| Country: | Lebanon |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1968 Lebanese general election |
| Previous Year: | 1968 |
| Next Election: | 1992 Lebanese general election |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
| Seats For Election: | All 100 seats in the Parliament of Lebanon |
| Election Date: | 16–30 April 1972 |
| Turnout: | 54.38% (4.81pp) |
| Party1: | National Liberal Party (Lebanon) |
| Image1: | Camille Chamoun com Getúlio Vargas em visita ao Brasil, 1954 (cropped).tif |
| Leader1: | Camille Chamoun |
| Leaders Seat1: | Chouf |
| Last Election1: | 8 |
| Seats1: | 11 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Leader2: | Pierre Gemayel |
| Party2: | Kataeb Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | Beirut I |
| Last Election2: | 9 |
| Seats2: | 7 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Image3: | Kamal Jumblatt (1917 - 1977) (Cropped).jpg |
| Leader3: | Kamal Jumblatt |
| Party3: | Progressive Socialist Party |
| Last Election3: | 5 |
| Seats3: | 5 |
| Seat Change3: | 0 |
| Leaders Seat3: | Chouf |
| Leader4: | Melkon Eblighatian |
| Party4: | Armenian Revolutionary Federation |
| Last Election4: | 4 |
| Seats Before4: | 4 |
| Seats4: | 5 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Leaders Seat4: | Beirut I |
General elections were held in Lebanon between 16 and 30 April 1972.[1] Independent candidates won a majority of seats, although most of them were considered members of various blocs. Voter turnout was 54.4%.[2]
According to the 1960 constitution, the 99 seats were divided amongst ethnic and religious groups:[3]
| Group | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Maronite Christians | 30 | |
| Sunni Muslims | 20 | |
| Shi'ite Muslims | 19 | |
| Greek Orthodox | 11 | |
| Druze | 6 | |
| Greek Catholics | 6 | |
| Armenian Orthodox | 4 | |
| Protestants | 1 | |
| Armenian Catholics | 1 | |
| Other | 1 |
See also: 1972 Lebanese general election in Beirut III.
The majority of MPs – 63 of the 100 – were elected as independents. However, 52 of them were considered to be members of parliamentary blocs, including 9 in the Faranjiyyah bloc, 9 in the Skaff bloc, 7 in the Assad bloc (which also included the 2 Democratic Socialist Party MPs), 7 in the Karami bloc, 6 in the Hamada bloc, 4 in the Armenian Revolutionary Federation block (which also included the party's single MP), 4 in the Arslan bloc, 3 in the Jumblatt bloc (which also included the five Progressive Socialist Party MPs) and 3 in the Salam bloc.[4]