1968 Lebanese general election in Marjeyoun-Hasbaya

none Voting to elect four members of the Lebanese parliament took place in the predominantly Shia Muslim Marjeyoun-Hasbaya constituency in southern Lebanon on March 31, 1968, part of the national general election of that year. Two of the seats of the constituency were earmarked for the Shia Muslim community, one for the Sunni Muslims and one for the Greek Orthodox (for more information about the Lebanese election system, see Elections in Lebanon).Zuwiyya, Jalal. The Parliamentary Election of Lebanon 1968. Leiden: Brill, 1972. pp. 41, 53-55Ḥevrah ha-Mizraḥit ha-Yiśreʼelit, Merkaz le-meḥḳar ʻal shem Reʼuven Shiloaḥ, and Mekhon Shiloaḥ le-ḥeḳer ha-Mizraḥ ha-tikhon ṿe-Afriḳah. Middle East Record. Tel Aviv: Israel Oriental Society, Reuven Shiloah Research Center, 1960. pp. 350-351 The constituency had 45,849 eligible voters, out of whom 23,224 voted.Ḥevrah ha-Mizraḥit ha-Yiśreʼelit, Merkaz le-meḥḳar ʻal shem Reʼuven Shiloaḥ, and Mekhon Shiloaḥ le-ḥeḳer ha-Mizraḥ ha-tikhon ṿe-Afriḳah. Middle East Record. Tel Aviv: Israel Oriental Society, Reuven Shiloah Research Center, 1968. pp. 637-638 The polling day was marred by heavy rains. Candidates There were eleven candidates in the fray, with ten candidates contesting on three different tickets. The eleventh candidate contested on his own. The fight stood primarily between two tickets, each headed by a candidate from the al-As'ad family (a powerful Shiite family in the area). Southern Bloc ticket The main candidate of the al-As'ad family and heading one of the lists was Kamil al-As'ad, the leader of the Southern Bloc. He had been a longtime parliamentarian and minister at different occasions. His running mates were Mamduh al-Abdallah (Shiite, incumbent parliamentarian), Ra'if Samarah (Greek Orthodox, lawyer) and Ali Madi (Sunnite, lawyer and former Minister of Education). As'ad al-As'ad ticket The dissident list was headed by As'ad al-As'ad, former diplomat and former director of the Ministry of Information. His running mates were Ibrahim al-Abdallah (Shiite, journalist and ex-parliamentarian), Suhayl Shihab (Sunnite, ex-parliamentarian) and Iskandar Ghibril (Greek Orthodox, ex-parliamentarian, member of the Progressive Socialist Party). Other candidates Other candidates of leftist and nationalist tendencies, like Habib Sadiq, Ahmad Suwayd and Nuruddin Nuruddin, sought to challenge the dominance of feudal powers in the political life of the area.Janoubia Online. معارك 1960 – 1972 الانتخابية في منطقة العرقوب – حاصبيا: التقليد غلب «المكتب الثاني» https://web.archive.org/web/20120327033236/http://www.janoubiaonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=164 2012-03-27 The latter belonged to the Syrian Social Nationalist Party.ssnp.info. "كيف تتحضر الاحزاب للانتخابات النيابية"، الحزب السوري القومي الاجتماعي اول من طرح برنامجاً انتخابياً في الاربعينات كتلته النيابية وصلت الى ستة وتناقصت الى اثنين ويسعى الى استعادتها Results All four candidates on the Southern Bloc ticket were elected.Ḥevrah ha-Mizraḥit ha-Yiśreʼelit, Merkaz le-meḥḳar ʻal shem Reʼuven Shiloaḥ, and Mekhon Shiloaḥ le-ḥeḳer ha-Mizraḥ ha-tikhon ṿe-Afriḳah. Middle East Record. Tel Aviv: Israel Oriental Society, Reuven Shiloah Research Center, 1968. p. 640 Kamil al-As'ad was elected speaker of the Chamber of Deputies after the election. Candidates' vote totals were as follows:Mājid, Mājid Khalīl. al-Intikhābāt al-niyābīyah, 1861-1992: al-qawānīn, al-natāʼij. [Beirut?]: Tawzīʻ, al-Muʼassasah al-Jāmiʻīyah lil-Dirāsāt wa-al-Nashr, 1992. CandidateTicketSectVotesElected?Kamil al-AsadSouthern BlocShiite13,289Ra'if SamarahSouthern BlocGreek Orthodox11,787Mamduh al-AbdallahSouthern BlocShiite10,720Iskandar GhibrilAs'ad al-As'adGreek Orthodox10,290Ali MadiSouthern BlocSunni9,915As'ad al-As'adAs'ad al-As'adShiite9,199Suhyal ShihabAs'ad al-As'adSunni5,908Ibrahim al-AbdallahAs'ad al-As'adShiite5,593Muhammad Habib SadiqShiite5,256Ahmad SuwaydSunni4,423Nuruddin NuruddinSunni3,038Ibrahim Khalil al-AbdallahShiite22As'ad BayudGreek Orthodox2 References Lebanon Politics 2 Marjeyoun-Hasbaya Category:Marjayoun District Category:Hasbaya District