district headed by Chamoun, the party presented its electoral points, which included: sovereignty, positive impartiality, independence of the judiciary, expanded administrative decentralization, restoring confidence in the banking sector, and the return of refugees and displaced persons. [57]

The National Liberal Party was able to secure a single seat through Camille Chamoun in Baabda with 1,876 votes. [58]

Results

In a statement issued on 17 May 2022, two days after the elections, Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi announced the results of the 2022 Lebanese parliamentary elections. [59] [60]

Disclaimer: This listing uses a narrow definition of party votes, the preference votes cast for identified party candidates. For an overview of the voting percentages of the lists supported by different parties, see "Results by lists" table below.

Results by alliance and parties

PartyCandidatesVotes %+/-Seats+/-
Amal-Hezbollah and allies83704,63738.98-0.6041Decrease2.svg4
Hezbollah 13335,46618.56+2.1213Increase2.svg1
Pro-Hezbollah Independents [lower-roman 1] 724,1111.33+0.782Increase2.svg2
Amal Movement 11169,1829.36-0.0511Increase2.svg1
Pro-Amal Independents [lower-roman 2] 720,9791.16-1.384Decrease2.svg3
March 8 Affiliates [lower-roman 3] 632,9131.82-0.482Decrease2.svg1
Marada Movement 621,6721.20-0.311Decrease2.svg2
Pro-Marada Independents [lower-roman 4] 23,5820.20-0.111Increase2.svg1
Al-Ahbash 423,1391.28+0.212Increase2.svg1
Dignity Movement 27,5150.42-0.011Steady2.svg0
Pro-Dignity Movement Independents [lower-roman 5] 49,6420.53-0.331Steady2.svg0
El Khazen Bloc 613,6540.75+0.181Decrease2.svg1
Union Party 19,1570.51-0.351Steady2.svg0
Murr Bloc 69,1060.50-0.231Steady2.svg0
Syrian Social Nationalist Party [lower-roman 6] 611,6210.64-0.690Decrease2.svg3
Arab Unification Party 110,2280.57+0.140Steady2.svg0
Lebanese Arab Struggle Movement 12,6700.15+0.030Steady2.svg0
Free Patriotic Movement and allies53170,0509.40-6.0920Decrease2.svg9
Free Patriotic Movement 21121,6846.73-1.4216Decrease2.svg2
Pro-FPM Independents [lower-roman 7] 2322,9621.27-4.051Decrease2.svg5
Armenian Revolutionary Federation 512,4990.69-0.093Steady2.svg0
Lebanese Democratic Party 412,9050.71-0.040Decrease2.svg1
Lebanese Forces and allies64235,34313.02+3.4120Increase2.svg5
Lebanese Forces 18148,8678.23+0.9114Increase2.svg2
Pro-LF Independents [lower-roman 8] 3356,4903.13+0.844Increase2.svg1
Rifi Bloc 925,0191.38+0.571Increase2.svg1
National Liberal Party 44,9670.28+0.051Increase2.svg1
Ex-Future Movement and allies3096,6165.34-9.247Decrease2.svg13
Ex-Future Movement 836,7872.03-8.192Decrease2.svg11
Pro-FM Independents [lower-roman 9] 829,8841.65-2.714Decrease2.svg3
Siniora candidates [lower-roman 10] 1429,9451.66New1New
Kataeb Party and allies1848,2632.67New6New
Kataeb Party 524,6021.36-0.464Increase2.svg1
Pro-Kataeb Independents59,0020.50New0New
Independence Movement 211,2960.62+0.131Steady2.svg0
Pro-Independence Movement [lower-roman 11] 63,3630.19New1New
October 17205237,35413.13+10.6012Increase2.svg11
Taqaddom 220,9881.16New2New
Lebanese Communist Party and allies [lower-roman 12] 1019,3161.07+0.461Increase2.svg1
Mada [lower-roman 13] 518,2381.01New1New
Watani1010,5740.58New1New
Khatt Ahmar26,9790.39New1New
Lana 16,6840.37New1New
Osos Lebanon23,4690.19New1New
ReLebanon31,0640.06New1New
Citizens in a State 5625,5291.41+1.090Steady2.svg0
National Bloc 511,0160.61New0New
Beirut Madinati 136,5640.36New0New
Popular Observatory24,8950.27+0.200Steady2.svg0
Aamieh 17 October24,0120.22New0New
Sabaa Party42,0190.11-0.580Decrease2.svg1
Lihaqqi 19280.05-0.140Steady2.svg0
Thuwar Beirut14850.03New0New
October 17 Independents [lower-roman 14] 8694,5945.23New3New
Others266315,10517.43-0.7822Increase2.svg4
Progressive Socialist Party and allies [lower-roman 15] 1075,4854.18-0.428Decrease2.svg1
Frem Bloc [lower-roman 16] 719,5821.08New2New
Al-Jama'a Al-Islamiyya 522,2491.23+0.411Increase2.svg1
National Dialogue Party Bloc1117,7800.98+0.131Steady2.svg0
Azm Movement Bloc1015,3550.85-1.401Decrease2.svg3
Daher Bloc614,6480.81New1New
Popular Nasserist Organization 17,3410.41-0.151Steady2.svg0
Popular Bloc 611,5010.64+0.040Steady2.svg0
Sawa/Movement supported candidates67,1180.39New0New
Bahaa Hariri Bloc92,2590.12New0New
YES! Lebanon Group21,6410.09New0New
Hunchak 11,0680.06-0.030Steady2.svg0
Independents [lower-roman 17] 192119,0786.59+1.887Increase2.svg7
Totals7191,807,818100.0–128
Blank votes19,308
Votes with no preferences66,857
Total Votes1,893,983
Votes canceled57,700
Total Registered who voted/turnout1,951,68349.19-0.51
Registered voters3,967,507100
Source: [49]
  1. ↑ Includes votes of elected candidates: Yanal Solh and Melhem El Houjeiri who are both members of the Hezbollah parliamentary coalition al wafa' li al moukawama
  2. ↑ Includes votes of elected candidates: Michel Moussa, Ali Assayran, Fady Alameh and Qassem Hachem who is not elected on behalf of the Baath party but as member of the Amal parliamentary bloc al tanmia wa al tahrir
  3. ↑ Includes votes of elected candidates: Jamil Al Sayyed and Mohammad Yehya
  4. ↑ Includes votes of elected candidate: Melhem Tawk
  5. ↑ Includes votes of elected candidate: Jihad Al Samad
  6. ↑ Includes votes for candidates from both SSNP factions Banat and Hardan
  7. ↑ Includes votes of elected candidate: Farid Al Boustani
  8. ↑ Includes votes of elected candidates: Ziad Hawat, Razi El Hajj, Ghada Ayyoub and Karim Pakradouni
  9. ↑ Includes votes of elected candidates: Mohammad Sleiman, Walid El Baarini, Sajeeh Atieh and Ahmad Rustom
  10. ↑ Includes votes of elected candidate: Bilal El Hocheymi
  11. ↑ Includes votes of elected candidate: Adib Abdelmassih
  12. ↑ Includes votes of elected candidate: Elias Jaradeh endorsed by the Lebanese Communist Party
  13. ↑ Mada fielded 5 candidates within 3 campaigns: Beirut tuqawem in Beirut 2, Jil el taghyeer in Metn and Al Janoub youwajeh in Zahrani-Sour
  14. ↑ Includes votes of elected candidates: Melhem Khalaf, Firas Hamdan and Yassine Yassine
  15. ↑ Includes votes of elected candidates: Marwan Hamadeh and Raji El Saad both members of the Democratic Gathering
  16. ↑ Includes votes of elected candidate: Jamil Abboud
  17. ↑ Includes votes of elected candidates: Nabil Badr, Abdelrahman Al Bizri, Charbel Masaad, Ghassan Skaff, Ihab Matar, Jean Talouzian and Haidar Nasser

Results by lists

ListElectoral districtVotes % nationwide % of electoral districtCandidatesMembers electedParties
"Hope and Loyalty" (South III)South III197,82210.4486.33119
"Hope and Loyalty" (Bekaa III)Bekaa III154,3588.1581.44109
"Hope and Loyalty" (South II)South II138,2427.3085.8977
"Partnership and Will"Mount Lebanon IV83,3894.4046.69127
"United for Change"Mount Lebanon IV42,0772.2223.56123
"National Moderation"North I41,8482.2128.4574
"Akkar First"North I41,7612.2028.3973
"Mountain List"Mount Lebanon IV41,5452.1923.26113
"Strong Republic Pulse"North III39,8442.1032.84103
"Unity of Beirut"Beirut II36,9621.9525.0783
"We were... and staying"Mount Lebanon I34,1921.8129.0483
"National Accordance"Mount Lebanon III33,9621.7940.3863
"Beirut Change"Beirut II32,8231.7322.26113
"Together towards Change"South III30,3841.6013.26112
"Nation's Rescue"North II30,0061.5821.17113
"Sovereignty and Decision"Mount Lebanon III29,8011.5735.4363
"Popular Will"North II29,2771.5520.65103
"Best Tomorrow"Bekaa II28,9201.5344.1353
"Lebanon for Us"North II28,0411.4819.78112
"With You We Can till the End"Mount Lebanon I27,9391.4823.7382
"Zahle the Message"Bekaa I27,8721.4730.3463
"North Unity"North III26,4751.4021.8282
"Nation's Shout"Mount Lebanon I25,7131.3621.8482
"Zahle the Sovereignty"Bekaa I25,6461.3527.9273
"Building the State"Bekaa III23,3081.2312.30101
"North of Confrontation"North III22,6131.1918.6492
"Metn of Change"Mount Lebanon II22,5231.1924.3372
"Metn of Freedom"Mount Lebanon II21,3011.1223.0172
"We were... and staying for Metn"Mount Lebanon II20,5331.0822.1852
"This is Beirut"Beirut II20,4391.0813.86112
"Beirut Requires a Heart"Beirut II19,4211.0313.17111
"Akkar"North I19,3341.0213.1470
"National Independent Decision"Bekaa II19,0541.0129.0762
"We Vote for Change"South I18,7830.9930.9653
"Beirut Confronts"Beirut II18,0600.9512.25101
"We are staying here"North III17,0770.9014.0772
"Real Change"North II16,8250.8911.87111
"For the People"North II16,2150.8611.44111
"Together Stronger"Mount Lebanon II15,9970.8417.2882
"Independent Sovereignists"Bekaa I15,4770.8216.8561
"The Heart of Independent Lebanon"Mount Lebanon I14,9790.7912.7281
"For Beirut"Beirut II14,9310.7910.1391
"Uprise... for Sovereignty for Justice"North II14,1810.7510.0091
"Akkar the Change"North I14,1450.759.6170
"Our North"North III14,1210.7511.64101
"Our Unity in Saida and Jezzine"South I13,9480.7422.9942
"Loyalty to Akkar"North I13,6190.729.2670
"Beirut, We are for Her"Beirut I13,2200.7028.5562
"Baabda the Change"Mount Lebanon III13,2010.7015.7050
"Popular Bloc"Bekaa I12,0640.6413.1360
"Rising up for Akkar"North I11,8850.638.0870
"Moderation is our Force"South I11,7190.6219.3230
"Towards Statehood"Mount Lebanon II11,5550.6112.4850
"Our Plain and the Mountain"Bekaa II11,3970.6017.3951
"Freedom is a Decision"Mount Lebanon I11,2920.609.5960
"Lebanon the Sovereignty"Beirut I11,2710.6024.3482
"We were... and staying for Beirut"Beirut I10,9500.5823.6582
"Together for Change"South II10,0610.536.2570
"Together for Saida and Jezzine"South I9,8460.5216.2350
"For My Country"Beirut I8,2610.4417.8482
"Zahle Uprises"Bekaa I7,7130.418.4050
"Embracing State"South II7,4050.394.6040
"Nation's Sovereignty"Mount Lebanon IV6,0820.323.4190
"Coalition for Change"Bekaa III5,6330.302.9790
"Our Bekaa First"Bekaa II5,3160.288.1150
"The Free Decision"South II5,2400.283.2630
"Baabda Uprises"Mount Lebanon III5,0100.265.9640
"We are the Change"South I4,9190.268.1150
"Your Voice is Revolution"Mount Lebanon IV3,4380.181.92100
"Third Republic"North II3,3180.182.3490
"Towards Citizenship"North I3,1540.172.1460
"Independents against Corruption"Bekaa III2,8190.151.4990
"To Preserve Beirut"Beirut II2,3870.131.6290
"We are Able" (Bekaa III)Bekaa III1,9370.101.0240
"We are Able" (Mount Lebanon I)Mount Lebanon I1,9260.101.6440
"We are Able" (North II)North II1,8390.101.3060
"We are Able" (Beirut II)Beirut II1,7970.091.2260
"We are the Change" (Mount Lebanon I)Mount Lebanon I1,6810.091.4350
"We are Able" (Mount Lebanon IV)Mount Lebanon IV1,5960.080.8960
"We are Able" (Beirut I)Beirut I1,5100.083.2640
"Clans and Families for Development"Bekaa III1,4910.080.7960
"The Change"Bekaa I1,4400.081.5750
"Akkar Uprises"North I1,3710.070.9350
"We are able to face"Bekaa I1,3160.071.4340
"Stability and Development"North II1,3060.070.92100
"We are Able" (South I}South I1,1280.061.8640
"Beirut My City" (Beirut I)Beirut I1,0890.062.3550
"We are able to Change"North III9740.050.8060
"We are Able" (Mount Lebanon III)Mount Lebanon III9520.051.1330
"Voice of the South"South III9520.050.4150
"We are the Change" (Mount Lebanon III)Mount Lebanon III7660.040.9130
"Dawn of Change"North II6720.040.4770
"Sovereignists Metnists"Mount Lebanon II6670.040.7270
"We are Able" (Bekaa II)Bekaa II6530.031.0040
"The Mountain Uprises"Mount Lebanon IV4910.030.2780
"Together We Can"Mount Lebanon III4170.020.5060
"Beirut My City" (Beirut II)Beirut II3580.020.2460
"Talk and Action"Bekaa I3320.020.3650
"Voice of Change"South I3240.020.5330
"Yes to Beirut"Beirut II2500.010.1760
"Wake Your Voice"North III2300.010.1950
"Towards Change"Bekaa II1920.010.2940
"Youth's Ambition"North II790.010.0650
Blank votes19,3081.02
Total1,893,983100.00719128
Source: [61]

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