1957 Lebanese general election
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General elections were held in Lebanon between 9 and 23 June 1957.[1] Independent candidates, nearly all pro-president, won the majority of seats. Voter turnout was 53.2%.[2]
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9–23 June 1957
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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With the support of Lebanese President Camille Chamoun CIA money was used to support selected candidates.[3] CIA operative Wilbur Crane Eveland wrote that he would regularly drive to the Chamoun's presidential residence with "a briefcase full of Lebanese pounds" to be spent on the elections. American oil companies doing business in Lebanon also contributed funding.[4]
Apportionment of seats over districts and communities
| tot. | Ma | GO | GC | AO | AC | Mi | Su | Sh | Dr | subdivision | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tot. | 66 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 4 | |
| Beirut-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1: Ashrafieh, Rumayl, Sayfi, Musaytiba, Mazra | |||||
| Beirut-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2: Bachoura, Zkak El Blat, Mdawar, Port, Mina El Hosson, Dar Mreiseh, Ras Beirut | ||||
| Zahleh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Baalbek - Hermel | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Rashaya - West Bekaa | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Jbeil | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Keserwan | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| North Metn | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Bourj Hammoud (Metn) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Baabda | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Aley-Damour (Chouf-3) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Deir El Kamar - Cheheem (Chouf-2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Baaklyn - Joun (Chouf-1) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Akkar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Dennieh | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Tripoli City | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Zghorta | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Koura | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Bsharrey | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Batroun | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Jezzine | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Saida (city) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Zahrani (Saida villages) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Nabatieh | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Tyre | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Bint Jbeil | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Marjeyoun - Hasbaya | 1 | 1 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Bloc | 5 | +2 | |||
| Party of the Constitutional Union | 3 | 0 | |||
| Kataeb Party | 2 | +1 | |||
| Progressive Socialist Party | 2 | +1 | |||
| Armenian Revolutionary Federation | 2 | +1 | |||
| Syrian Social Nationalist Party | 1 | New | |||
| Independents | 51 | +16 | |||
| Total | 66 | +22 | |||
| Total votes | 446,178 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 838,089 | 53.24 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
Electoral districts
Bint Jbeil
There was a reform of the seat distribution of parliamentary constituencies in 1957, but Bint Jbeil remained a single-member constituency. Instead the neighbouring electoral district of Nabatieh was awarded an additional Shia seat. Ahmad al-As'ad argued that this move had been done deliberately to curtail his political influence.[5] The Bint Jbeil seat was won by Ali Bazzi in the parliamentary election.[6]
