2009 Lebanese general election – Wikipedia
| Turnout | 55.2%  8.7% |
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Areas with a March 14 majority in blue, areas with a March 8 majority in orange |
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Parliamentary elections were held in Lebanon on 7 June 2009[1][2] to elect all 128 members of the Parliament of Lebanon.
Background[edit]
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Before the election, the voting age was to be lowered from 21 to 18 years, but as this requires a constitutional amendment, it did not happen before the election.[3]
Allocation of seats[edit]
Following a compromise reached in the Doha Agreement on May 2008 between the government and opposition, a new electoral law was put in place, as shown in the table below.[4] It was passed on 29 September 2008.[5]
| Seat allocation
according to The Doha Agreement[6] |
Seats |
14 March | 8 March | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut 19 |
Beirut 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Beirut 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Beirut 3 | 10 | – | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
| Bekaa 23 | Baalbek +Hermel |
10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | 10 |
| Zahleh | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |
| Rashaya +West Bekaa |
6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |
| Mount Lebanon 35 | Jbeil | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 3 |
| Kisrawan | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 5 | |
| North Metn | 8 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 6 | |
| Baabda | 6 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 6 | |
| Aley | 5 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | |
| Chouf | 8 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |
| North Lebanon 28 | Akkar | 7 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Dinniyeh +Minieh |
3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Bsharreh | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Tripoli | 8 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 8 | 0 | |
| Zgharta | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 3 | |
| Koura | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Batrun | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |
| South Lebanon 23 | Saida | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Tyre | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 4 | |
| Zahrani | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | 3 | |
| Hasbaya +Marjeyoun |
5 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 5 | |
| Nabatiyeh | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 3 | |
| Bint Jbeil | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 3 | |
| Jezzine | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | 3 | |
| Total 128 | 128 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 57 | |
Results[edit]
Preliminary results indicated that the turnout had been as high as 55%.[7] The March 14 Alliance garnered 71 seats in the 128-member parliament, while the March 8 Alliance won 57 seats. This result is virtually the same as the result from the election in 2005. However, the March 14 alliance saw this as a moral victory over Hezbollah, who led the March 8 Alliance, and the balance of power was expected to shift in its favor.[8] Many observers expect to see the emergence of a National Unity Government similar to that created following the Doha Agreement in 2008.[9]
| Election Results for each alliance[10] | Total | % 14M | 14 March | % 8M | 8 March | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut 19 |
Beirut 1 | 5 | 52.1% | 5 | 47.9% | 0 |
| Beirut 2 | 4 | 50.5% | 2 | 49.5% | 2 | |
| Beirut 3 | 10 | 69.6% | 10 | 31.4% | 0 | |
| Bekaa 23 | Baalbek +Hermel |
10 | 21.6% | 0 | 78.4% | 10 |
| Zahleh | 7 | 52.7% | 7 | 47.3% | 0 | |
| Rashaya +West Bekaa |
6 | 53.3% | 6 | 46.7% | 0 | |
| Mount Lebanon 35 | Jbeil | 3 | 28.6% | 0 | 71.4% | 3 |
| Kisrawan | 5 | 30.9% | 0 | 69.1% | 5 | |
| North Metn | 8 | 42.4% | 2 | 58.6% | 6 | |
| Baabda | 6 | 41.8% | 0 | 58.2% | 6 | |
| Aley | 5 | 60.2% | 4 | 39.8% | 1 | |
| Chouf | 8 | 69.6% | 8 | 30.4% | 0 | |
| North Lebanon 28 | Akkar | 7 | 61.1% | 7 | 38.9% | 0 |
| Dinniyeh +Minnieh |
3 | 70.9% | 3 | 29.1% | 0 | |
| Bsharreh | 2 | 71.4% | 2 | 28.6% | 0 | |
| Tripoli | 8 | 63.5% | 8 | 36.5% | 0 | |
| Zgharta | 3 | 44.2% | 0 | 55.8% | 3 | |
| Koura | 3 | 51.1% | 3 | 48.9% | 0 | |
| Batrun | 2 | 50.2% | 2 | 49.8% | 0 | |
| South Lebanon 23 | Saida | 2 | 63.9% | 2 | 36.1% | 0 |
| Tyre | 4 | 06.8% | 0 | 93.2% | 4 | |
| Zahrani | 3 | 10.0% | 0 | 90.0% | 3 | |
| Hasbaya +Marjeyoun |
5 | 21.4% | 0 | 78.6% | 5 | |
| Nabatiyeh | 3 | 11.6% | 0 | 88.4% | 3 | |
| Bint Jbeil | 3 | 05.8% | 0 | 94.2% | 3 | |
| Jezzine | 3 | 25.5% | 0 | 74.5% | 3 | |
| Total 128 | 128 | 55.5% | 71 | 44.5% | 57 | |
By party after the designation of Najib Mikati in January 2011[edit]
Formation of government[edit]
As is typical of Lebanese politics political wrangling after the elections took 5 months.[11] Only in November was the composition of the new cabinet agreed upon: 15 seats for the March 14 Alliance, 10 for the March 8 Alliance, and 5 nominated by Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, who has cast himself as a neutral party between the two main political blocks.[12]
Aftermath[edit]
The government fell in January 2011 after the March 8 alliance’s 11 ministers withdrew from the government over PM Hariri’s refusal to convene a cabinet meeting to discuss possible indictments to be issued by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.[13]
The March 8 alliance formed a new government in the ensuing six months.
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