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1951 Lebanese general election
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
General elections were held in Lebanon on 15 April 1951, with a second round in some constituencies on 22 April.[ 1] Independent candidates won the majority of seats. Voter turnout was 54.7%.[ 2] The governing party, Constitutional Bloc , did not have a clear organization, so it is difficult to determine the number of its members who participated in this election.[ 3] Nonetheless, the government backed three "Constutional" lists in Mount Lebanon and had 14 of their 22 candidates elected.[ 4] Former Constitutionalist minister Camille Chamoun became an opposition candidate in an alliance with Kamal Jumblatt .
Notes:
Results by Constituencies [ edit ]
All candidates that could be identified as being close to the Constitutional Bloc or President Bechara El-Khoury , whether they were actually members by 1951, are marked as "Pro-Consitutional Bloc" below. There were confirmed Constitutionalists at the time of the election, such as Sabri Hamadeh and Majid Arslan , though the latter of which resigned from the bloc soon after the election.
A list headed by the former Prime Minister during the mandate era, Sami Solh, won in its entirety. Although the list had a pro-government nature, after being appointed Prime Minister on 11 February 1952, Sami turned against the President, citing the Constitutional Bloc to be "men with authority hold power without being accountable and they interfere in all the affairs of the State".[ 7]
Voters : 57652Total Votes : 21988Turnout : 38.14%
Shiite
Candidates
List
Party Affiliation
Votes
% of Total Votes
Elected?
Rashid Baydoun
رشيد بيضون
Solh
Pro-Constitutional Bloc
14779
67.21%
Zahir Osseiran
زهير عسيران
Popular
National Call Party
6538
29.73%
Protestant
Candidates
List
Party Affiliation
Votes
% of Total Votes
Elected?
Ramez Sarkis
رامز سركيس
Solh
Unclear
14775
67.20%
Anis Hanikati
أنيس هنيكاتي
Popular
Unclear
5380
24.47%
Maronite
Candidates
List
Party Affiliation
Votes
% of Total Votes
Elected?
Charles Helou
شارل حلو
Solh
Pro-Constitutional Bloc
13180
59.94%
Jean Jalakh
جان جلخ
Popular
Unclear
3789
17.23%
Raif Abi Al-Lamaa
رئيف أبو اللمع
-
Independent
3930
17.87%
Minorities
Candidates
List
Party Affiliation
Votes
% of Total Votes
Elected?
Musa de Freij
موسى دي فريج
Solh
Pro-Constitutional Bloc
12747
57.97%
Benoît Abu Sawan
بنوا أبو صوان
Popular
Unclear
6634
30.40%
Elie Khayat
ايلي خياط
-
Unclear
2257
10.26%
Armenian Orthodox
Candidates
List
Party Affiliation
Votes
% of Total Votes
Elected?
Movses Ter-Kaloustyan
موسيس دركالوستيان
Solh
Tashnag
12004
54.59%
Melkon Hayrapetyan
ملكون هيرايديان
Solh
Tashnag
11946
54.33%
Edward Barsoum
أدوار برصوم
Popular
Unclear
5888
26.78%
Hrach Sharakyan
هراتش شراكيان
Popular
Unclear
6583
29.94%
Artin Madoyan
ارتين مادويان
-
Lebanese Communist Party
2765
12.58%
Grigor Khachatryan
كريكور خاتشاريان
-
Unclear
1099
5.00%
Armenian Catholic
Candidates
List
Party Affiliation
Votes
% of Total Votes
Elected?
Joseph Chader
جوزيف شادر
Solh
Kataeb Party
9660
43.93%
Nubar Tor Sargsyan
نوبار طور سركسيان
Popular
Unclear
6987
31.78%
Tigran Shadarifyan
ديكران شادرفيان
-
Unclear
231
1.05%
Here, Rashid Karami made his debut in the parliamentary life of Lebanon. From then on, he would win every parliamentary election and sit in the parliament until his death in 1976. His list won in its entirety.
Voters : 23676Total Votes : 13820Turnout : 58.37%
Sunni
Candidates
List
Party Affiliation
Votes
% of Total Votes
Elected?
Rashid Karami
رشيد كرامي
Karami
Karami affiliates
7684
55.60%
Hashem Al-Husseini
هاشم الحسيني
Karami
Karami affiliates
7590
54.92%
Qabuli Zouk
قبولي الذوق
Karami
National Call Party
6873
49.73%
Saadi Al Munla
سعدي المنلا
Karami
Unclear
6714
48.58%
Nasuh Al-Fadil
نصوح الفاضل
Karami
Unclear
6404
46.34%
Mayez Muqqadam
مايز المقدم
Muqqadam
Unclear
4238
30.67%
Ashraf Kabbara
اشرف كبارة
Muqqadam
Unclear
3687
26.68%
Shamseddine Raad
شمس الدين رعد
Muqqadam
Unclear
3550
25.69%
Muhammad Mustafa Alameddine
محمّد مصطفى علم الدين
Muqqadam
Unclear
3321
24.03%
Mustafa Zouk
مصطفى الذوق
Muqqadam
Unclear
3229
23.36%
Tariq Al-Yafi
طارق اليافي
-
Unclear
3135
22.68%
Samir Al-Rafei
سمير الرافعي
-
Unclear
2884
20.87%
Radwan Chahal
رضوان الشهال
-
Unclear
2666
19.29%
Akram Sultan
اكرم سلطان
-
Unclear
2065
14.94%
Hussein Al-Samad
حسين الصمد
-
Unclear
2159
15.62%
Salem Kabbara
سالم كبارة
-
Unclear
1407
10.18%
Abdallah Al-Bissar
عبدالله البيسار
-
Unclear
569
4.12%
Greek Orthodox
Candidates
List
Party Affiliation
Votes
% of Total Votes
Elected?
Fouad Al-Bart
هاشم الحسيني
Karami
Karami affiliates
7734
55.96%
Gibran Nahas
جبران نحاس
Muqqadam
Pro-Constitutional Bloc
4053
29.33%
Voters : 33698Total Votes : 18975Turnout : 56.31%
Maronite
Candidates
List
Party Affiliation
Votes
% of Total Votes
Elected?
Antoine Estefan
انطوان اسطفان
Karam-Estefan
Unclear
8739
46.06%
Camille Akl
كميل عقل
Karam-Estefan
National Bloc
8150
42.95%
Youssef Karam
يوسف كرم
Karam-Estefan
Unclear
7928
41.78%
Fouad Douaihy
فؤاد الدويهي
Karam-Estefan
Unclear
6903
36.38%
Nadra Issa Al-Khoury
ندرة عيسى الخوري
Karam-Estefan
Unclear
6855
36.13%
Hamid Frangieh
حميد فرنجية
Frangieh
Frangieh affiliates
7922
41.75%
Qabalan Issa Al-Khoury
قبلان عيسى الخوري
Frangieh
Unclear
7625
40.18%
Rene Moawad
رينيه معوض
Frangieh
Frangieh affiliates
6886
36.29%
Youssef Daw
يوسف ضو
Frangieh
Unclear
6676
35.18%
Boutros Tarabieh
بطرس طربيه
Frangieh
Unclear
6245
32.91%
Jean Harb
جان حرب
-
Unclear
4483
23.63%
Jawad Boulos
جواد بولس
-
Unclear
4301
22.67%
Asaad Al-Khoury
أسعد الخوري
-
Unclear
3665
19.31%
Saed Touq
سعيد طوق
-
Unclear
3399
17.91%
Jamil Kayrouz
جميل كيروز
-
Unclear
529
2.79%
Elias Al-Hayek
الياس الحويك
-
Unclear
352
1.86%
Greek Orthodox
Candidates
List
Party Affiliation
Votes
% of Total Votes
Elected?
Philippe Boulos
فيليب بولس
Karam-Estefan
Unclear
7775
40.98%
Nicolas Ghosn
نقولا غصن
Frangieh
Frangieh affiliates
7670
40.42%
Michel Mufrej
ميشال مفرج
-
Unclear
3836
20.22%
The competition was carried out between Suleiman Al-Ali and Muhammad Aboud Abdul Razaq, political bosses of Akkar who were both in the pro-government coalition in 1947. Ali's list won in its entirety. The animosity between the duo would result in Abdul Razaq's assassination in 1953.
Voters : 19001Total Votes : 11350Turnout : 59.73%
Sunni
Candidates
List
Party Affiliation
Votes
% of Total Votes
Elected?
Suleiman Al-Ali
سليمان العلي
Ali
Unclear
7367
64.91%
Bashir Al-Othman
بشير العثمان
Ali
Unclear
5737
50.55%
Muhammad Aboud Abdul Razaq
محمّد عبود عبدالرزاق
Abdul Razaq
Unclear
4086
36.00%
Mahmoud Marei Al-Khaled
محمود مرعي الخالد
Abdul Razaq
Unclear
4029
35.50%
Shawqi Dandash
شوقي دندش
-
Unclear
1486
13.09%
Greek Orthodox
Candidates
List
Party Affiliation
Votes
% of Total Votes
Elected?
Yaqoub Al-Sarraf
يعقوب الصرّاف
Ali
Unclear
7313
64.43%
Wadie Atiyeh
وديع عطية
Abdul Razaq
Unclear
4035
35.55%
Maronite
Candidates
List
Party Affiliation
Votes
% of Total Votes
Elected?
Albert Al-Hajj
ألبير الحاج
Ali
Kataeb Party
7183
63.29%
Michel Al-Daher
ميشال الضاهر
Abdul Razaq
Unclear
4170
36.74%
The politics of South Governorate before the civil war is embodied in the rivalry of two Shiite families: Asaad and Osseiran. Same as the previous election , the heads of the families, Ahmed Asaad and Adel Osseiran , each led a list, both of which had Riad Al Solh as a candidate.
Voters : 58038Total Votes : 35814Turnout : 61.71%
Shiite
Candidates
List
Party Affiliation
Votes
% of Total Votes
Elected?
Ahmed Asaad
أحمد الأسعد
Asaad
Unclear
24039
67.12%
Muhammad Safieddine
محمّد صفي الدين
Asaad
Unclear
23073
64.42%
Ali Badreddine
علي بدر الدين
Asaad
Unclear
22856
63.82%
Muhammad Al-Fadl
محمّد الفضل
Asaad
Unclear
22675
63.31%
Ali Bazzi
علي بزي
Asaad
National Call Party
22075
61.64%
Hussein Abdallah
حسين العبدالله
Asaad
Unclear
22107
61.73%
Suleiman Arab
سليمان عرب
Asaad
Unclear
21415
59.80%
Muhammad Ali Ghatimi
محمّد علي غطيمي
Asaad
Unclear
20929
58.44%
Adel Osseiran
عادل عسيران
Osseiran
Unclear
14484
40.44%
Ezzat Al-Zain
عزت الزين
Osseiran
Unclear
14521
40.55%
Kazem al-Khalil
كاظم الخليل
Osseiran
Unclear
13624
38.04%
Sadreddine Sharafeddine
صدرالدين شرف الدين
Osseiran
Unclear
13158
36.74%
Saed Osseiran
سعيد عسيران
Osseiran
Unclear
13014
36.34%
Abdul Latif Baydoun
عبداللطيف بيضون
Osseiran
Unclear
12634
35.28%
Ali Abdallah
علي العبدالله
Osseiran
Unclear
12062
33.68%
Muhammad Khalifa
محمّد خليفة
Osseiran
Unclear
11746
32.80%
Hussein Al-Zain
حسين الزين
-
Unclear
47
0.13%
Sunni
Candidates
List
Party Affiliation
Votes
% of Total Votes
Elected?
Riad Al Solh
رياض الصلح
Asaad/Osseiran
Pro-Constitutional Bloc
25813
72.08%
Suhail Chehab
سهيل شهاب
Asaad
Unclear
22226
62.06%
Nazih Al-Bizri
نزيه البزري
Osseiran
Unclear
14260
39.82%
Maronite
Candidates
List
Party Affiliation
Votes
% of Total Votes
Elected?
Maroun Kanaan
مارون كنعان
Asaad
Unclear
24553
68.56%
Rashad Azar
رشاد عازار
Asaad
Unclear
22650
63.24%
Antoine Francis
انطوان فرنسيس
Osseiran
Unclear
13006
36.32%
George Gideon
جورج جدعون
Osseiran
Unclear
11266
31.46%
Greek Catholic
Candidates
List
Party Affiliation
Votes
% of Total Votes
Elected?
Nikola Salem
نقولا سالم
Asaad
Unclear
22390
62.52%
Hanna Al-Haddad
حنا الحداد
Osseiran
Unclear
11266
31.46%
Shukrallah Al-Haddad
شكرالله الحداد
-
Unclear
1423
3.97%
Greek Orthodox
Candidates
List
Party Affiliation
Votes
% of Total Votes
Elected?
Elias Traboulsi
الياس طرابلسي
Asaad
Unclear
20314
56.72%
Bishop Boulos Al-Khoury
المطران بولس الخوري
Osseiran
Unclear
15359
42.89%