| Bekaa II | |
| Parl Name: | Parliament of Lebanon |
| District Label: | Governorate |
| District: | Bekaa |
| Electorate: | 143,653 (2018)[1] [2] |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Elects Howmany: | 6 (2 Sunni, 1 Druze, 1 Greek Orthodox, 1 Maronite, 1 Shia) |
Bekaa II (Arabic: دائرة البقاع الثانية) is an electoral district in Lebanon, as per the 2017 vote law. The district elects 6 members of the Lebanese National Assembly - 2 Sunni, 1 Druze, 1 Greek Orthodox, 1 Maronite, 1 Shia. It covers the West Bekaa and the Rashaya districts.
In the 2017 vote law, the Bekaa II constituency retained the borders of the West Bekaa-Rachaya electoral district created by the 2008 Doha Agreement ahead of the 2009 Lebanese general election.
Nearly half of the electorate is Sunni (48.8%).[3] 14.8% of the electorate is Druze, 14.7% Shia, 7.42% Greek Catholic, 7.22% Maronite and 7.16% Greek Orthodox.[3]
Below data by qada (district) from 2017;
| District | Sunni | Shia | Druze | Maronite | Greek Orthodox | Greek Catholic | Armenian Orthodox | Armenian Catholic | Syriac Orthodox | Syriac Catholic | Other Minorities | Evangelical | Jews | "Others" | Total | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | |
| Rachaya | 17,500 | 36.43 | 184 | 0.38 | 20,068 | 41.78 | 2,108 | 4.39 | 7,170 | 14.93 | 635 | 1.32 | 39 | 0.08 | 33 | 0.07 | 31 | 0.06 | 109 | 0.23 | 38 | 0.08 | 77 | 0.16 | 46 | 0.10 | 48,038 | ||
| West Bekaa | 50,547 | 54.40 | 20,505 | 22.07 | 466 | 0.50 | 8,635 | 9.29 | 2,709 | 2.92 | 9,024 | 9.71 | 73 | 0.08 | 27 | 0.03 | 79 | 0.09 | 41 | 0.04 | 146 | 0.16 | 347 | 0.37 | 1 | 0.00 | 312 | 0.34 | 92,912 |
| Source: Lebanon Files[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Out of 122,989 eligible voters, 65,545 voted (53% participation).
| Seat | March 14 candidates (all elected) | March 8 candidates | Others | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunni | Ziad Qadri | 35,135 | Abdel Rahim Murad (Union Party) | 29,153 | Farouq Dahrouj (Communist Party) | 1,803 | |
| Jamal Jarrah | 33,626 | Mohammed Qar'awi | 27,584 | 5 minor candidates | 15 | ||
| Druze | Wael Abou Faour (PSP) | 35,434 | Faisal Daoud (Lebanese Arab Struggle Movement)[5] | 27,941 | |||
| Greek Orthodox | Antoine Saad | 33,979 | Elie Ferzli | 29,389 | Ibrahim Khouri | 166 | |
| Maronite | Robert Ghanem | 35,679 | Henri Chadid | 27,465 | |||
| Shia | Amin Wahbi (Democratic Left Movement) | 34,666 | Nasser Nasrallah | 25,507 | Mahmoud Abou Hamdan | 3,138 | |
Greek Orthodox candidate Norma Ferzli obtained 3 votes.[8] There were 398 rejected ballots and 264 blank votes.[6]
See main article: articles and 2018 Lebanese general election in Bekaa II.
Ahead of the 2018 Lebanese general election, the first to use a proportional representation electoral system, three lists were registered.[9] The Future Movement and the Progressive Socialist Party formed a joint list. Notably this list included Mohammed Qar'awi, owner of the Bekaa Hospital, a personality previously linked to the March 8 Alliance.[10] Amin Wahbi, founder and leader of the Democratic Left Movement was included on the Future list.[11]
The "Best Tomorrow" list was mainly backed by the Amal Movement.[10] In the end the Free Patriotic Movement did not join the Amal-sponsored list, leaving Greek Orthodox candidate Elie Ferzli to join it as an individual.[10]
TV presenter Maguy Aoun was heading a third list, organized by civil society elements.[12]
The Lebanese Forces had tried to form a list with Ashraf Rifi to contest the election, but such a list did not materialize.[10] Likewise, the Lebanese Democratic Party opted to withdrawal its candidate Dr. Nizar Zaki.[13]
| List | Sunni, 2 seats | Shia, 1 seat | Druze, 1 seat | Maronite, 1 seat | Greek Orthodox, 1 seat | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Future for West Bekaa" | Blue | Ziad Qadri (Future)[14] | Mohammed Qar'awi (Future) | Amin Wahbi (Future) | Wael Abou Faour (PSP)[15] | Henri Chadid | Ghassan Skaff |
| "Best Tomorrow" | Navy Blue | Abdel Rahim Murad (Union Party)[16] | Mohammad Nasrallah (Amal)[17] | Faisal Daoud (Lebanese Arab Struggle Movement) | Naji Ghanem | Elie Ferzli | |
| "Civil Society" | Green | Faisal Rahal | Ala Shamali | Ali Sobh | Maguy Aoun | Joseph Ayoub | |
| ACE Project,[18] Ministry of Interior and Municipalities[19] | |||||||
| List | Votes | % of electoral district | Seats | Members elected | Parties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Best Tomorrow" | 32,578 | 49.00 | 3 | Murad, Nasrallah, Ferzli | Amal-Lebanese Arab Struggle |
| "Future for West Bekaa" | 31,817 | 47.86 | 3 | Abou Faour, Qar'awi, Chadid | Future-PSP |
| "Civil Society" | 1,546 | 2.33 | 0 | ||
| Source:[20] |
| Name | Sect | List | Party | Votes | % of electoral district | % of preferential votes for sect seat | % of list | Elected? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunni (West Bekaa) | "Best Tomorrow" | Union Party | 15,111 | 22.73 | 46.43 | 46.38 | ||
| Druze (Rashaya) | "Future for West Bekaa" | PSP | 10,677 | 16.06 | 83.95 | 33.56 | ||
| Shia (West Bekaa) | "Best Tomorrow" | Amal | 8,897 | 13.38 | 90.79 | 27.31 | ||
| Sunni (West Bekaa) | "Future for West Bekaa" | Future | 8,768 | 13.19 | 26.94 | 27.56 | ||
| Sunni (Rashaya) | "Future for West Bekaa" | Future | 8,392 | 12.62 | 25.79 | 26.38 | ||
| Greek Orthodox (Rashaya) | "Best Tomorrow" | 4,899 | 7.37 | 81.06 | 15.04 | |||
| Druze (Rashaya) | "Best Tomorrow" | Lebanese Arab Struggle Movement | 2,041 | 3.07 | 16.05 | 6.26 | ||
| Maronite (West Bekaa) | "Future for West Bekaa" | 1,584 | 2.38 | 48.46 | 4.98 | |||
| Greek Orthodox (Rashaya) | "Future for West Bekaa" | 995 | 1.50 | 16.46 | 3.13 | |||
| Maronite (West Bekaa) | "Civil Society" | 847 | 1.27 | 25.91 | 54.79 | |||
| Maronite (West Bekaa) | "Best Tomorrow" | 838 | 1.26 | 25.63 | 2.57 | |||
| Shia (West Bekaa) | "Future for West Bekaa" | Future | 741 | 1.11 | 7.56 | 2.33 | ||
| Sunni (West Bekaa) | "Civil Society" | 168 | 0.25 | 0.52 | 10.87 | |||
| Shia (West Bekaa) | "Civil Society" | 162 | 0.24 | 1.65 | 10.48 | |||
| Greek Orthodox (Rashaya) | "Civil Society" | 150 | 0.23 | 2.48 | 9.70 | |||
| Sunni (Rashaya) | "Civil Society" | 106 | 0.16 | 0.33 | 6.86 | |||
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