1947 Lebanese general election![Lebanon](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/50px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png)
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← 1943 | 25 May (first round) 1 June (second round) | 1951 → |
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Party | Leader | % | Seats | +/– | Constitutional Bloc | Camille Chamoun | | 12 | +6 | ARF | | | 2 | +1 | Independents | – | | 41 | +5 | This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before | Prime Minister after | Riad Al Solh Constitutional Bloc | Riad Al Solh Constitutional Bloc | |
General elections were held in Lebanon on 25 May 1947, with a second round in some constituencies on 1 June.[1] Independent candidates won the majority of seats. Voter turnout was 61.5%.[2]
As'ad AbuKhalil described the 1947 election as "one of the most corrupt in Lebanese history", and claimed that it was rigged by Camille Chamoun.[3]
Results
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p183 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ Nohlen et al., p184
- ^ AbuKhalil, As'ad (31 May 2018). "The West & Gulf Couldn't Sway These Lebanese Elections". consortiumnews.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
External links
- The black book of the Lebanese elections of May 25, 1947 ; an account tr. from the Arabic original (The crime of May 25), by Hizb al-watan. (Lebanon); ʻAḳl, George, editor, 1947
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