1957 Lebanese general election

General elections were held in Lebanon between 9 and 23 June 1957.^[1] Independent candidates, nearly all pro-president, won the majority of seats. Voter turnout was 53.2%.^[2]

1957 Lebanese general election

← 1953 9–23 June 1960 →

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– National Bloc Raymond Eddé 5 +2 Constitutional Union 3 0 Kataeb Pierre Gemayel 2 +1 PSP Kamal Jumblatt 2 +1 ARF 2 +1 SSNP 1 New Independents – 51 +16 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Sami as-Solh Unaffiliated Sami as-Solh Unaffiliated

With the support of Lebanese President Camille Chamoun CIA money was used to support selected candidates.^[3]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Bloc			5	+2
	Party of the Constitutional Union			3	0
	Kataeb Party			2	+1
	Progressive Socialist Party			2	+1
	Armenian Revolutionary Federation			2	+1
	Syrian Social Nationalist Party			1	New
	Independents			51	+16
Total				66	+22
Total votes		446,178	–
Registered voters/turnout		838,089	53.24
Source: Nohlen et al.

Electoral districts

Bint Jbeil

There was a reform of the seat distribution of parliamentary constituencies in 1957, but Bint Jbeil remained a single-member constituency. Instead the neighbouring electoral district of Nabatieh was awarded an additional Shia seat. Ahmad al-As'ad argued that this move had been done deliberately to curtail his political influence.^[4] The Bint Jbeil seat was won by Ali Bazzi in the parliamentary election.^[5]