1953 Lebanese general election

1953 Lebanese general election

← 1951 12 July–9 August 1953 1957 →

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Constitutional Bloc 3 −2 National Bloc Raymond Eddé 3 0 Kataeb Pierre Gemayel 1 −2 PSP Kamal Jumblatt 1 −1 ARF 1 −1 Independent – 35 −27 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Saeb Salam Unaffiliated Abdallah El-Yafi Unaffiliated

General elections were held in Lebanon between 12 July and 9 August 1953, the first under the new electoral system which allowed candidates to win with a plurality of votes, rather than requiring a second round.^[1] Independent candidates won the majority of seats. Voter turnout was 50.0%.^[2]