1927 Lebanese general election explained

Election Name:1927 Lebanese general election
Country:Lebanon
Flag Year:1920
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1925 Lebanese Representative Council election
Previous Year:1925
Elected Members:List of members of the 1st Lebanese Parliament
Next Election:1932 Lebanese general election
Next Year:1932

General elections were held in Lebanon in 1927. The new Parliament had 46 members, and was formed by adding 16 elected members to the 30 elected members from the previous Representative Council.[1]

Results

Elected members

ProvinceEthnic group seatElected members
Beirut[2] Greek CatholicsSalim Najjar
Greek OrthodoxNakhleh Tweini
MaroniteÉmile Eddé
Albert Kashou'h
MinoritiesAyoub Tabet
SunniAbdallah Bayhum
Cheikh Mohammad al-Kasti
Mount Lebanon[3] DruzeSami Arslan
MaroniteHabib Pacha Es-Saad
Bechara El Khoury
Shi'iteAhmad al-Huseini
North Lebanon[4] Greek OrthodoxJubran Nahhas
MaroniteYousef Estphan
South Lebanon[5] Shi'iteFadl al-Fadl
Hussein al-Zein
Tripoli[6] SunniCheikh Mohammad al-Jisr

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20060219095751/http://libanvote.com/lebanese9296/elections1927/ Elections 1927
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20050121234500/http://libanvote.com/lebanese9296/elections1927/beirut/beirut-ADDEDCONGRESS.html Beitur Province
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20041107081530/http://libanvote.com/lebanese9296/elections1927/mountlebanon/mountlebanon-addedcongress.html Mount Lebanon
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20041107083341/http://libanvote.com/lebanese9296/elections1927/northlebanon/NORTHLEBANONADDEDCONGRESS.html North Lebanon
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20041110192736/http://libanvote.com/lebanese9296/elections1927/southlebanon/South%20Lebanon-Added%20Congress.html South Lebanon
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20041107084559/http://libanvote.com/lebanese9296/elections1927/northlebanon/TRIPOLIADDEDCONGRESS.html Tripoli