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Beirut Two Constituency
Election Date: May 29, 2005

Mussaitbeh, Bashoura and Rmeil. 6 Deputies: Armenian Orthodox (1), Greek Orthodox (1), Minorities (1), Sunni (2), Shiites (1).

Winners

Sunnis: Bahije Tabara (27,981 votes, replaced Adnan Arakji), Walid Eido (25,123 votes).
Shiites: Amin Sherri (
( 31,859 votes, Hezbollah, replaced Mohammad Berjawi)
Greek Orthodox: Atef Majdalani (
26,163 votes).
Armenian Orthodox: Yeghia Djerdjian (won by default).
Minorities: Nabil de Freij (Christian Latin)

Losers

Sunnis: Adnan Araqji (7,379 votes), Badr Rashid Al Tabsh (6,182 votes), Ibrahim Halabi (3,614 votes), Zuhair Ibrahim Al Khatib (1,048 votes), Nabila Mohammad Saab (110 votes), Ahmad Yussef Yassine (28 votes).
Shiites: Ibrahim Shaseddine( 4,178 votes), Ali Eashid Shahrour (491 votes), Saleheddine Osseiran (45 votes).
Greek Orthodox: Najah Salim Wakim (14231 votes).
Minorities: Raymaong George Asamr (6212 votes).

Contested Seats:

Sunnite seats: 2, number of contestants 8, namely: wald Eido, Bahije Tabbare, Adnan Araqji, Ahamad Yassin, Nabila Saab, Ibrahim Halabi, Zuhair Khatib, Badr Tabsh.
Shiite Seats: 1, number of contestants 4, namely: Amin Sherri, Ibrahim Shameddine, Ali Sharour, Salah Osseiran.
Greek Orthodox seats: 1,  number of contestants Atef Majdalain, Najah Wakim.
Minorities seats: 1, number of contestants 2, namely: Nabil de Freij, Raymond Asmar.

Turnout: Interior minister Hassan Sabaa announced in a press conference held Sunday evening after closing the polls that the overall turnout registered 28 percent according to the following official results:

Beirut One: Achrafieh: 17 percent, Saifi: 17 percent, Mazraa: 44 percent. Weighted average: 32 percent.
Beirut Two: Bashoura: 35 percent, Rmail: 11 percent, Msaitbeh: 37 percent. Weighted average: 31 percent.
Beirut Three: Mrafaa-Mdawar: 10 percent, Ain Mreisi: 34 percent, Ras Beirut: 24 percent, Zokak Al Blat: 24 percent, Mina Al Hosn: 14 percent. Weighted average: 21 percent.

Beirut election figures:

Overall sectarian distribution:
780 balloting boxes were positioned in Beirut to allow 420,630 registered voters to cast their votes. Spread over Beirut's three constituencies, the overall sectarian distribution is as follows: Sunnites: 181,678, Shiites: 57,029, Armenian Orthodox: 47,169, Greek Orthodox: 42,287, Maronites: 24,711, Greek Catholic: 9,682, Syriac Catholic: 8,232, Latin: 5,822, Jews: 5,534, Syriac Orthodox: 5,246, Druze: 5,073, Armenian Protestant: 3720, Protestant: 3190, Caldian Catholic: 1364, Assyrians: 387, Caldians: 229, Alawites: 215, Adventists: 177, Caldian Orthodox 111, Bahais: 33, Evangelical: 8, sundries: 1.

Sectarian distribution per constituency:
1- Beirut One: Number of voters: 135,899 spread over Achrafief: 51,993, Mazraa: 74,340, Saifi: 9,566.
2- Beiut Two: Number of voters: 137,466 spread over Msaitbeh: 63,132, Bashoura: 45,262, Rmeil: 29,072.
3- Beirut Three: Number of voters: 147,265 spread over Dar Mreisi: 10,621, Ras Beirut: 30,062, Zokak al Balat: 42,663, Modawar: 41,789, Marfaa: 8,664. Mina Hosn: 13,466.

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