1972 Lebanese general election
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]
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Background
According to the 1960 constitution, the 99 seats were divided amongst ethnic and religious groups:[3]
| Group | Seats |
|---|---|
| Maronite Christians | 30 |
| Sunni Muslims | 20 |
| Shi'ite Muslims | 19 |
| Greek Orthodox | 11 |
| Druze | 6 |
| Greek Catholics | 6 |
| Armenian Orthodox | 4 |
| Protestants | 1 |
| Armenian Catholics | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
Results
The majority of MPs – 63 of the 100 – were elected as independents. However, 52 of them were considered to be members of parliamentary blocs, including 9 in the Faranjiyyah bloc, 9 in the Skaff bloc, 7 in the Assad bloc (which also included the 2 Democratic Socialist Party MPs), 7 in the Karami bloc, 6 in the Hamada bloc, 4 in the Armenian Revolutionary Federation block (which also included the party's single MP), 4 in the Arslan bloc, 3 in the Jumblatt bloc (which also included the five Progressive Socialist Party MPs) and 3 in the Salam bloc.[4]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal Party | 11 | +3 | ||
| Kataeb Party | 7 | –2 | ||
| Progressive Socialist Party | 5 | 0 | ||
| Lebanese National Bloc | 4 | –2 | ||
| Party of the Constitutional Union | 3 | 0 | ||
| Democratic Socialist Party | 2 | New | ||
| Socialist Arab Vanguard Party | 1 | New | ||
| Democratic Party | 1 | New | ||
| National Action Movement | 1 | 0 | ||
| Armenian Revolutionary Federation | 1 | –3 | ||
| Union of Working People's Forces | 1 | New | ||
| Social Democrat Hunchakian Party | 0 | New | ||
| Armenian Democratic Liberal Party | 0 | New | ||
| Syrian Social Nationalist Party | 0 | New | ||
| Independents | 63 | +1 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 721,022 | 100 | 100 | +1 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,326,016 | 54.4 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
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
- Lebanon Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, pp189-190 ISBN 0-19-924958-X