1947 Lebanese general election

none 1947 Lebanese general election 1943 1951 25 May 1947 (first round)1 June 1947 (second round) Lebanon All 55 seats in the Parliament of Lebanon 28 yes 61.45% ( 10.57pp) Independents Independent – 41 36 Constitutional Bloc (Lebanon) Camille Chamoun 12 6 Armenian Revolutionary Federation in Lebanon 2 1 Prime Minister 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.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p183 0-19-924958-X Independent candidates won the majority of seats. Voter turnout was 61.5%.Nohlen et al., p184 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.https://consortiumnews.com/2018/05/31/the-west-gulf-couldnt-sway-these-lebanese-elections/ The West & Gulf Couldn't Sway These Lebanese Elections AbuKhalil As'ad As'ad AbuKhalil 31 May 2018 consortiumnews.com 9 June 2018 Apportionment of seats over districts and communities The apportionment of seats over districts and communities was the same as in 1943. tot. Ma GO GC AO Mi Su Sh Dr tot. 55 18 6 3 2 1 11 10 4 Beirut 9 1 1 2 1 3 1 Bekaa 7 1 1 1 1 2 1 Mount L. 17 10 1 1 1 1 3 North 12 5 2 5 South 10 1 1 1 1 6 Results File:Lebanese Parliament 1947.svg Constitutional Bloc 12 +6 Armenian Revolutionary Federation 2 +1 Armenian Democratic Liberal Party 0 –1 Kataeb Party 0 New National Bloc 0 –11 Independents 41 +5 0 167853 273142 Nohlen et al. References 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 Lebanon Category:1947 in Lebanon Category:Elections in Lebanon Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results