Bekaa II explained

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.

Electorate

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;

DistrictSunniShiaDruzeMaroniteGreek OrthodoxGreek CatholicArmenian OrthodoxArmenian CatholicSyriac OrthodoxSyriac CatholicOther MinoritiesEvangelicalJews"Others"Total
No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.
Rachaya17,50036.431840.3820,06841.782,1084.397,17014.936351.32390.08330.07310.061090.23380.08770.16460.1048,038
West Bekaa50,54754.4020,50522.074660.508,6359.292,7092.929,0249.71730.08270.03790.09410.041460.163470.3710.003120.3492,912
Source: Lebanon Files[4]

2009 election

Out of 122,989 eligible voters, 65,545 voted (53% participation).

SeatMarch 14 candidates
(all elected)
March 8 candidatesOthers
SunniZiad Qadri35,135Abdel Rahim Murad
(Union Party)
29,153Farouq Dahrouj
(Communist Party)
1,803
Jamal Jarrah33,626Mohammed Qar'awi27,5845 minor candidates15
DruzeWael Abou Faour
(PSP)
35,434Faisal Daoud
(Lebanese Arab Struggle Movement)[5]
27,941
Greek OrthodoxAntoine Saad33,979Elie Ferzli29,389Ibrahim Khouri166
MaroniteRobert Ghanem35,679Henri Chadid27,465
ShiaAmin Wahbi
(Democratic Left Movement)
34,666Nasser Nasrallah25,507Mahmoud Abou Hamdan3,138
[6] [7] [8]

Greek Orthodox candidate Norma Ferzli obtained 3 votes.[8] There were 398 rejected ballots and 264 blank votes.[6]

2018 election

See main article: articles and 2018 Lebanese general election in Bekaa II.

Candidates

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]

ListSunni, 2 seatsShia, 1 seatDruze, 1 seatMaronite, 1 seatGreek Orthodox, 1 seat
"Future for West Bekaa"BlueZiad Qadri
(Future)[14]
Mohammed Qar'awi
(Future)
Amin Wahbi
(Future)
Wael Abou Faour
(PSP)[15]
Henri ChadidGhassan Skaff
"Best Tomorrow"Navy BlueAbdel Rahim Murad
(Union Party)[16]
Mohammad Nasrallah
(Amal)[17]
Faisal Daoud
(Lebanese Arab Struggle Movement)
Naji GhanemElie Ferzli
"Civil Society"GreenFaisal RahalAla ShamaliAli SobhMaguy AounJoseph Ayoub
ACE Project,[18] Ministry of Interior and Municipalities[19]

Result by lists

ListVotes% of electoral districtSeatsMembers electedParties
"Best Tomorrow"32,57849.003Murad, Nasrallah, FerzliAmal-Lebanese Arab Struggle
"Future for West Bekaa"31,81747.863Abou Faour, Qar'awi, ChadidFuture-PSP
"Civil Society"1,5462.330
Source:[20]

Result by candidate

NameSectListPartyVotes% of
electoral
district
% of preferential votes
for sect seat
% of listElected?
Sunni (West Bekaa)"Best Tomorrow"Union Party15,11122.7346.4346.38
Druze (Rashaya)"Future for West Bekaa"PSP10,67716.0683.9533.56
Shia (West Bekaa)"Best Tomorrow"Amal8,89713.3890.7927.31
Sunni (West Bekaa)"Future for West Bekaa"Future8,76813.1926.9427.56
Sunni (Rashaya)"Future for West Bekaa"Future8,39212.6225.7926.38
Greek Orthodox (Rashaya)"Best Tomorrow"4,8997.3781.0615.04
Druze (Rashaya)"Best Tomorrow"Lebanese Arab Struggle Movement2,0413.0716.056.26
Maronite (West Bekaa)"Future for West Bekaa"1,5842.3848.464.98
Greek Orthodox (Rashaya)"Future for West Bekaa"9951.5016.463.13
Maronite (West Bekaa)"Civil Society"8471.2725.9154.79
Maronite (West Bekaa)"Best Tomorrow"8381.2625.632.57
Shia (West Bekaa)"Future for West Bekaa"Future7411.117.562.33
Sunni (West Bekaa)"Civil Society"1680.250.5210.87
Shia (West Bekaa)"Civil Society"1620.241.6510.48
Greek Orthodox (Rashaya)"Civil Society"1500.232.489.70
Sunni (Rashaya)"Civil Society"1060.160.336.86
Source:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daily Star. dailystar.com.lb. 2019-09-07. 2021-09-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20210917231008/https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/Jun-15/409723-analysts-skeptical-new-vote-law-will-lead-to-change.ashx. dead.
  2. Web site: Daily Star. dailystar.com.lb. 2019-09-07. 2018-04-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20180422122809/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2018/Mar-07/440551-new-vote-law-leaves-lebanese-perplexed.ashx. dead.
  3. https://www.annahar.com/elections/district/5/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9 دائرة البقاع الثانية
  4. http://www.lebanonfiles.com/news/1301866?mobile=no دراسة نقدية في قانون الانتخاب النسبي
  5. https://www.elnashra.com/news/show/1189188/تعادل-دائرة-البقاع-الغربي-راشيا-والماروني-عقدة-الل "تعادل" في دائرة البقاع الغربي-راشيا و"الماروني" عقدة اللائحتين
  6. As-Safir. WBekaa-Rachaya_Results.pdf
  7. Al-Akhbar. انتخابات عام 2009: البقاع الغربي سخونة وقسوة (6)
  8. Lebanese Forces. نتائج انتخابات دائرة البقاع الغربي ـ راشيا 2009
  9. https://al-akhbar.com/Politics/247092 77 لائحة تُقصي 334 مرشحاً: لبنان إلى الانتخابات
  10. http://www.almodon.com/politics/2018/3/27/13-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%A3%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D8%AD%D8%B2%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87 13 لائحة في البقاع: أم معارك حزب الله
  11. Web site: امين وهبي - إنتخابات ٢٠١٨ - النهار. annahar.com. 2019-09-07. 2018-05-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20180506035958/https://www.annahar.com/elections/candidate/468/%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A8%D9%8A. dead.
  12. Annahar. Elections 2018: Bekaa II district pits Hezbollah-Amal alliance against Hariri-backed list
  13. http://www.lebanon24.com/article/5abca4c7294a072e7c760118 "الديمقراطي" أعلن سحب مرشحه في دائرة راشيا والبقاع الغربي
  14. mtv. Names of Future Movement candidates for the parliamentary elections
  15. https://www.annahar.com/elections/candidate/6/%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88-%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%B1 وائل ابو فاعور
  16. Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Political Party Mapping in Lebanon Ahead of the 2018 Elections
  17. National News Agency. Berri announces Amal Movement candidates to legislative polls, renews commitment to National Pact
  18. Table Attached to Law 44 dated 17/6/2017 (Official Gazette no.27 dated 17 June 2017) - Distribution of Seats to the Confessions and Districts ACE Project
  19. http://elections.gov.lb/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9/2018/%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AD/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%AA.aspx اللوائح المسجلَّة في دائرة البقاع الثانية كما نشرتها المديرية العامة للشؤون السياسية واللاجئين
  20. http://www.interior.gov.lb/AdsDetails.aspx?ida=281 نتائج الإنتخابات النيابية العامة 2018