Voting to elect two members of the Lebanese parliament took place in the Batroun District in northern Lebanon in 1968, part of the national general election of that year.[1] Both of the seats of the constituency were earmarked for the Maronite community (for more information about the Lebanese election system, see Elections in Lebanon).[1][2] Batroun District had 24,331 eligible voters, out of whom 9,458 voted. It had the lowest number of eligible as well as actual voters of all constituencies in the country.[3] Seven candidates contested the election.[1] The constituency witnessed a clash of both organized political parties as well as family interests.[1]

Candidates

Harb-Aql ticket

John Harb of the National Liberal Party and Sayid Aql of the Lebanese National Bloc contested on a joint ticket. The veteran politician Harb was an incumbent parliamentarian since 1953, whilst his younger running mate Aql was a newcomer to electoral politics.[1][4] Hailing from a prominent family of the area, Aql was a landowner and a painter.[1][4]

Daw-Sa'adah ticket

A second ticket in the fray was formed by Joseph Daw, a lawyer by profession and former candidate in parliamentary elections, and George Sa'adah, a member of the Kataeb Party. Apart from holding doctorates in Law and Political Science, Sa'adah served as the Director-General of the Ministry of Education.[1][4]

Other candidates

Three candidates ran on individual tickets.[1]

Results

Sayid Aql and George Sa'adah were elected, routing the incumbent John Harb.[1][4]

Candidate Votes
George Sa'adah 8,073
Sayid Aql 7,293
John Harb 7,146
Yusuf Daw 6,611
Amin al-Khuri 1,517

[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Zuwiyya, Jalal. The Parliamentary Election of Lebanon 1968. Leiden: Brill, 1972. pp. 32-33
  2. ↑ Ḥevrah ha-Mizraḥit ha-Yiśreʼelit, Merkaz le-meḥḳar ʻal shem Reʼuven Shiloaḥ, and Mekhon Shiloaḥ le-ḥeḳer ha-Mizraḥ ha-tikhon ṿe-Afriḳah. Middle East Record. Tel Aviv: Israel Oriental Society, Reuven Shiloah Research Center, 1960. pp. 350-351
  3. ↑ Ḥevrah ha-Mizraḥit ha-Yiśreʼelit, Merkaz le-meḥḳar ʻal shem Reʼuven Shiloaḥ, and Mekhon Shiloaḥ le-ḥeḳer ha-Mizraḥ ha-tikhon ṿe-Afriḳah. Middle East Record. Tel Aviv: Israel Oriental Society, Reuven Shiloah Research Center, 1968. pp. 637
  4. 1 2 3 4 Ḥevrah ha-Mizraḥit ha-Yiśreʼelit, Merkaz le-meḥḳar ʻal shem Reʼuven Shiloaḥ, and Mekhon Shiloaḥ le-ḥeḳer ha-Mizraḥ ha-tikhon ṿe-Afriḳah. Middle East Record. Tel Aviv: Israel Oriental Society, Reuven Shiloah Research Center, 1968. pp. 641
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