Parliamentary elections in Lebanon 2000
General elections were held in Lebanon between August 27 and September 3, 2000.
Independent candidates won the majority of the seats, although most of them were considered members of different blocs. The turnout was 40.5 percent; 1,112,776 people voted.
Results
| Political party | proportion of | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amal movement | 7.81% | 10 | +2 | |
| Hezbollah | 7.81% | 10 | +3 | |
| Progressive Socialist Party | 4.69% | 6th | +1 | |
| Syrian Social Nationalist Party | 3.13% | 4th | −1 | |
| Ba'ath Arab Socialist Party | 2.34% | 3 | +1 | |
| Kataeb party | 1.56% | 2 | +2 | |
| Armenian Revolutionary Federation | 1.56% | 2 | 0 | |
| Lebanese National Bloc | 1.56% | 2 | New | |
| Social Democratic Hntchak Party | 0.78% | 1 | 0 | |
| Democratic-Liberal Party | 0.78% | 1 | +1 | |
| Nasserist people's organization | 0.78% | 1 | 0 | |
| al-Habash | 0% | 0 | −1 | |
| Islamic group | 0% | 0 | −1 | |
| Arab Democratic Party | 0% | 0 | −1 | |
| Promise party | 0% | 0 | −1 | |
| Toilers League | 0% | 0 | −1 | |
| Independent | 67.19% | 86 | −8 | |
| Invalid / blank notes | - | - | - | |
| total | 100% | 128 | 0 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
Of the 86 independent MPs, 48 are considered to be members of different blocs:
- 26 in the Alliance of March 14th
- 6 in the Birri block (plus the ten Amal militia members )
- 6 in the Dschumblatt block (plus the six MPs from the Progressive Socialist Party )
- 5 in the Faranjiyyah Block
- 3 in the Murr block
- 2 in the Hezbollah block (plus the ten Hezbollah MPs)
- 1 in the Kataeb block (plus the two members of the Kataeb)
Individual evidence
- ^ D. Nohlen, F. Grotz, C. Hartmann: Elections in Asia: A data handbook. Volume I. Oxford University Press, Oxford / New York 2001, ISBN 0-19-924959-8 , p. 183.
- ^ D. Nohlen, F. Grotz, C. Hartmann: Elections in Asia: A data handbook. Volume I. Oxford University Press, Oxford / New York 2001, ISBN 0-19-924959-8 , p. 184.
- ^ D. Nohlen, F. Grotz, C. Hartmann: Elections in Asia: A data handbook. Volume I. Oxford University Press, Oxford / New York 2001, ISBN 0-19-924959-8 , p. 190.
