1943 Lebanese general election explained

Previous Election:1932
Next Election:1947
Election Date:29 August 1943 (first round)
4 September 1943 (second round)
Country:Lebanon
First Election:yes
Nopercentage:yes
Party1:National Bloc (Lebanon)
Leader1:Émile Eddé
Seats1:11
Party2:Constitutional Bloc (Lebanon)
Leader2:Bechara El Khoury
Seats2:6
Party3:Armenian Revolutionary Federation in Lebanon
Seats3:1
Party4:ADLP
Seats4:1
Party5:Independents
Leader5:
Seats5:36
Prime Minister
Before Election:Petro Trad
Before Party:Unaffiliated
After Election:Riad Al Solh
After Party:Constitutional Bloc
Results Sec:Results

General elections were held in Lebanon on 29 August 1943, with a second round in some constituencies on 4 September.[1] Independent candidates won the majority of seats. Voter turnout was 50.9%.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen et al., p184