Election Name: | 1951 Lebanese general election |
Previous Election: | 1947 |
Next Election: | 1953 |
Election Date: | 15 April (first round) 22 April (second round) |
Country: | Lebanon |
Party7: | Independents |
Leader7: | – |
Seats7: | 62 |
Last Election7: | 41 |
Party1: | Constitutional Bloc (Lebanon) |
Leader1: | Camille Chamoun |
Seats1: | 5 |
Last Election1: | 12 |
Party3: | Kataeb Party |
Leader3: | Pierre Gemayel |
Seats3: | 3 |
Last Election3: | 0 |
Party4: | National Bloc (Lebanon) |
Leader4: | Raymond Eddé |
Seats4: | 3 |
Last Election4: | 0 |
Party5: | Progressive Socialist Party |
Leader5: | Kamal Jumblatt |
Seats5: | 2 |
Last Election5: | new |
Party6: | Armenian Revolutionary Federation in Lebanon |
Seats6: | 2 |
Last Election6: | 2 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Hussein Al Oweini |
Before Party: | Unaffiliated |
After Election: | Abdallah El-Yafi |
After Party: | Unaffiliated |
Results Sec: | Results |
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]