Lebanese general election, 1972

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General elections were held in Lebanon between 16 and 30 April 1972. [1] Independent candidates won the majority of seats, although most of them were considered members of various blocs. Voter turnout was 54.4%. [2]

Lebanon Country in Western Asia

Lebanon, officially known as the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus is west across the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland facilitated its rich history and shaped a cultural identity of religious and ethnic diversity. At just 10,452 km2, it is the smallest recognized sovereign state on the mainland Asian continent.

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Background

According to the 1960 constitution, the 99 seats were divided amongst ethnic and religious groups: [3]

GroupSeats
Maronite Christians30
Sunni Muslims20
Shi'ite Muslims19
Greek Orthodox11
Druze6
Greek Catholics6
Armenian Orthodox4
Protestants1
Armenian Catholics1
Other1

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Independents63+5
National Liberal Party 110
Kataeb Party 7–2
Progressive Socialist Party 50
Lebanese National Bloc 4–2
Democratic Socialist Party 2New
Socialist Arab Vanguard Party 1New
Democratic Party 1New
Armenian Revolutionary Federation 5+1
Union of Popular Labour Forces 1New
Social Democrat Hunchakian Party 0New
Armenian Democratic Liberal Party 0New
Syrian Social Nationalist Party 0New
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total721,022100990
Source: Nohlen et al.

Of the 63 independent MPs, 48 were considered to be members of various blocs: [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p183 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
  2. ↑ Nohlen et al., p184
  3. ↑ Lebanon Inter-Parliamentary Union
  4. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, pp189-190 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
  5. ↑ Armenian Deputies in Lebanon (1929-2009)
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