1947 Lebanese general election
# 1947 Lebanese general election

General elections were held in Lebanon on 25 May 1947, with a second round in some constituencies on 1 June. Independent candidates won the majority of seats. Voter turnout was 61.5%.

As'ad AbuKhalil described the 1947 election as "one of the most corrupt in Lebanese history", and claimed that it was rigged by Camille Chamoun.

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Constitutional Bloc | | | 12 | +6 |
| | Armenian Revolutionary Federation | | | 2 | +1 |
| | Armenian Democratic Liberal Party | | | 0 | –1 |
| | Kataeb Party | | | 0 | New |
| | National Bloc | | | 0 | –11 |
| | Independents | | | 41 | +5 |
| Total | Total | | | 55 | 0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 167,853 | – | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 273,142 | 61.45 | | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. ||||||
