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North III
Constituency
for the Parliament of Lebanon
GovernorateNorth
Electorate249,454 (2018)[1][2]
Current constituency
Created2017
Number of members10 (7 Maronite, 3 Greek Orthodox)

North III (Arabic: دائرة الشمال الثالثة) is an electoral district in Lebanon, as per the 2017 vote law. The district elects 10 members of the Lebanese National Assembly - 7 Maronites and 3 Greek Orthodox. The constituency contains four 'minor districts', Batroun (corresponding to Batroun District, electing 2 Maronites), Bcharre (corresponding to Bcharre District, electing 2 Maronites), Koura (corresponding to Koura District, electing 3 Greek Orthodox) and Zghorta (corresponding to Zgharta, electing 3 Maronites).

Electorate[edit]

The electorate is predominantly Christian; 68.1% are Maronite, 20.7% Greek Orthodox, 8.94% Sunni, 0.93% Shia, 0.73% Greek Catholic, 0.38% from other Christian communities and 0.24% Alawite.[3] Below data from 2017;

District Sunni Shia Druze Alawite Maronite Greek Orthodox Greek Catholic Armenian Orthodox Armenian Catholic Syriac Orthodox Syriac Catholic Other Minorities[a] Evangelical Jews "Others"[b] Total
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No.
Batroun 3,764 6.26 1,034 1.72 11 0.02 42 0.07 41,964 69.79 10,070 16.75 1,994 3.32 260 0.43 101 0.17 182 0.30 80 0.13 254 0.42 80 0.13 1 0.00 291 0.48 60,128
Bcharre 109 0.22 27 0.05 0.00 6 0.01 46,512 94.64 1,380 2.81 554 1.13 81 0.16 26 0.05 87 0.18 34 0.07 107 0.22 55 0.11 170 0.35 49,148
Koura 8,626 14.32 1,202 1.99 11 0.02 478 0.79 12,991 21.56 35,335 58.64 713 1.18 99 0.16 30 0.05 67 0.11 32 0.05 187 0.31 233 0.39 254 0.42 60,258
Zgharta 9,976 12.88 151 0.19 11 0.01 76 0.10 61,121 78.92 4,378 5.65 868 1.12 135 0.17 167 0.22 82 0.11 45 0.06 172 0.22 97 0.13 164 0.21 77,443
  1. ^ The Minorities quota includes six different Christian sects Syriac Orthodox, Syriac Catholic, Latin Catholics, Assyrians, Chaldeans and Copts.
  2. ^ Presumably consisting mainly of individuals whose sectarian affiliation has not been identified and/or individuals not belonging to any of the 18 recognized sects.[4]
Source: Lebanon Files[5]

2018 election[edit]

Ahead of the 2018 Lebanese general election 4 lists were registered.[6] The "Strong North" list, headed by Gebran Bassil, gathered the Free Patriotic Movement, the Independence Movement, the Future Movement, whilst the "Strong Republic Pulse" gathered the Lebanese Forces, the Kataeb Party and the Democratic Left Movement. The "With Us for the North and Lebanon" gathered the Marada Movement, the Syrian Social Nationalist Party and Boutros Harb whilst the civil society list "Kulluna Watani" (We are all National) gathered the Movement of Citizens in the State, Sabaa Party and Sah.[7][8]

Result by lists[edit]

List Votes % of electoral district Seats Members elected Parties
"With Us for the North and Lebanon" 40,788 35.22 4 Harb-Marada-SSNP
"Strong Republic Pulse" 37,376 32.28 3 LF-Kataeb-DLM
"Strong North" 33,342 28.79 3 FPM-IM
"Kulluna Watani" 3,160 2.73 0 Saaba-Citizens in the State
Source:[9]

Result by candidate[edit]

Name Sect List Party Votes % of
electoral
district 		% of preferential votes
for sect seat 		% of list Elected?
Gebran Bassil Maronite (Batroun) "Strong North" FPM[10] 12,269 10.60 38.36 36.80 Yes
Tony Franjieh Maronite (Zgharta) "With Us for the North and Lebanon" Marada[11] 11,407 9.85 33.02 27.97 Yes
Fadi Saad Maronite (Batroun) "Strong Republic Pulse" Lebanese Forces[12] 9,842 8.50 30.77 26.33 Yes
Michel Moawad Maronite (Zgharta) "Strong North" Independence Movement[13] 8,571 7.40 24.81 25.71 Yes
Fadi Karam Greek Orthodox (Koura) "Strong Republic Pulse" Lebanese Forces[12] 7,822 6.75 29.72 20.93
Strida Geagea Maronite (Bcharre) "Strong Republic Pulse" Lebanese Forces[12] 6,677 5.77 35.66 17.86 Yes
Boutros Harb Maronite (Batroun) "With Us for the North and Lebanon" 6,155 5.32 19.24 15.09
Joseph Isaac Maronite (Bcharre) "Strong Republic Pulse" Lebanese Forces[12] 5,990 5.17 31.99 16.03 Yes
Estephan Douaihy Maronite (Zgharta) "With Us for the North and Lebanon" Marada[14] 5,435 4.69 15.73 13.32 Yes
Selim Saadeh Greek Orthodox (Koura) "With Us for the North and Lebanon" SSNP[15] 5,263 4.55 20.00 12.90 Yes
Melhem Gibran Touk Maronite (Bcharre) "With Us for the North and Lebanon" 4,649 4.01 24.83 11.40
Fayez Ghosn Greek Orthodox (Koura) "With Us for the North and Lebanon" Marada[citation needed] 4,224 3.65 16.05 10.36 Yes
Pierre Raffoul Maronite (Zgharta) "Strong North" FPM[10] 3,749 3.24 10.85 11.24
George Atallah Greek Orthodox (Koura) "Strong North" FPM[10] 3,383 2.92 12.85 10.15 Yes
Nicolas Ghosn Greek Orthodox (Koura) "Strong North" Future[16] 3,190 2.75 12.12 9.57
Marius Baini Maronite (Zgharta) "Strong Republic Pulse" Lebanese Forces[12] 2,776 2.40 8.04 7.43
Samer Saada Maronite (Batroun) "Strong Republic Pulse" Kataeb[17] 2,470 2.13 7.72 6.61
Salim Bey Karam Maronite (Zgharta) "With Us for the North and Lebanon" Marada[18] 1,590 1.37 4.60 3.90
Said Touq Maronite (Bcharre) "Strong North" FPM[19] 1,112 0.96 5.94 3.34
Layal Bou Moussa Maronite (Batroun) "Kulluna Watani" Citizens in the State[19] 952 0.82 2.98 30.13
Abdallah Zakhem Greek Orthodox (Koura) "With Us for the North and Lebanon" 779 0.67 2.96 1.91
Fadwa Nassif Greek Orthodox (Koura) "Kulluna Watani" Sabaa[19] 463 0.40 1.76 14.65
Albert Androus Greek Orthodox (Koura) "Strong Republic Pulse" Kataeb[20] 442 0.38 1.68 1.18
Bassam Ghantous Greek Orthodox (Koura) "Kulluna Watani" Sabaa[19] 352 0.30 1.34 11.14
George Mansour Greek Orthodox (Koura) "Strong Republic Pulse" Democratic Left[21] 305 0.26 1.16 0.82
Riad Ghazala Maronite (Zgharta) "Kulluna Watani" 293 0.25 0.85 9.27
Antoine Yamin Maronite (Zgharta) "Kulluna Watani" Sabaa[19] 243 0.21 0.70 7.69
Michel Douaihy Maronite (Zgharta) "Strong Republic Pulse" Kataeb[20] 194 0.17 0.56 0.52
Antonia Ghamra Maronite (Zgharta) "Kulluna Watani" 149 0.13 0.43 4.72
Edmond Touk Maronite (Bcharre) "Kulluna Watani" Sabaa[19] 122 0.11 0.65 3.86
Nemeh Ibrahim Maronite (Batroun) "Strong North" FPM[10] 118 0.10 0.37 0.35
Jawad Boulos Maronite (Zgharta) "Strong North" Independence Movement[22] 109 0.09 0.32 0.33
Greta Saab Greek Orthodox (Koura) "Strong North" FPM[19] 97 0.08 0.37 0.29
Antoine Khoury Harb Maronite (Batroun) "Kulluna Watani" 88 0.08 0.28 2.78
George Boutros Maronite (Bcharre) "Strong North" FPM[19] 76 0.07 0.41 0.23
Maurice Koura Maronite (Bcharre) "Kulluna Watani" Sabaa[19] 73 0.06 0.39 2.31
Kayssar Moawad Maronite (Zgharta) "Strong Republic Pulse" 31 0.03 0.09 0.08
Rui Issa Khoury Maronite (Bcharre) "With Us for the North and Lebanon" 25 0.02 0.13 0.06
Source:[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Daily Star
  2. ^ Daily Star
  3. ^ دائرة الشمال الثالثة Archived 2019-02-17 at the Wayback Machine. Annahar
  4. ^ الانتخابات في 6 أيار وفق 15 دائرة وصوت تفضيلي محصور على مستوى القضاء شمس الدين:القانون الجديد نسبي لكن ملبنن إذ ان الواقع الديمغرافي يترك تأثيره. National News Agency
  5. ^ دراسة نقدية في قانون الانتخاب النسبي. Lebanon Files
  6. ^ 77 لائحة تُقصي 334 مرشحاً: لبنان إلى الانتخابات Al-Akhbar
  7. ^ 4 لوائح في الشمال الثالثة: معركة جبران باسيل. Al-Modon.
  8. ^ اللوائح المسجلَّة في دائرة الشمال الثالثة كما نشرتها المديرية العامة للشؤون السياسية واللاجئين. Ministry of Interior and Municipalities
  9. ^ a b نتائج الإنتخابات النيابية العامة 2018. Ministry of Interior and Municipalities
  10. ^ a b c d Daily Star. FPM announces 46 candidates for elections Archived 2021-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ طوني فرنجية Archived 2019-02-17 at the Wayback Machine. Annahar
  12. ^ a b c d e LBCI. REPORT: Who are LF candidates for upcoming elections?
  13. ^ تريُّث في بت التدبير رقم 3 والإدعاء على الحاج وغبش .. والبعريني مرشّح الحريري في عكار. Al-Liwaa
  14. ^ اسطفان الدويهي Archived 2019-02-17 at the Wayback Machine. Annahar
  15. ^ سليم سعادة Archived 2019-02-17 at the Wayback Machine. Annahar
  16. ^ L'Orient Le Jour. Législatives : le Futur annonce son soutien à Nicolas Ghosn dans le Koura
  17. ^ سامر سعادة Archived 2019-02-17 at the Wayback Machine. Annahar
  18. ^ سليم بك كرم Archived 2019-02-17 at the Wayback Machine. Annahar
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i L'Orient Le Jour. Liban-Nord III : l’alliance FL-Kataëb, ultime surprise d’une circonscription hyperpolitique Archived 2018-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ a b kataeb.org. Kataeb Party Announces Candidates for Parliamentary Polls Archived 2018-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ L'Orient Le Jour. Liban-Nord III : FL, Kataëb et Gauche démocratique annoncent leur liste commune Archived 2018-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  22. ^ جواد بولس: ترشيحي على أساس استراتيجيتين دفاعية وإصلاحية. IMLebanon
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