International Foundation for Electoral Systems
Lebanon’s 7 June Elections: The Results Richard Chambers IFES Country Director, Lebanon 9 June 2009
Based on the official results data issued by the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities on 8 June 2009, available in Arabic (official) and English on www.elections.gov.lb
Mapping the Lebanese Elections Results The Results by District: 2009 and 2005
Akkar Minnieh-Dinnieh Tripoli Zghorta Koura Bcharre Batroun Beirut 1 Beirut 2 Beirut 3 Keserwan Jbeil Metn Baabda Aley Chouf Baalbeck-Hermel Zahle West Bekka-Rasbaya Saida Zahrany Nabatieh Jezzine Tyr Marjeyoun-Hasbaya Bint Jbeil
Seats 7 3 8 3 3 2 2 5 4 10 5 3 8 6 5 8 10 7 6 2 3 3 3 4 5 3 128
2009 Results M14 7 3 8 0 3 2 2 5 2 10 0 0 2 0 4 8 0 7 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 71
M8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 3 6 6 1 0 10 0 0 0 3 3 3 4 5 3 57
2005 Results M14 M8 7 0 3 0 8 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 18
1
0 0 1 5 5 8 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 72
5 3 7 1 0 0 10 6 1 1 3 3 3 4 5 3 56
Gains
Gain 3
Gain 1
Gain 1 Gain 5 Gain 1
Gain 6 Gain 1 Gain 1
Gain 9 Gain 10
Mapping the Lebanese Elections Results The ‘Block Vote’ in Practice Akkar
! ! ! ! ! ! ! SU
SU
SU
GO
GO
MA
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
AL
MA
Minnieh– Dinnieh
! ! !
Tripoli
! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
SU
SU
Zghorta
MA Key
MA
GO
MA
MA
SH
MA
SH
SH
SH
GO
SU
SH
MA
MA
GC
GC
! ! ! ! ! !
AL
SH
! ! !
Candidates on lists affiliated to March 14 bloc/parties
MA
Maronite (Christian )
SU
Sunni (Muslim )
SH
Shiite (Musli m )
GO
Greek Orthodox (Christian)
GC
Greek Catholic (Christian )
DR
Druze (Muslim s )
AO AL
Armenian Orthodox (Christia n ) Alawite (Muslim )
AC
Armenian Catholic (Christia n )
MI
Minorities (Christian )
EV
Evangelical (Christi a n )
MA
GO
DR
SU
SU
! !
Candidates on lists affiliated to March 8 bloc/parties
SU
Candidates with no affiliation to either bloc/parties
SH
MA
SH
SH
SH
SH
SH
Nabatieh Tyr
SH
! ! !
MA
Jezzine
SH
! ! ! ! SH
Zahrany
MA
! ! ! SH
Saida
SH
! ! ! GC
W.Bekaa– Rashaya
SU
! ! ! GC
Zahleh
Bint Jbeil
SH
Marjeyoun Hasbaya
! ! ! ! ! !
! ! ! ! !
Beirut One
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
SH
GO
SH
GO
GC
AO
SU
AO
DR
! ! ! ! ! MA
Chouf
GO
MA
MA
SH
! ! ! ! !
MA
Aley
GO
SH
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! MA
Baabda
MA
SH
! ! ! ! ! MA
Metn
SU
! ! ! MA
Krsewan
SU
! ! MA
Jbeil
SU
SU
AO
! ! MA
Bcharre
SU
! ! ! GO
Batroun
SU
SU
! ! ! ! ! ! !
! ! ! MA
Koura
SU
GC
Ballbeck– Hermel
MA
DR
DR
MA
MA
DR
GO
DR
AC
DR
GC
SH
GO
SH
MA
! ! ! ! AO
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! MA
GO
SU
SU
GC
AO
SH
SU
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! SH
DR
EV
MI
GO
SU
SU
SU
SU
SU
Beirut Two Beirut Three
Mapping the Lebanese Elections Results The Parties in Parliament March 14
March 8 & Reform and Chang e
Future Movement 24 Deputie s
Amal Movement 12 Deputie s
Lebanese Forces 5 Deputie s
Free Patriotic Movement 10 Deputie s
Kateab 5 Deputies
Hezbollah 10 Deputie s
Progressive Socialists 4 Deputie s Democratic Left 1 Deputy Ramgavar 1 Deputy M14-Affiliated Independents
Jamaa 1 Deputy 30 Deputies
Tashnags
Marada
2 Deputies
1 Deputy
SSNP
Islamic Action
2 Deputies
1 Deputy
LDP
Baathists
1 Deputy
2 Deputies
16 Deputies
M8-Affiliated Independent s
The 7 June Elections The Confessional Politics of the current Parliament March 14 Sunni
March 8 and Reform & Change
24
3
Shia
3
Druze
24
5
3
Alawite
2
34
30
Maronite
15
19
Greek Orthodox
12
2
Greek Catholi c
4
Armenian Orthodox
4 3
2
Armenian Cathol i c
1
Evangelical Christia n
1
Christian Minoritie s
1
27
37
Previous Parliament March 14 Parliamentary Bloc Maronite Sunni
March 8 and Reform & Change Parliamentary Bloc
17
Independent
15
21
1
5
Shia
24
10
3
Greek Catholi c
3
Dr u z e Armenian Orthodox
1 3
2
Alawite s
1
Armenian Cathol i c
1
Evangelical Christia n
1
Christian Minoritie s
1
1
Muslims
31
Christi a n s
36
1 1
5
7
1
1
2
Greek Orthodox
Va c a n t
Muslims
31
Christi a n s
25
The 7 June Elections Akkar - Minnieh Dinnieh - Bcharre Akkar Khaled Zahraman Khaled Daher Mouin Al-Merhebi Nidal Tohmeh Riad Rahal Khodor Habib Hadi Hobeish
Su Su Su GO GO Al Ma
FM FM FM FM FM FM FM
Minnieh-Dinnieh Ahmad Fatfat Qassem Abdul-Aziz Hashem Alameddine Jihad Samad
Su Su Su Su
FM Ind M14 FM
Bcharre Elie Keyrouz (LF) Sethrida Tawk (LF) Gebran Tawk
Ma Ma
LF LF
120,600
53%
73,954 72,658 71,596 78,437 78,685 76,679 78,450
61% 60% 59% 65% 65% 64% 65%
54,916
56%
37,667 39,491 36,159 16,136
69% 72% 66% 29%
17183
37%
13,066 12,751 4,089
76% 74% 24%
The 7 June Elections Tripoli - Zghorta - Koura - Batroun Tripoli Mohammad Al Safadi Mohammad Najib Mikati Ahmad Karameh Mohammad Kabbarah Samir Al-Jisr (FM) Bader Wannous (FM) Robert Fadel Samer Saadeh (KataĂŤb) Omar Karami Jean Obeid
Su Su Su Su Su Al GO Ma SU Ma
Ind M14 No Affiliation Ind M14 Ind M14 FM FM Ind M14 Kataeb
Zghorta Sleiman Frangieh Estephen Doueihi Salim Beik Karam Michel Mouawad
Ma Ma Ma Ma
Marada Ind M8 Ind M8
Koura Farid Mekarri (FM) Farid Habib (LF) Nicola Ghosn Fayez Ghosn (Marada) Georges Attallah (FPM)
GO GO GO GO GO
FM LF Ind M14
Batroun Boutros Harb (Independent) Antoine Zahra (LF) Gibran Bassil
Ma Ma
Ind M14 LF
88,267
45%
66,539 65,076 42,987 55,511 54,259 55,415 55,884 49,861 30,313 31,973
75% 74% 49% 63% 61% 63% 63% 56% 34% 36%
34,399
48%
19,227 17,784 17,173 16,251
56% 52% 50% 47%
27,417
47%
14,952 13,809 13,662 12,201 12,154
55% 50% 50% 45% 44%
32,914
56%
17,733 17,541 14,267
54% 53% 43%
The 7 June Elections Jbeil - Kerswan
Jbeil Walid Khoury Abbas Hashem (FPM) Simon Abi Ramia (FPM) Fares Soueid Mustapha Husseini Nazem El Khoury
Ma Sh Ma Ma Sh Ma
Ind M8 FPM FPM
Kerswan Michel Aoun (FPM) Farid El-Khazen Youssef Khalil Nemetallah Abi Naser Gilberte Zouwein Mansour Al Bon Farid Haykal Khazen
Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma
FPM Ind M8 Ind M8 Ind M8 Ind M8
49,128
65%
28,852 28,598 28,332 20,698 20,437 19,960
59% 58% 58% 42% 42% 41%
60,336
67%
31,861 31,387 31,313 30,989 30,444 29,111 28,494
53% 52% 52% 51% 51% 48% 47%
The 7 June Elections Metn
Metn Ibrahim Kenaan (FPM) Nabil Nicola (FPM) Salim Salhab Sami Al Gemayel (Kataëb) Ghassan Moukhaiber Hagop Pakradounian Edgard Maalouf (FPM) Michel El-Murr Ghassan Al-Rahbani (FPM) Emile Kenaan Eddy Abi Lamaa (LF) Sarkis Sarkis Elias Moukhaiber Ghassan Al-Ashkar (SSNP) Elias Karameh (Kataëb)
96,748 Ma Ma Ma Ma GO AO GC GO GO Ma Ma Ma GO Ma GC
FPM FPM Ind M8 Kataeb Ind M8 Tashnak FPM No Affiliation
49,147 47,844 48,673 47,688 46,874 UNCONTESTED 48,577 48,953 46,204 44,602 44,423 45,252 44,297 45,759 44,543
56% 51% 49% 50% 49% 48% 50% 51% 48% 46% 46% 47% 46% 47% 46%
The 7 June Elections Baabda - Aley - Chouf Baabda
84,546
55%
45,055 45,386 44,735 44,995 44,181 45,718
53% 54% 53% 53% 52% 54%
Alain Aoun (FPM) Hekmat Dib (FPM) Naji Gharious (FPM) Ali Ammar (Hezb) Bilal Farhat (Hezb) Fadi Al Aawar
Ma Ma Ma Sh Sh Dr
Edmond Gharious
Ma
37,108
44%
Elias Abou Assi (NLP)
Ma
35,742
42%
Salah Honein
Ma
36,548
43%
Bassem As Sabeh (FM)
Sh
37,420
44%
Salah Al Harake
Sh
35,561
42%
Ayman Shoukair (PSP)
Dr
36,287
43%
59,779
51%
36,138 35,322 35,126 33,884 23,501
60% 59% 59% 57% 39%
91,642
50%
61,936 60,483 58,502 61,557 62,450 62,045 62,072 62,578
68% 66% 64% 67% 68% 68% 68% 68%
FPM FPM FPM Hez Hez Ind M8
Aley Akram Shehaib (PSP) Henri Helou Fouad Al Saad Fadi Al Haber (KataĂŤb) Talal Erselan (LDP)
Dr Ma Ma GO Dr
PSP Ind M14 Ind M14 Kataeb LDP
Chouf Dory Chamoun (NLP) Elie Aoun Georges Adwan (LF) Marwan Hamede Walid Jumblatt (PSP) Alaa Terro Mohammad Al Hajjar (FM) Nehmeh Tohmeh
Ma Ma Ma Dr Dr Su Su GC
NLP Ind M14 LF Ind M14 PSP Ind M14 FM Ind M14
The 7 June Elections Baalbeck Hermel - Zahleh Baalbeck-Hermel Ali Mohammad Al Moqdad (Hezb) Assem Kanso (Baath) Ghazi Zaiter (Amal) Hussein Al-Mousawi (Hezb) Hussein Al Hajj Hassan (Hezb) Nawwar Al-Sahily (Hezb) Kamel Rifai (IslmActFrnt) Walid Sukarieh (IslmActFrnt) Marwan Fares (SSNP) Emile Rahme
Sh Sh Sh Sh Sh Sh Su Su GC Ma
Hezb Baath Amal Hezb Hezb Hezb IAF IAF SSNP Ind M8
126,038
49%
108,455 102,452 107,212 104,707 108,062 108,266 108,678 108,222 107,974 109,060
86% 81% 85% 83% 86% 86% 86% 86% 86% 87%
Zahleh Nicola Fattoush Toni Abou Khater Shant Janjanian Joseph Al Maalouf Elie Marouni (KataĂŤb) Okab Saker Aassem Arraji Elias Al Skaff Fouad Al Turk Georges Qassarji (Tashnak) Camil Al Maalouf Salim Aoun (FPM) Hassan Yaacoub Rida Al Mays
56% GC GC AO GO Ma Sh Su GC GC AO GO Ma Sh Su
Ind M14 Ind M14 Ind M14 Ind M14 Kataeb Ind M14 Ind M14
47,709 48,019 48,527 48,288 49,328 49,238 48,464 42,975 40,459 41,512 41,643 41,064 40,463 40,046
The 7 June Elections West Bekaa - Rasbaya
West Bekka Rasbaya Jamal Jarrah (FM) Ziad Al Kadri (FM) Wael Abou Faour (PSP) Antoine Saad Robert Ghanem Amin Wehbe (DLM) Abdul Rahim Mrad Mohammad Al Qaraawi Faisal Daoud Elie Ferzli Henri Chdeid Nasser Nasrallah (Amal)
Su Su Dr GO Ma Sh Su Su Dr GO Ma Sh
FM FM PSP Ind M14 Ind M14 DLM Ind M8 Ind M8 Ind M8 Ind M8 Ind M8 Amal
65,237
53%
34,886 33,389 35,053 33,718 35,329 34,424 29,095 27,538 28,026 29,344 27,415 25,457
53% 51% 54% 52% 54% 53% 45% 42% 43% 45% 42% 39%
The 7 June Elections Beirut Beirut One Serge Torsarkissian Jean Oghassabian Michel Pharaon Nayla Tuéni Nadim Gemayel Grégoir Kaloost (Tachnak) Freij Sabounjian (Tachnak) Noula Sehnaoui (FPM) Issam Abou Jamra (FPM) Massoud Al Ashkar
AC AO GC GO Ma AC AO GC GO Ma
RAM Ind M14 FM Ind M14 Kataeb
Beirut Two Siboh Kalbakian Arthur Nazarian (Tashnak) Hani Kobeissi (Amal) Nouhad Al Mashnouq (FM)
AO AO Sh Su
Ind M14 Tashnak Amal FM
Beirut Three Saad Eddine Hariri (FM) Tammam Salam Ammar Houri (FM) Imad Al-Hout (Jamaa) Mohammad Qabbani (FM) Nabil de Freij (FM) Ghazi Al Aridi (PSP) Bassem El Shabb (FM) Atef Majdalani (FM) Ghazi Youssef(FM)
Su Su Su Su Su Mi Dr Ev GO Sh
FM Ind M14 FM Jamaa FM FM PSP FM FM FM
37,284
40%
19,281 19,317 19,742 19,985 19,340 16,817 16,778 16,730 16,421 17,209
52% 52% 53% 54% 52% 45% 45% 45% 44% 46%
27,787
27%
UNCONTESTED UNCONTESTED 15,126 16,583
54% 60%
103,243
40%
78,382 76,925 76,201 75,954 76,448 76,341 76,792 76,510 76,133 76,410
76% 75% 74% 74% 74% 74% 74% 74% 74% 74%
The 7 June Elections Saida - Jezzine - Zahrany - Nabetieh Saida Bahia Hariri (FM) Fouad Al Siniora (FM) Ossama Saad
Su Su
FM FM
Jezzine Ziad Aswad (FPM) Issam Sawaya Michel Helou Azzar Haddad
Ma GC Ma Ma GC
FPM Ind M8 Ind M8
Zahrany Nabih Berri Ali Ousseiran (Amal) Michel Moussa Riad Al Assaad
Sh Sh GC Sh
Amal Amal Ind M8
Nabetieh Adul Latif Azzein (Amal) Mohammad Raad (Hizbollah) Yassine Jaber
36624
1
25,460 23,041 13,512
70% 63% 37%
29,225
53%
15,648 14,914 13,285 10,792 6,498
54% 51% 45% 37% 22%
50,217
54%
45,315 43,746 43,648 3,574
90% 87% 87% 7%
TBC Sh Sh Sh
Amal Hez Ind M8
55,250 62,720 60,068
The 7 June Elections Marjeyoun Hasbaya - Tyr - Bint Jbeil Marjeyoun-Hasbaya Ali Hassan Khalil (Amal) Ali Fayyad (Hizbollah) Anwar Al Khalil Assaad Hardan (SSNP) Qassem Hashem (Baath) Mounif Al Khatib Adnan Aboud Ahmad Al Assad
SH SH DR GO SU SU SH SH
Amal Hez Ind M8 SSNP Baath
LOG
Tyr Abdul Majid Saleh (Amal) Mohammad Fneish (Hizbollah) Nawaf Al Mousawi (Hizbollah) Ali Khreis (Amal) Al Sayad Safied
Sh Sh Sh Sh Sh
Amal Hez Hez Amal
Bint Jbeil Ayyoub Hmayyed (Amal) Ali Bazzi (Amal) Hassan Fadlallah (Hizbollah) Ali Mhanna
Sh Sh Sh
Amal Amal Hez
64,975
46%
48,064 46,674 50,837 46,690 46,460 13,418 11,327 10,694
74% 72% 78% 72% 72% 21% 17% 16%
74941
48%
69,362 69,059 68,991 67,754 2,322
93% 92% 92% 90% 3%
52,899
42%
49,852 49,220 48,775 616
94% 93% 92% 1%
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