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1953 Lebanese general election

Field	Value
election_name	1953 Lebanese general election
previous_election	1951
next_election	1957
election_date	12 July–9 August 1953
country	Lebanon
party6	Independent politician
leader6	–
color6
seats6	35
last_election6	62
party1	Constitutional Bloc (Lebanon)
seats1	3
last_election1	5
party2	National Bloc (Lebanon)
leader2	Raymond Eddé
seats2	3
last_election2	3
party3	Kataeb Party
leader3	Pierre Gemayel
seats3	1
last_election3	3
party4	Progressive Socialist Party
leader4	Kamal Jumblatt
seats4	1
last_election4	2
party5	Armenian Revolutionary Federation in Lebanon
seats5	1
last_election5	2
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Saeb Salam
before_party	Unaffiliated
after_election	Abdallah El-Yafi
after_party	Unaffiliated

General elections were held in Lebanon between 12 July and 9 August 1953, the first under the new electoral system which allowed candidates to win with a plurality of votes, rather than requiring a second round. Independent candidates won the majority of seats. Voter turnout was 50.0%. Candidate Kazem al-Khalil of Tyre constituency won unopposed.

Apportionment of seats over districts and communities

tot.	Ma	GO	GC	AO	AC	Mi	Su	Sh	Dr	subdivision
44	13	5	3	1	1	1	9	8	3
1					1					1: Medawar
2	1	1								2: Achrafieh, Rmeil, Saifi
1							1			3: Mazraa
2							1	1		4: Ras Beirut, Zkak El Blat, Bachoura, Moussaytbeh
1						1				5: Mina El Hossn, Dar El Mreiseh, the Port
1		1								subdivision unknown
1			1							subdivision unknown
2								2
2		1					1
1	1
1	1
1	1
2	1	1
1				1
2	1								1
2	1								1
2	1						1
2			1						1
2		1					1
1							1
1							1			1: Kalmoun, Haddadeen, Nouri, Roummaneh, Mahatra, Askeleh
1							1			2: Kobbeh, Hadid, Soueikah, Tabbaneh, Zahrieh, Tall
1	1
1	1
1	1
1	1
2	1		1
1							1
1								1
1								1
1								1
1								1
1								1

Results

Elected members

List of elected members	Constituency	Elected member	Name in Arabic	Affiliation	Demographic
Beirut I
Medawar	Movses Der Kalustyan	موسيس دركالوستيان	Armenian Revolutionary Federation}};"		Tashnag	Armenian Orthodox
Beirut II
Achrafieh - Rmeil - Saifi	Alfred Naccache	الفرد نقاش	Syrian Social Nationalist Party}};"		Naccache-Tueni Alliance	Maronite
Ghassan Tueni	غسّان التويني	Syrian Social Nationalist Party}};"		Syrian Nationalist-supported
Independent
Naccache-Tueni Alliance	Greek Orthodox
Beirut III
Mazraa	Abdallah El-Yafi	عبد الله اليافي	Independent politician}};"		Independent	Sunni
Beirut IV
Ras Beirut - Moussaitbeh - Zuqaq al-Blat - Bachoura	Abdullah al-Hajj	عبد الله الحاج	Progressive Socialist Party}};"		Progressive Socialist-supported
Independent	Shiite
Sami Solh	سامي الصلح		Solh-Osseiran Alliance	Sunni
Beirut V
Minet El Hosn - Dar Mreisse - Port	Joseph Chader	جوزيف شادر	Kataeb Party}};"		Kataeb	Minority
Tripoli I	Hashem al-Husseini	هاشم الحسيني	Independent politician}};"		Independent	Sunni
Tripoli II	Rashid Karami	رشيد كرامي	Dignity Movement}};"		Karami	Sunni
Danniyeh	Nasouh Agha al-Fadel	نصوح آغا الفاضل	Azm Movement}};"		Fadel	Sunni
Koura	Fouad Ghosn	فؤاد غصن	Marada Movement}};"		Ghosn	Greek Orthodox
Bsharri	Saeed Touq	سعيد طوق	Independent politician}};"		Independent	Maronite
Zgharta	Hamid Frangieh	حميد فرنجية	Constitutional Bloc (Lebanon)}};"		Constitutional
Frangieh	Maronite
Batroun	Jean Harb	جان حرب	National Liberal Party (Lebanon)}};"		Harb	Maronite
Akkar	Bashir al-Uthman	بشير العثمان	Future Movement}};"		Aboud Alliance	Sunni
Raouf Hanna	رؤوف حنا	Future Movement}};"		Aboud Alliance	Greek Orthodox
Baakleen - Joun	Naim Moghabghab	نعيم مغبغب	National Liberal Party (Lebanon)}};"		Moghabghab-Takieddine Alliance	Greek Catholic
Kamal Jumblatt	كمال جنبلاط	Progressive Socialist Party}};"		Progressive Socialist
Jumblatt-Rizk Alliance	Druze
Aley	Georges Akl	جورج عقل	National Bloc (Lebanon)}};"		National
Akl-Arslan Alliance	Maronite
Majid Arslan	مجيد أرسلان	National Bloc (Lebanon)}};"		Akl-Arslan Alliance	Druze
Deir al Qamar	Emile Bustani	اميل البستاني	Lebanese Forces}};"		Bustani-Barjawi Alliance	Maronite
Ahmed al-Barjawi	أحمد البرجاوي	Lebanese Forces}};"		Bustani-Barjawi Alliance	Sunni
Baabda	Bashir al-Awar	بشير الأعور	National Bloc (Lebanon)}};"		Awar-Eddé Alliance	Druze
Pierre Eddé	بيار إده	National Bloc (Lebanon)}};"		National
Awar-Eddé Alliance	Maronite
Matn	Gabriel al-Murr	غبريال المرّ		Murr-Lahoud Alliance	Greek Orthodox
Emile Lahoud	اميل لحود		Murr-Lahoud Alliance	Maronite
Burj Hammoud	Dikran Tosbat	ديكران توسباط	Independent politician}};"		Independent	Armenian Orthodox
Jbeil	Raymond Eddé	ريمون إده	National Bloc (Lebanon)}};"		National	Maronite
Al Futouh	Maurice Zouein	موريس زوين	Independent politician}};"		Independent	Maronite
Keserwan	Clovis al-Khazen	كلوفيس الخازن	Constitutional Bloc (Lebanon)}};"		Constitutional	Maronite
Sidon	Nazih al-Bizri	نزيه البزري	Independent politician}};"		Independent	Sunni
Zahrani	Adel Osseiran	عادل عسيران	Amal Movement}};"		Osseiran	Shiite
Nabatieh	Youssef al-Zein	يوسف الزين		Zein	Shiite
Jezzine - Maghdouche	Maroun Kanaan	مارون كنعان		Kanaan-Salem Alliance	Maronite
Nikola Salem	نقولا سالم		Kanaan-Salem Alliance	Greek Catholic
Marjeyoun - Hasbaya	Kamel Asaad	كامل الاسعد		Asaad	Shiite
Tyre	Kazem al-Khalil	كاظم الخليل	National Liberal Party (Lebanon)}};"		Khalil	Shiite
Bint Jbeil	Ahmed Asaad	أحمد الأسعد		Asaad	Shiite
Zahle - East Bekaa	Joseph Skaff	جوزيف سكاف	Popular Bloc (Lebanon)}};"		Skaff-Hrawi Alliance	Greek Catholic
Georges al-Hrawi	جورج الهراوي	Popular Bloc (Lebanon)}};"		Skaff-Hrawi Alliance	Maronite
Rashaya - West Bekaa	Adeeb al-Farzli	أديب الفرزلي	Future Movement}};"		Farzli-Qadri Alliance	Greek Orthodox
Nazem Qadri	ناظم القادري	Future Movement}};"		Farzli-Qadri Alliance	Sunni
Baalbek	Salim Haidar	سليم حيدر	Independent politician}};"		Independent	Shiite
Hermel	Sabri Hamadeh	صبري حمادة	Constitutional Bloc (Lebanon)}};"		Constitutional	Shiite

Reelected Candidates:

Movses Der Kalustyan (Beirut I)
Ghassan Tueni (Beirut II)
Abdallah El-Yafi (Beirut III)
Abdullah al-Hajj (Beirut IV)
Sami Solh (Beirut IV)
Joseph Chader (Beirut V)
Hashem al-Husseini (Tripoli I)
Rashid Karami (Tripoli II)
Nasouh Agha al-Fadel (Danniyeh)
Hamid Frangieh (Zgharta)
Bashir al-Uthman (Akkar)
Kamal Jumblatt (Baakleen-Joun)
Majid Arslan (Aley)
Emile Bustani (Deir al Qamar)
Bashir al-Awar (Baabda)
Pierre Eddé (Baabda)
Emile Lahoud (Matn)
Dikran Tosbat (Burj Hammoud)
Maroun Kanaan (Jezzine-Maghdouche)
Nikola Salem (Jezzine-Maghdouche)
Ahmed Asaad (Bint Jbeil)
Nazem Qadri (Rashaya-West Bekaa)
Sabri Hamadeh (Hermel)

Electoral districts

Bourj Hammoud

The incumbent parliamentarian Dikran Tosbath, who had won his seat in the 1951 parliamentary election as an anti-Tashnag candidate, sought re-election. He was a close associate of President Camille Chamoun. As the Tashnag Party prioritized good relations with the government they threw their support behind Tosbath. Tosbath was also supported by the National Bloc. The Hunchag-Ramgavar-Independent Group alliance opted not to contest the Bourj Hammoud seat, concentrating their efforts in the Beirut I – Medawar seat instead. Hoping to benefit from the absence of other opposition candidates in Bourj Hammoud, the Lebanese Communist Party fielded Artin Madoyan.

4,696 out of the 15,895 registered voters (29.54%) cast their ballots on July 12, 1953. The electoral participation in Bourj Hammoud was the lowest in all of the Mount Lebanon Governorate. Tosbath won the election by a wide margin, obtaining 3,929 votes (83.67%) against 709 votes (15.11%) for Madoyan.

Bint Jbeil

The Bint Jbeil electoral district was created in 1953, as a single-member constituency. In the 1953 parliamentary election the seat was won by Ahmad al-As'ad, a powerful Shia landlord. His main opponent in the election had been the nationalist candidate Ali Bazzi.

Beirut V - Minet el Hosn

Beirut V - Minet el Hosn covered three neighbourhoods (quartiers) of the capital Beirut; Minet El Hosn, Dar Mreisse and Port and was attributed to a single Christian Minority seat. The district elected a single parliamentarian, belonging to Minorities. The district had 13,890 registered voters. The contenders for the Beirut V seat were Joseph Chader, Edmond Rabbath, Farid Jubran, Chafic Nassif and Jemil Attié. The Falangist Joseph Chader won with 2,081 votes and obtained the only seat for the Kataeb Party.

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