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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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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]
| 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. | |||||
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.[4] The Bint Jbeil seat was won by Ali Bazzi in the parliamentary election.[5]
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