1951 Lebanese general election

1951 Lebanese general election
Lebanon
← 1947 15 April 1951 (first round)
22 April 1951 (second round)		 1953 →
Party Leader Seats +/–
Constitutional Bloc Bechara El Khoury N/A
Kataeb Pierre Gemayel 3 +3
National Bloc Raymond Eddé 2 +2
PSP Kamal Jumblatt 3
ARF 2 0
Independents – ≤67
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Hussein Al Oweini
Pro-Constitutional Bloc		 Abdallah El-Yafi
Pro-Constitutional Bloc

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] The governing party, Constitutional Bloc, did not have a clear organization, so it is difficult to determine the number of its members who participated in this election.[3] Nonetheless, the government backed three "Constutional" lists in Mount Lebanon and had 14 of their 22 candidates elected.[4] Former Constitutionalist minister Camille Chamoun became an opposition candidate in an alliance with Kamal Jumblatt.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Constitutional Bloc–N/A
Kataeb Party3+3
Progressive Socialist Party3New
Armenian Revolutionary Federation20
National Bloc2+2
Armenian Democratic Liberal Party00
Independents–+21
Total10+22
Total votes194,849–
Registered voters/turnout355,90254.75
Source: Suleiman.

Elected Members

List of elected members[5]
Constituency Elected member Name in Arabic List[4] Demographic
Beirut Sami Solh سامي الصلح Solh Sunni
Abdallah El-Yafi عبدالله اليافي
Saeb Salam صائب سلام
Amin Beyhum أمين بيهم
Rashid Baydoun [Wikidata] رشيد بيضون Shiite
Ramez Sarkis [Wikidata] رامز سركيس Protestant
Henri Pharaoun هنري فرعون Greek Catholic
Charles Helou شارل حلو Maronite
Musa de Freij موسى دي فريج Minorities
Movses Ter-Kaloustyan [Wikidata][A] موسيس دركالوستيان Armenian Orthodox
Melkon Hayrapetyan [Wikidata][A] ملكون هيرايديان Armenian Orthodox
Habib Abu Shahla حبيب أبو شهلا Greek Orthodox
Joseph Chader[B] جوزيف شادر Armenian Catholic
North Lebanon I

Tripoli

Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي Karami Sunni
Hashem Al-Husseini هاشم الحسيني
Qabuli Zouk قبولي الذوق
Saadi Al Munla سعدي المنلا
Nasuh Al-Fadil نصوح الفاضل
Fouad Al-Bart فؤاد البرط Greek Orthodox
North Lebanon II

Zgharta - Batroun - Koura

Antoine Estefan انطوان اسطفان Karam-Estefan Maronite
Camille Akl[C] كميل عقل
Youssef Karam يوسف كرم
Hamid Frangieh حميد فرنجية Frangieh
Qabalan Issa Al-Khoury [Wikidata] قبلان عيسى الخوري
Philippe Najib Boulos فيليب بولس Karam-Estefan Greek Orthodox
North Lebanon III

Akkar

Suleiman Al-Ali سليمان العلي Ali Sunni
Bashir Al-Othman بشير العثمان
Yaqoub Al-Sarraf يعقوب الصرّاف Greek Orthodox
Albert Al-Hajj[D] ألبير الحاج Maronite
South Lebanon Riad Al Solh[E] رياض الصلح Asaad Sunni
Ahmed Asaad أحمد الأسعد Shiite
Muhammad Safieddine [Wikidata] محمّد صفي الدين
Ali Badreddine علي بدرالدين
Muhammad Al-Fadl محمّد الفضل
Ali Bazzi علي بزي
Hussein Abdallah حسين العبدالله
Suleiman Arab سليمان عرب
Muhammad Ali Ghatimi محمّد علي غطيمي
Maroun Kanaan [Wikidata] مارون كنعان Maronite
Rashad Azar رشاد عازار
Nikola Salem نقولا سالم Greek Catholic
Suhail Shehab سهيل شهاب Sunni
Elias Traboulsi الياس طرابلسي Greek Orthodox
Beqaa Sabri Hamadeh[F] صبري حمادة Hamadeh-Haidar Shiite
Ibrahim Haidar إبراهيم حيدر
Fadlallah Hamadeh [Wikidata] فضل الله حمادة
Nazem Qadri ناظم القادري Sunni
Rifaat Qazoun رفعت قزعون
Jean Skaff[B] جان سكاف Greek Catholic
Habib Al-Mutran حبيب المطران
Youssef Hrawi يوسف الهراوي Maronite
Shafiq Hanna Al-Daher شفيق حنا الضاهر
Salim Al-Daoud سليم الداود Druze
Iskander Sursock اسكندر سرسق Greek Orthodox
Mount Lebanon I

Baabda - Matn

Emile Lahoud [Wikidata] اميل لحود Constitutional Maronite
Elias Al-Khoury الياس الخوري
Michel Doumit ميشال ضومط
Bashir Al-Awar بشير الأعور Druze
Fouad Al-Khoury فؤاد الخوري Greek Orthodox
Dikran Tosbat ديكران توسباط Opposition Armenian Orthodox
Elia Abu Joudeh ايليا أبو جودة Maronite
Abdallah Al-Hajj[G] عبدالله الحاج Shiite
Pierre Eddé [Wikidata][H] بيار إده National Bloc Maronite
Mount Lebanon II

Chouf - Aley

Emile Bustani اميل البستاني Chamoun-Jumblatt Maronite
Camille Chamoun كميل شمعون
Kamal Jumblatt[I] كمال جنبلاط Druze
Anwar Al-Khatib[G] أنور الخطيب Sunni
Ghassan Tueni[J] غسّان التويني Greek Orthdox
Majid Arslan مجيد أرسلان Constitutional Druze
Salim Al-Khoury سليم الخوري Maronite
Bahij Takieddine [Wikidata] بهيج تقي الدين Druze
Philippe Takla فيليب تقلا Greek Catholic
Mount Lebanon III

Keserwan

Salim Al-Khazen سليم الخازن Constitutional Maronite
George Zouein جورج زوين
Raphael Lahoud روفائيل لحود
George Karam جورج كرم
Ahmed Al-Husseini أحمد الحسيني Shiite

Notes:

  1. ^ a b Member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.
  2. ^ a b Member of the Kataeb Party.
  3. ^ Member of the Party of the National Bloc.
  4. ^ Member of the Kataeb Party. However, he was expelled soon after being elected.[6]
  5. ^ Riad Solh's name was also on the opposition list, headed by Adel Osseiran and Bishop Boulos Al-Khoury, both lost the election.
  6. ^ Member of the Constitutional Bloc.
  7. ^ a b Member of the Progressive Socialist Party.
  8. ^ Elected in a runoff against Pierre Gemayel, leader of the Kataeb Party and a candidate on the Opposition list. Kamal Jumblatt allegedly persuaded the Syrian Social Nationalist Party to support Eddé.
  9. ^ Leader of the Progressive Socialist Party.
  10. ^ Former member of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party which he was still affiliated with until around 1958.

Results by Constituencies

All candidates that could be identified as being close to the Constitutional Bloc or President Bechara El-Khoury, whether they were actually members by 1951, are marked as "Pro-Consitutional Bloc" below. There were confirmed Constitutionalists at the time of the election, such as Sabri Hamadeh and Majid Arslan, though the latter of which resigned from the bloc soon after the election.

Beirut

A list headed by the former Prime Minister during the mandate era, Sami Solh, won in its entirety. Although the list had a pro-government nature, after being appointed Prime Minister on 11 February 1952, Sami turned against the President, citing the Constitutional Bloc to be "men with authority hold power without being accountable and they interfere in all the affairs of the State".[7]

  • Voters: 57652
  • Total Votes: 21988
  • Turnout: 38.14%
Sunni
Candidates List Party Affiliation Votes % of Total Votes Elected?
Sami Solh سامي الصلح Solh Pro-Constitutional Bloc 14752 67.09% Yes
Abdallah El-Yafi عبدالله اليافي Solh Pro-Constitutional Bloc 14629 66.53% Yes
Saeb Salam صائب سلام Solh Pro-Constitutional Bloc 12808 58.25% Yes
Amin Beyhum أمين بيهم Solh Unclear 12175 55.37% Yes
Muhammad Al-Jarawi محمّد الجاروي Popular Unclear 7171 32.61% No
Muhyiddin Al-Nsouli [Wikidata] محيي الدين النصولي Popular Unclear 6584 29.94% No
Hussein Sejaan حسين سجعان Popular Unclear 4073 18.52% No
Takieddin el-Solh تقي الدين الصلح Popular National Call Party 3348 15.36% No
Mustafa Al-Wais مصطفى الويس - Unclear 5502 25.02% No
Wafiq Tabbara وفيق طبارة - Unclear 1653 7.52% No
Shiite
Candidates List Party Affiliation Votes % of Total Votes Elected?
Rashid Baydoun رشيد بيضون Solh Pro-Constitutional Bloc 14779 67.21% Yes
Zahir Osseiran زهير عسيران Popular National Call Party 6538 29.73% No
Protestant
Candidates List Party Affiliation Votes % of Total Votes Elected?
Ramez Sarkis رامز سركيس Solh Unclear 14775 67.20% Yes
Anis Hanikati أنيس هنيكاتي Popular Unclear 5380 24.47% No
Greek Catholic
Candidates List Party Affiliation Votes % of Total Votes Elected?
Henri Pharaoun هنري فرعون Solh Pro-Constitutional Bloc 13284 60.41% Yes
Nasri Maalouf نصري المعلوف Popular Chamoun affiliates 7411 33.70% No
Maronite
Candidates List Party Affiliation Votes % of Total Votes Elected?
Charles Helou شارل حلو Solh Pro-Constitutional Bloc 13180 59.94% Yes
Jean Jalakh جان جلخ Popular Unclear 3789 17.23% No
Raif Abi Al-Lamaa رئيف أبو اللمع - Independent 3930 17.87% No
Minorities
Candidates List Party Affiliation Votes % of Total Votes Elected?
Musa de Freij موسى دي فريج Solh Pro-Constitutional Bloc 12747 57.97% Yes
Benoît Abu Sawan بنوا أبو صوان Popular Unclear 6634 30.40% No
Elie Khayat ايلي خياط - Unclear 2257 10.26% No
Armenian Orthodox
Candidates List Party Affiliation Votes % of Total Votes Elected?
Movses Ter-Kaloustyan موسيس دركالوستيان Solh Tashnag 12004 54.59% Yes
Melkon Hayrapetyan ملكون هيرايديان Solh Tashnag 11946 54.33% Yes
Edward Barsoum أدوار برصوم Popular Unclear 5888 26.78% No
Hrach Sharakyan هراتش شراكيان Popular Unclear 6583 29.94% No
Artin Madoyan ارتين مادويان - Lebanese Communist Party 2765 12.58% No
Grigor Khachatryan كريكور خاتشاريان - Unclear 1099 5.00% No
Greek Orthodox
Candidates List Party Affiliation Votes % of Total Votes Elected?
Habib Abu Shahla حبيب أبو شهلا Solh National Call Party 11016 50.10% Yes
Naseem Majdalani [Wikidata] نصري المعلوف Popular Progressive Socialist Party 10333 46.99% No
Armenian Catholic
Candidates List Party Affiliation Votes % of Total Votes Elected?
Joseph Chader جوزيف شادر Solh Kataeb Party 9660 43.93% Yes
Nubar Tor Sargsyan نوبار طور سركسيان Popular Unclear 6987 31.78% No
Tigran Shadarifyan ديكران شادرفيان - Unclear 231 1.05% No

North Lebanon I

Here, Rashid Karami made his debut in the parliamentary life of Lebanon. From then on, he would win every parliamentary election and sit in the parliament until his death in 1976. His list won in its entirety.

  • Voters: 23676
  • Total Votes: 13820
  • Turnout: 58.37%
Sunni
Candidates List Party Affiliation Votes % of Total Votes Elected?
Rashid Karami رشيد كرامي Karami Karami affiliates 7684 55.60% Yes
Hashem Al-Husseini هاشم الحسيني Karami Karami affiliates 7590 54.92% Yes
Qabuli Zouk قبولي الذوق Karami National Call Party 6873 49.73% Yes
Saadi Al Munla سعدي المنلا Karami Unclear 6714 48.58% Yes
Nasuh Al-Fadil نصوح الفاضل Karami Unclear 6404 46.34% Yes
Mayez Muqqadam مايز المقدم Muqqadam Unclear 4238 30.67% No
Ashraf Kabbara اشرف كبارة Muqqadam Unclear 3687 26.68% No
Shamseddine Raad شمس الدين رعد Muqqadam Unclear 3550 25.69% No
Muhammad Mustafa Alameddine محمّد مصطفى علم الدين Muqqadam Unclear 3321 24.03% No
Mustafa Zouk مصطفى الذوق Muqqadam Unclear 3229 23.36% No
Tariq Al-Yafi طارق اليافي - Unclear 3135 22.68% No
Samir Al-Rafei سمير الرافعي - Unclear 2884 20.87% No
Radwan Chahal رضوان الشهال - Unclear 2666 19.29% No
Akram Sultan اكرم سلطان - Unclear 2065 14.94% No
Hussein Al-Samad حسين الصمد - Unclear 2159 15.62% No
Salem Kabbara سالم كبارة - Unclear 1407 10.18% No
Abdallah Al-Bissar عبدالله البيسار - Unclear 569 4.12% No
Greek Orthodox
Candidates List Party Affiliation Votes % of Total Votes Elected?
Fouad Al-Bart هاشم الحسيني Karami Karami affiliates 7734 55.96% Yes
Gibran Nahas جبران نحاس Muqqadam Pro-Constitutional Bloc 4053 29.33% No

North Lebanon II

  • Voters: 33698
  • Total Votes: 18975
  • Turnout: 56.31%
Maronite
Candidates List Party Affiliation Votes % of Total Votes Elected?
Antoine Estefan انطوان اسطفان Karam-Estefan Unclear 8739 46.06% Yes
Camille Akl كميل عقل Karam-Estefan National Bloc 8150 42.95% Yes
Youssef Karam يوسف كرم Karam-Estefan Unclear 7928 41.78% Yes
Fouad Douaihy فؤاد الدويهي Karam-Estefan Unclear 6903 36.38% No
Nadra Issa Al-Khoury ندرة عيسى الخوري Karam-Estefan Unclear 6855 36.13% No
Hamid Frangieh حميد فرنجية Frangieh Frangieh affiliates 7922 41.75% Yes
Qabalan Issa Al-Khoury قبلان عيسى الخوري Frangieh Unclear 7625 40.18% Yes
Rene Moawad رينيه معوض Frangieh Frangieh affiliates 6886 36.29% No
Youssef Daw يوسف ضو Frangieh Unclear 6676 35.18% No
Boutros Tarabieh بطرس طربيه Frangieh Unclear 6245 32.91% No
Jean Harb جان حرب - Unclear 4483 23.63% No
Jawad Boulos جواد بولس - Unclear 4301 22.67% No
Asaad Al-Khoury أسعد الخوري - Unclear 3665 19.31% No
Saed Touq سعيد طوق - Unclear 3399 17.91% No
Jamil Kayrouz جميل كيروز - Unclear 529 2.79% No
Elias Al-Hayek الياس الحويك - Unclear 352 1.86% No
Greek Orthodox
Candidates List Party Affiliation Votes % of Total Votes Elected?
Philippe Boulos فيليب بولس Karam-Estefan Unclear 7775 40.98% Yes
Nicolas Ghosn نقولا غصن Frangieh Frangieh affiliates 7670 40.42% No
Michel Mufrej ميشال مفرج - Unclear 3836 20.22% No

North Lebanon III

The competition was carried out between Suleiman Al-Ali and Muhammad Aboud Abdul Razaq, political bosses of Akkar who were both in the pro-government coalition in 1947. Ali's list won in its entirety. The animosity between the duo would result in Abdul Razaq's assassination in 1953.

  • Voters: 19001
  • Total Votes: 11350
  • Turnout: 59.73%
Sunni
Candidates List Party Affiliation Votes % of Total Votes Elected?
Suleiman Al-Ali سليمان العلي Ali Unclear 7367 64.91% Yes
Bashir Al-Othman بشير العثمان Ali Unclear 5737 50.55% Yes
Muhammad Aboud Abdul Razaq محمّد عبود عبدالرزاق Abdul Razaq Unclear 4086 36.00% No
Mahmoud Marei Al-Khaled محمود مرعي الخالد Abdul Razaq Unclear 4029 35.50% No
Shawqi Dandash شوقي دندش - Unclear 1486 13.09% No
Greek Orthodox
Candidates List Party Affiliation Votes % of Total Votes Elected?
Yaqoub Al-Sarraf يعقوب الصرّاف Ali Unclear 7313 64.43% Yes
Wadie Atiyeh وديع عطية Abdul Razaq Unclear 4035 35.55% No
Maronite
Candidates List Party Affiliation Votes % of Total Votes Elected?
Albert Al-Hajj ألبير الحاج Ali Kataeb Party 7183 63.29% Yes
Michel Al-Daher ميشال الضاهر Abdul Razaq Unclear 4170 36.74% No

South Lebanon

The politics of South Governorate before the civil war is embodied in the rivalry of two Shiite families: Asaad and Osseiran. Same as the previous election, the heads of the families, Ahmed Asaad and Adel Osseiran, each led a list, both of which had Riad Al Solh as a candidate.

  • Voters: 58038
  • Total Votes: 35814
  • Turnout: 61.71%
Shiite
Candidates List Party Affiliation Votes % of Total Votes Elected?
Ahmed Asaad أحمد الأسعد Asaad Unclear 24039 67.12% Yes
Muhammad Safieddine محمّد صفي الدين Asaad Unclear 23073 64.42% Yes
Ali Badreddine علي بدر الدين Asaad Unclear 22856 63.82% Yes
Muhammad Al-Fadl محمّد الفضل Asaad Unclear 22675 63.31% Yes
Ali Bazzi علي بزي Asaad National Call Party 22075 61.64% Yes
Hussein Abdallah حسين العبدالله Asaad Unclear 22107 61.73% Yes
Suleiman Arab سليمان عرب Asaad Unclear 21415 59.80% Yes
Muhammad Ali Ghatimi محمّد علي غطيمي Asaad Unclear 20929 58.44% Yes
Adel Osseiran عادل عسيران Osseiran Unclear 14484 40.44% No
Ezzat Al-Zain عزت الزين Osseiran Unclear 14521 40.55% No
Kazem al-Khalil كاظم الخليل Osseiran Unclear 13624 38.04% No
Sadreddine Sharafeddine صدرالدين شرف الدين Osseiran Unclear 13158 36.74% No
Saed Osseiran سعيد عسيران Osseiran Unclear 13014 36.34% No
Abdul Latif Baydoun عبداللطيف بيضون Osseiran Unclear 12634 35.28% No
Ali Abdallah علي العبدالله Osseiran Unclear 12062 33.68% No
Muhammad Khalifa محمّد خليفة Osseiran Unclear 11746 32.80% No
Hussein Al-Zain حسين الزين - Unclear 47 0.13% No
Sunni
Candidates List Party Affiliation Votes % of Total Votes Elected?
Riad Al Solh رياض الصلح Asaad/Osseiran Pro-Constitutional Bloc 25813 72.08% Yes
Suhail Chehab سهيل شهاب Asaad Unclear 22226 62.06% Yes
Nazih Al-Bizri نزيه البزري Osseiran Unclear 14260 39.82% No
Maronite
Candidates List Party Affiliation Votes % of Total Votes Elected?
Maroun Kanaan مارون كنعان Asaad Unclear 24553 68.56% Yes
Rashad Azar رشاد عازار Asaad Unclear 22650 63.24% Yes
Antoine Francis انطوان فرنسيس Osseiran Unclear 13006 36.32% No
George Gideon جورج جدعون Osseiran Unclear 11266 31.46% No
Greek Catholic
Candidates List Party Affiliation Votes % of Total Votes Elected?
Nikola Salem نقولا سالم Asaad Unclear 22390 62.52% Yes
Hanna Al-Haddad حنا الحداد Osseiran Unclear 11266 31.46% No
Shukrallah Al-Haddad شكرالله الحداد - Unclear 1423 3.97% No
Greek Orthodox
Candidates List Party Affiliation Votes % of Total Votes Elected?
Elias Traboulsi الياس طرابلسي Asaad Unclear 20314 56.72% Yes
Bishop Boulos Al-Khoury المطران بولس الخوري Osseiran Unclear 15359 42.89% No

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