2018 Lebanese general election in North I

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2018 Lebanese general election (North I)
← 2009 6 May 2018 2022 →
7 seats to the Parliament of Lebanon for the North I constituency
Turnout46.7%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Saad Hariri in Sochi, 13 September 2017.jpg
Gebran Bassil in 2018 (cropped).jpg
Samir Geagea (cropped).jpg
Leader Saad Hariri Gebran Bassil Samir Geagea
Party Future Movement FPM Lebanese Forces
Leader's seat Beirut II Batroun Did not stand
Seats won 4 2 1
Popular vote 68,541 17,455 7,911
Percentage 51.38% 13.08% 5.93%

Voting to elect six members of the Lebanese parliament took place in the North I district (one of three electoral districts in the north Lebanon region) on 6 May 2018, part of the general election of that year. The constituency had 137,550 who voted. The district elects 3 Sunni, 2 Greek Orthodox, 1 Maronite, 1 Alawite. It covers the Akkar district.[1]

Demographics[edit]

The electorate is predominantly Sunni (67.5%). 14.7% of the electorate is Greek Orthodox, 10.9% Maronite, 4.97% Alawite, 1.05% Shia, 0.62% Greek Catholic and 0.29% from other Christian communities.[2]

Voting[edit]

In Akkar 6 lists were registered.[3] The Future Movement opted for a list of its own (with Lebanese Forces candidate Qatisha as candidate for a Greek Orthodox seat).[4] There is also a list supported by March 8 coalition "The Decision for Akkar" (headed by ex-MP Wajih Barini, in alliance with the Marada Movement and the Arab Democratic Party), the "Decision of Akkar" list, the "Strong Akkar" list (Free Patriotic Movement, al-Jamaa al-Islamiah, pro-Future independents), "Sovereign Lebanon" list (led by Ashraf Rifi) and the "Women of Akkar" list.[4][5][6]

Candidates[edit]

List Sunni, 3 seats Greek Orthodox, 2 seats Maronite, 1 seat Alawite, 1 seat
"Future of Akkar" Waleed Wajih Barini
20,426 (15.31%)

(Future)[7]

Mohammad Tarek Talal Maaribi
14,145 (10.60%)

(Future)[7]

Mohammed Suleiman
14,911 (11.18%)

(Future)[7]

Wahbi Qatisha
7,911 (5.93%)

(Lebanese Forces)[8]

Jean Moussa

(Future)[7]

Hadi Hobeiche
13,055 (9.79%)

(Future)[7]

Khodr Habib

(Future)[7]

"Decision for Akkar" Wajih Barini

(Akkari People's Gathering)[9]

Adnan Marab Hussein Masri Emile Abboud

(SSNP)[10]

Karim Rassi(Marada)[11] Michel Antonios Daher Hussein Salloum
"Decision of Akkar" Kamal Khazal Ali Omar

(Resistance Movement)[12]

Basem Khalid George Nader
"Strong Akkar" Mohammad Yahya Mohamed Shadeed

(Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya)[13]

Mahmoud Hadara Riad Rahal Asaad Dergham
7,435 (5.57%)

(FPM)[14]

Jamie Jabbour

(FPM)[14]

Mustafa Ali Hussein
1,353 (1.01%)

(Lebanese People's Movement)[15]

"Sovereign Lebanon" Ibrahim Maraab Bader Ismail Ahmed Jowhar Elie Saad Joseph Wehbe Ziad Bitar Mohammed Rustam
"Women of Akkar" Rola Murad Suad Salah Ghoulay Assaad Nidal Skaf Mary Khoury
Source: Saida City,[16] Al-Modon,[17] An-Nahar[18] Ministry of Interior and Municipalities[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "دائرة البقاع الثانية - إنتخابات ٢٠١٨ - النهار". 2019-02-17. Archived from the original on 2019-02-17. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  2. ^ دائرة الشمال الأولى Archived 2019-02-17 at the Wayback Machine. Annahar
  3. ^ 77 لائحة تُقصي 334 مرشحاً: لبنان إلى الانتخابات Al-Akhbar
  4. ^ a b 6 لوائح في عكار: المستقبل يواجه نفسه Al-Modon
  5. ^ 6 لوائح انتخابية في دائرة عكار معركة أحجام بألوان مالية وسياسية Archived 2018-03-28 at the Wayback Machine An=Nahar
  6. ^ رفعت عيد: لن ننتخب الا من يجاهر بانتمائه الحر. Elnashera
  7. ^ a b c d e f mtv. Names of Future Movement candidates for the parliamentary elections
  8. ^ LBCI. REPORT: Who are LF candidates for upcoming elections?
  9. ^ وجيه البعريني Archived 2019-02-17 at the Wayback Machine. Annahar
  10. ^ اميل عبود Archived 2019-02-17 at the Wayback Machine. Annahar
  11. ^ كريم الراسي Archived 2019-02-17 at the Wayback Machine. Annahar
  12. ^ "إنتخابات ٢٠١٨ - النهار". Annahar. Archived from the original on 2019-02-17. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  13. ^ محمد عبدالفتاح شديد Archived 2019-02-17 at the Wayback Machine. Annahar
  14. ^ a b Daily Star. FPM announces 46 candidates for elections
  15. ^ الحركة الشعبية اللبنانية: الإستمرار في ترشيح مصطفى حسين في عكار. El Nashera.
  16. ^ اعلان لوائح في صيدا - جزين وزحلة وعكار Archived 2018-03-27 at the Wayback Machine. An-Nahar
  17. ^ 6 لوائح في عكار: المستقبل يواجه نفسه Al-Modon
  18. ^ 6 لوائح انتخابية في دائرة عكار معركة أحجام بألوان مالية وسياسية Archived 2018-03-28 at the Wayback Machine An=Nahar
  19. ^ اللوائح المسجلَّة في دائرة الشمال الأولى كما نشرتها المديرية العامة للشؤون السياسية واللاجئين. Ministry of Interior and Municipalities
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_Lebanese_general_election_in_North_I&oldid=1178153983"