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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


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Constitutional Bloc			–	N/A
	Kataeb Party			3	+3
	Progressive Socialist Party			3	New
	Armenian Revolutionary Federation			2	0
	National Bloc			2	+2
	Armenian Democratic Liberal Party			0	0
	Independents			–	+21
Total				10	+22

Total votes		194,849	–
Registered voters/turnout		355,902	54.75
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	Frangieh
	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		Sunni
	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 Al-Azimi	محمّد علي غطيمي
	Maroun Kanaan [Wikidata]	مارون كنعان		Maronite
	Rashad Azar	رشاد عازار		Maronite
	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		Sunni
	Jean Skaff^[B]	جان سكاف		Greek Catholic
	Habib Al-Mutran	حبيب المطران		Greek Catholic
	Youssef Hrawi	يوسف الهراوي		Maronite
	Shafiq Hanna Al-Daher	شفيق حنا الضاهر		Maronite
	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		Maronite
	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:

^ ^a ^b Member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.
^ ^a ^b Member of the Kataeb Party.
^ Member of the Party of the National Bloc.
^ Member of the Kataeb Party. However, he was expelled soon after being elected.^[6]
^ Riad Solh's name was also on the opposition list, headed by Adel Osseiran and Mutran Al-Khoury, both lost the election.
^ Member of the Constitutional Bloc.
^ ^a ^b Member of the Progressive Socialist Party.
^ 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.
^ Leader of the Progressive Socialist Party.
^ 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. It should be noted that 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

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%
Abdallah El-Yafi	عبدالله اليافي			Pro-Constitutional Bloc	14629	66.53%
Saeb Salam	صائب سلام			Pro-Constitutional Bloc	12808	58.25%
Amin Beyhum	أمين بيهم			Unclear	12175	55.37%
Muhammad Al-Jarawi	محمّد الجاروي	Popular		Unclear	7171	32.61%
Muhyiddin Al-Nsouli [Wikidata]	محيي الدين النصولي			Unclear	6584	29.94%
Hussein Sejaan	حسين سجعان			Unclear	4073	18.52%
Takieddin el-Solh	تقي الدين الصلح			National Call Party	3348	15.36%
Mustafa Al-Wais	مصطفى الويس	-		Unclear	5502	25.02%
Wafiq Tabbara	وفيق طبارة	-		Unclear	1653	7.52%


Shiite
Candidates		List	Party Affiliation		Votes	% of Total Votes	Elected?
Rashid Baydoun	رشيد بيضون	Solh		Pro-Constitutional Bloc	14779	67.21%
Zahir Osseiran	زهير عسيران	Popular		National Call Party	6538	29.73%


Protestant
Candidates		List	Party Affiliation		Votes	% of Total Votes	Elected?
Ramez Sarkis	رامز سركيس	Solh		Unclear	14775	67.20%
Anis Hanikati	أنيس هنيكاتي	Popular		Unclear	5380	24.47%


Greek Catholic
Candidates		List	Party Affiliation		Votes	% of Total Votes	Elected?
Henri Pharaoun	هنري فرعون	Solh		Pro-Constitutional Bloc	13284	60.41%
Nasri Maalouf	نصري المعلوف	Popular		Chamoun affiliates	7411	33.70%


Maronite
Candidates		List	Party Affiliation		Votes	% of Total Votes	Elected?
Charles Helou	شارل حلو	Solh		Pro-Constitutional Bloc	13180	59.94%
Jean Jalakh	جان جلخ	Popular		Unclear	3789	17.23%
Raif Abi Al-Lamaa	رئيف أبو اللمع	-		Independent	3930	17.87%

Minorities
Candidates		List	Party Affiliation		Votes	% of Total Votes	Elected?
Musa de Freij	موسى دي فريج	Solh		Pro-Constitutional Bloc	12747	57.97%
Benoît Abu Sawan	بنوا أبو صوان	Popular		Unclear	6634	30.40%
Elie Khayat	ايلي خياط	-		Unclear	2257	10.26%

Armenian Orthodox
Candidates		List	Party Affiliation		Votes	% of Total Votes	Elected?
Movses Ter-Kaloustyan	موسيس دركالوستيان	Solh		Tashnag	12004	54.59%
Melkon Hayrapetyan	ملكون هيرايديان	Solh		Tashnag	11946	54.33%
Edward Barsoum	أدوار برصوم	Popular		Unclear	5888	26.78%
Hrach Sharakyan	هراتش شراكيان	Popular		Unclear	6583	29.94%
Artin Madoyan	ارتين مادويان	-		Lebanese Communist Party	2765	12.58%
Grigor Khachatryan	كريكور خاتشاريان	-		Unclear	1099	5.00%


Greek Orthodox
Candidates		List	Party Affiliation		Votes	% of Total Votes	Elected?
Habib Abu Shahla	حبيب أبو شهلا	Solh		Pro-Constitutional Bloc	11016	50.10%
Naseem Majdalani [Wikidata]	نصري المعلوف	Popular		Progressive Socialist Party	10333	46.99%


Armenian Catholic
Candidates		List	Party Affiliation		Votes	% of Total Votes	Elected?
Joseph Chader	جوزيف شادر	Solh		Kataeb Party	9660	43.93%
Nubar Tor Sargsyan	نوبار طور سركسيان	Popular		Unclear	6987	31.78%
Tigran Shadarifyan	ديكران شادرفيان	-		Unclear	231	1.05%

References

^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p183 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
^ Nohlen et al., p184
^ Suleiman, Michael W. (1967). Political Parties in Lebanon: The Challenge of a Fragmented Political Culture. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. p. 265.
^ ^a ^b Majid, Al-Raed Majid. تاريخ الإنتخابات النيابية من الآستانة إلى الدوحة (13) [History of parliamentary elections from Astana to Doha (13)]. Al Liwaa (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
^ "الدور التشريعي السابع" (in Arabic). الجامعة اللبنانية مركز الابحاث والدراسات في المعلوماتية القانونية. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ دهام, هتاف. "هل ينجح سامي الجميّل بين تسونامي «التيار» ودلال «القوات» في 14 آذار؟". Al Binaa (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 September 2024.

[Tashnag_Member-6] Member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.

[Kataeb_Member-7] Member of the Kataeb Party.

[Kutlah_Member-8] Member of the Party of the National Bloc.

[10] Member of the Kataeb Party. However, he was expelled soon after being elected.^[6]

[11] Riad Solh's name was also on the opposition list, headed by Adel Osseiran and Mutran Al-Khoury, both lost the election.

[Dustur_Member-12] Member of the Constitutional Bloc.

[PSP_Member-13] Member of the Progressive Socialist Party.

[14] 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.

[15] Leader of the Progressive Socialist Party.

[16] Former member of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party which he was still affiliated with until around 1958.

[1] Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p183 ISBN 0-19-924958-X

[2] Nohlen et al., p184

[3] Suleiman, Michael W. (1967). Political Parties in Lebanon: The Challenge of a Fragmented Political Culture. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. p. 265.

[:0-4] Majid, Al-Raed Majid. تاريخ الإنتخابات النيابية من الآستانة إلى الدوحة (13) [History of parliamentary elections from Astana to Doha (13)]. Al Liwaa (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.

[5] "الدور التشريعي السابع" (in Arabic). الجامعة اللبنانية مركز الابحاث والدراسات في المعلوماتية القانونية. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

[9] دهام, هتاف. "هل ينجح سامي الجميّل بين تسونامي «التيار» ودلال «القوات» في 14 آذار؟". Al Binaa (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 September 2024.

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