2018 Lebanese general election in North I

2018 Lebanese general election (North I)
6 May 2018
7 seats to the Parliament of Lebanon for the North I constituency
Turnout46.7%
  First party Second party Third party
 
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

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

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

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

  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 Archived 2021-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
  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
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