1968_Lebanese_general_election

1968 Lebanese general election

1968 Lebanese general election

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General elections were held in Lebanon between 24 March and 7 April 1968.[1] Independent candidates won the majority of seats, although many of them were considered to be members of various blocs. Voter turnout was 49.6%.[2] Politically the election was a confrontation between the mainly christian Tripartite Alliance and Chehabists candidates.

Quick Facts All 128 seats in the Parliament of Lebanon 65 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...

Background

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

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Results

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Electoral districts

Marjeyoun-Hasbaya

The district has 4 seats allocated to 2 Shiites, 1 Sunni and 1 Greek Orthodox Christian. There were eleven candidates in the fray, with ten candidates contesting on three different tickets. The eleventh candidate contested on his own.[4] 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).[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p183 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. [2]
    Nohlen et al., p184
  3. [3]
    Lebanon Inter-Parliamentary Union
  4. [4]
    Zuwiyya, Jalal. The Parliamentary Election of Lebanon 1968. Leiden: Brill, 1972. pp. 41, 53-55
  5. [5]
    Zuwiyya, Jalal. The Parliamentary Election of Lebanon 1968. Leiden: Brill, 1972. pp. 41, 53-55


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