Lebanese general election, 1947

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General elections were held in Lebanon on 25 May 1947, with a second round in some constituencies on 1 June.^[1] Independent candidates won the majority of seats. Voter turnout was 61.5%.^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Constitutional Bloc			12
	Dashnaktsutyun			2
	Independents			41
Total		167,853	100	55

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

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