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Elections 2005
Lists and Candidates

Beirut: 19 seats (Election Date:May 29)

"Martyr Prime Minister Rafic Hariri's Beirut Decision List"

Beiut one
: Achrafieh, Mazraa and Saifi. 6 Deputies: Maronites(1), Roman Catholic(1), Greek Orthodox (1), Evangelists (1), Sunnis (2).
Election Date: May 29, 2005

Winners:

Sunnis: Saadeddine Hariri (
39,499 votes), Ammar Houri (30,741 votes, replaced Bassem Yamout)
Maronite: Solange Gemayel (won by default, replaced Ghattas Khoury, )
Greek Catholic: Michel Pharaon (won by default)
Greek Orthodox: Gebran Tueni (
30,591 votes, replaced Bechara Merhej)
Evangelical: Bassem Al Shabb (won by default, replaced slain MP Bassel Fleihan).

Losers:
Sunnis: Ahamad Mohammad Dabbagh (7218 votes), JIhad Munir Al Dana ( 253 votes)
Greek Orthodox: Khalil Emile Brummana (6582 votes), Jean Jack Elie Tamer (23 votes).

Beirut Two
: Mussaitbeh, Bashoura and Rmeil. 6 Deputies: Armenian Orthodox (1), Greek Orthodox (1), Minorities (1), Sunni (2), Shiites (1).
Election Date: May 29, 2005

Sunnis: Bahije Tabara (27981 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 (7379 votes), Badr Rashid Al Tabsh (6182 votes), Ibrahim Halabi (3614 votes), Zuhair Ibrahim Al Khatib (1048 votes), Nabila Mohammad Saab (110 votes), Ahmad Yussef Yassine (28 votes).
Shiites: Ibrahim Shaseddine( 4178 votes), Ali Eashid Shahrour (491 votes), Saleheddine Osseiran (45 votes).
Greek Orthodox: Najah Salim Wakim (14231 votes).
Minorities: Raymaong George Asamr (6212 votes).

Beirut 3: Ain Mreissi, Ras Beirut, Zukak Blat, Medawar, Beirut Port and Mina El-Hosn. 7 Deputies: Greek Orthodox (2), Armenian Catholics (1), Sunnis (2), Shiites (1), Druze (1).
Election Date: May 29, 2005

Sunnis
: Ghinwa Jalloul (
23,731 votes), Mohammad Qabbani (24,527 votes).
Shiite: Ghazi Yussef (won by default, replaced Nasser Qandil).
Druze: Ghazi Al-Aridi (won by default, Jumblat's Progressive Socialist Party).
Armenian Orthodox: Jean Hogassabian (won by default), Hagop Kassarjian (won by default)
Armenian Catholic: Serge Torsarkissian (won by default).

Losers:
Sunnis: Adnan Trabulsi (5448 votes), Yehia Khodr Ahmad (1765).:

Notes:

1- Nine of Hariri's list has so far won by default, namely: Solange Gemayel, Michel Pharoan, Bassem Shabb,
Yeghia Djerdjian, Serge Torsarkissian, Jean Hogassabian, Hagop Kassarjian, Ghazi Yussef, and Ghazi Al-Aridi.

2- The following seats were contested:

Beiurt 1: Sunnite seats 2, number of contestants 4, namely: Saad Hariri, Ammar Al Houri, Jihad Dana, Ahamad Dabbagh. Greek Orthodox seats 1, number of contestants 3, namley: Gebran Tueni, Jack Tamer, Khalil Brummana.

Beirut 2: 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.

Beirut 3:  Sunnite seats 2, number of contestants 4, namely: Mohammad Qabbani, Ghenwa Jalloul, Adnan Trabulsi, Yehia Ahmad.

South Lebanon: 23 seats (Election Date:June 5)

South Lebanon One
: Sidon, Zahrani, Tyre and Bint Jbeil. 12 Deputies: Sunnis (2) Shiites (9) Greek Catholics (1).
Election Date: June 5, 2005

Fact and Figures: Number of seats: 12, number of candidates: 12, Number of registered voters: 381,247, number of voters: 178,988, Turnout: 46.16 %.

Winners:

"Resistence, Liberation and Development List"

Sidon-Zharani: Nabih Berri (Shiite, Amal Movement, number of votes: 153,036), Bahiyah Hariri (Sunnite, idependent, won by daefault), Osama Saad (Sunnite, Nasserite Popular Movement, won by default), Ali Adel Osseiran (Shiite, Speaker Berri's Resistance and Development Bloc, number of votes: 152,593), Michel Moussa (Catholic, Speaker Berri's Resistance and Development Bloc, number of votes: 152,705).

Losers:
Sidon: Riad Al Asaad (Shiite), number of votes: 19,646.
Zahrani: Hanna Abu Frahat (Greek Catholic, number of votes: 12,509.


Tyre: Ali Khreis
(Shiite, Amal Movement, number of votes: 149,446), Mohammad Fneish (Shiite, Hezbollah, moved from Bint Jbeil replacing Abdullah Qassir, number of votes: 154,056), Hassan Huballah (Shiite, Hezbollah, number of votes: 151,964), Abdulmajid Saleh (Shiite, Amal Movement, replacing Mohammad Abdul Hamid Beydoun, number of votes: 151,114).

Losers: Iyad Al Khalil (Shiite), number of votes:12,293, Hussein Safieddine (Shiite), number of votes: 6,784, Bushra Khalil (Shiite), number of votes: 4,399.

Bint Jbeil: Ayyoub Homayyid
(Shiite, Amal Movement, number of votes: 149,307), Hassan Fadlalah (Shiite, Hezbollah, new, replaced Mohammad Fneish who was moved to Tyre, number of votes: 152,539), Ali Bazzi (Shiite, Amal Movement, number of votes: 149,967).

Losers: Anwar Yassin (Shiite), number of votes: 18, 244, Naji Beydoun (Shiite), number of votes:9,776,

South Lebanon Two:
Marjeyoun-Hasbaya, Nabatieh and Jezzine. 11 Deputies: Shiites (5) Sunnis (1) Druze (1) Greek Orthodox (1) Maronites (2) Greek Catholics (1)
Election Date: June 5, 2005

Fact and Figures: Number of seats: 11, number of candidates: 23, Number of registered voters: 284,944, number of voters: 124,187, Turnout: 43 %.

Nabatieh: Mohammad Raad (Shiite, Hezbollah, number of votes: 107,853), Yassine Jaber (Shiite, Speaker Berri's Resistance and Development Bloc, number of votes: 107,302), Abdullatif Zein (Shiite, Speaker Berri's Resistance and Development Bloc, number of votes: 104,870).

Losers: Ali Hussein Hajj Ali (Shiite), Number of vo9es: 8,456, Hazem Shahine (Shiite), number of votes: 4,876, Kamal Hassan Wehbi (Shiite), number of votes: 4,674, Talal Fayyad (Shiite), number of votes: 990, Ali Trabulsi (Shiite), number of votes: 234.

Jezzine: Samir Azar (Maronite, Seaker Berri's Resistance and Development Bloc, won by default), Pierre Serhal (Maronite, independent, chosen by Hezbollah to replace George Najm, also a Hezbollah ally, won by default), Antoine Khouri (Catholic, Speaker Berri's Resistance and Development Bloc, won by default).

Marjeyoun-Hasbaya: Asaad Hardan (Greek Orthodox, Syrian National Socialist Party
, number of votes: 99,539), Anwar Khalil (Druze, Seaker Berri's Resistance and Development Bloc, number of votes: 106,953), Qassem Hashem (Sunnite, Lebanon Baath Party Branch, won by default), Ali Hassan Khalil (Shiite, Amal Movement, number of votes: 104,674), Mohammad Haidar (Shiite, Hezbollah, new, replaced Nazih Mansour, number of votes: 105,076).

Losers: Elias Abu Rizk (Greek Orthodox, number of votes: 15,737, Saad Mazraani, (Shiite), number of votes: 8,886, Ahmad Kamel Al Asaad (Shiite), Number of votes: 8,404, Abbas Sharafeddine (Shiite), Number of votes: 4,408, Izzeddine Shamseddine (Druze), number of votes: 3,338, Wilson Diba (Greek Orthodox), number of votes: 77, Kamel Ahmad Al Asaad (Shiite, announced withdrawal in a press conference), number of votes: 14.

"List of Resitance and Change" - Communist Party List

Nabatieh: Dr. Ali Al Hajj (Shiite), Dr. Kamal Wehbi (Shiite).
Marjeyoun-Hasbaya
: Abbas Sharafeddine (president of the South Lebanon Gathering, Shiite), Elias Abu Risk, former Genral Labor Union Chief, Greek Orthodox), Saadallah Mazraani (Communist Party Deputy Secretary General, Shiite)

Note
: The Hezbollah-Amal "Resistance, Liberation and Development List" in both South Lebanon's 23-seat constituencies include 6 Amal Movement members, 7 Speaker Berri's Resistance and Development Bloc members, 5 Hezbollah members plus one Hezbollah ally, one Hariri Futue Current candidate, one Baath Party member, one Syrian National Socialist Party member, and one Nasserite Popular Movement member.

Notes:

1- Six candiadate on the eletions by default: Bahiya Hariri and Osama Saad in "South Lebanon One" Constituency, Pierre Farid Serhal , Samri Ibrahim Azar, and Dr. Antoine Khouri from, Qassem Hashem in "South Lebanon Two" Constituency.

2- The following seats were contested:

South Lebanon One
:

a- Zahrani:
1- Shiite Seats 2, number of contestants 3, namely: Ali Adel Oseiran, Nabih Berri, Riyadh Al Asaad.
2- Greek Catholic Seats 1, Contestants 2, namely: Michel Moussa, Hanna Abu Frahat.
3- Sunnites: Bahiya Hariri (won by default), Osama Saad (won by default).

b- Tyre: Shiite Seats 4, number of contestants 7, namely: Iyad Ali Al Khalil, Ali Khreis, Abdulmajid Saleh, Hussein Safieddine, Hasan Huballah, Mohammad Fneish, Bushra Al Khalil.

c- Bint Jbeil: Shiite seats 3, number of contestants 6, namely: Ali Bazzi, Ayoub Homayyid, Mohammad Yassine, Hassan Fdallah, Naji Beydoun, Anwar Yassine.

South Lebanon Two:

a- Marjeyoun-Hasbaya:
1- Sunnite Seats 1, number of contestants 1, namely: Qassem Hashem (won by default)
2- Shiite seats 2, number of contestants 6, namely: Ahamd Kamel Al Asaad, Ali Hassan Khalil, Mahmoud
Haidar, Kamel Ahmad Al Asaad, Abbas Sharafeddine, Saad Mazraani.
3- Druze seats 1, number of contestants 2, namely: Anwar Al Khalil, Izzeddien Zieneddine.
4- Greek Orthodox seats 1, number of contestants 3, namely: Asaad Hardan, Geroge Wilson Deeba, Elias Abu Rizk.

b- Nabatieh:
Shiite seats 3, number of contestants 8, Namely: Abdellatif Al Zein, Yassine Jaber, Mohammad Raad, Ali Naim Trabulsi, Hazem Shahine, Ali Hussein Hajj Ali, Talal Fayyad, Kamal Wehbi.

c- Jezzine:
1- Maronite seats 2, number of contestants 4, namely: Pierre Farid Serhal (won by deafault), Samir Azar (won by deafault).
2- Catholic Seats 1, number of contestants 3, namely: Antoine Khouri (won by deafault).

Mount Lebanon: 35 Seats (Election Date: June 12, together with Beqaa)

Mount Lebanon One: Jbeil and Kesrouan. 8 Deputies: Maronites (7), Shiites (1).
Election Date: June 12, 2005

Number of seats: 8
Kesrouan:
5 seats (Maronites)
.
Jbeil: 3 seats (2 Maronites and one Shiite).
Contestents: 59.
Registered voters:157,100.
Total voters: 98,665.
Net Voters: 98,262.
Turnout: 55.62 percent


Winners


"Change and Reform List"

Backed by Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader General Miche Aoun

Maronites
: Michel Naiim Aoun (Kesrouan, 67,433 votes), Yussef Khalil (Kesrouan, 61,740 votes), Nimtallah Abi Nasr (Kesrouan, 59,738 votes), Dr. Farid Elias Al Kahazen (Kesrouan, 56,719), Mrs. Gilbert Maurice Zoein (Kesrouan, 52,376 votes), Walid  Najib Al Khouri (Jbeil, 56,840 votes), Brigadier Shamel Yussef Mozaya (Jbeil, 51,678 votes).
Shiites: Abbas Hasem (Jbeil, 62,294 votes).


Losers

Kesrouan
Maronites:
Mansour Ghanem Al Bone (34,138 votes), Farid Haikal Al Khazen (33,948 votes), Shawki Gergi Daccash (31,238 votes), Camille Antoine Ziadeh (30,745 votes), Clauvice Al Khazen (6,610 votes), Toni Kreidi (38 votes), Sheihk Badih Adib Hobeish (26, votes), Gabi Estephan Kamel (1 votes), Elias Shukrallah Al Khazem (10 votes), Fares Nouhad Boueiz (10 votes), Antoine Yusef Al Hakim (5 votes), Hanna Asaad Ghosn (4 votes), Simon Habib Sfeir (4 votes), Maroun Abou Sharaf (4 votes), Fadi Barakat (3 votes), Jean Najib Sarkis (2 votes), Nimaan Josep Mrad (1 vote), Elias Nabih Qazzi (1 vote), Joseph Abu Sharaf ( 0 votes), Rudolf Salim Franjie (0 votes), Antoine Bechara Al Mir (0 votyes), Sijaan Milad Al Qazzi (0 votes), Georeg Antoin abu Zeid(0 votes), Rober Odaimi (0 votes) Khalil Elias Karam (0 votes), Joseph Tanios Zyek (0 votes).


Jbeil
Maronites
: Fares Antoine Souaid (30,624 votes), Carlos Pierre Eddeh (28,125 votes), Jean Louis Qordahi (13,372 votes), Emile Boutros Nawfal (7,247 votes), Pierre Wakim Geara (9 votes), Nazem Shahid Al Khouri (8 votes), Roger Jean Eddeh (2 votes), Michel George Karam (2 votes), Jean Nassib Al Hawwat (1 vote), Fadi Najib Rohana Saqr (1 vote), Kamal Albert Qordahi (0 votes), Maroun Asaad Karam (0 votes), Simon Farid Abi Ramia (0 votes), Rafic Elias Abi Younis (0 votes)
Shiites: Mahmoud Awwad (28,215 votes), Samir Nayef Nayef Haidar Ahmad (3,408 votes), Mustafa Ali Al Hussein (23 votes), Afif Najib Awwad (3 votes), Mohammad Ali Haidar (2 votes), Saadoun Tanal Hamadeh (1 vote), Mohammad Deeb Rmehi Haidar Ahmad (0 votes), Mashhour Hassan Haidar Ahmad (0 votes), Diab Kamel Kenaan (0 votes)


"Unity of the Oppositions List"
Backed by the Qornet Shehwan Gathering, the National Bloc, the Lebanese Forces, and the Kataeb Reform Movement

Maronites:
Current MP Mansour Al Bone (Kesroun), Current MP Farid Haikal Al Khazen (Kesroun), former MP Camille Ziadeh (Kesroun), Alexader Rizk (Kesroun), Shawki Daccash (Kesroun), Carlos Eddeh (Jbeil), Fares Souaid (Jbeil).
Shiites:
Former MP Mahmoud Awwad (Jbeil)
.

"Independent Reslove List" - Incomplete

Maronites: Former minister Jean Louis Qordahi (Jbeil), former MP Emile Nawfal (Jbeil), and Clovis Al Kazen (Kesouan
Shiites:
Samir Haidar (Jbeil)
.

Facts and figures:

Number of voters: 157,158
Kesrouan voters: 86,700 of which 98.2 percent are Christians (89.6 percent Maronites), and 1.8 percent Muslims (1.5 percent Shiites).
Jbeil Voters: 70,880 of which 78.9 percent are Christians (73 percent Maronites), and 21.1 percent Muslims (18.8 percent Shiites).

Mount Lebanon Two: Metn. 8 Deputies: Maronites (4), Orthodox Armenians (1), Greek Orthodox (2), Greek Catholics (1).
Election Date: June 12, 2005

Number of Seats: 8
Maronites :
4
Greek Orthodox:
2
Armenian Orthodox: 1
Greek Catholics:
1

Contestents: 31.
Registered voters:163,069
Total voters: 83,502
Net Voters: 83,002
Turnout: 50.9 percent


Notes


  Free Patriotic Movement Leader General Michel Aoun announced Thusday (June 2, 2005) an incomplete list for the northern Metn electoral constituency. The list included former army General Edgar Maalouf (Catholic), current MP Ghassan Moukhaiber (Greek Ortodox), Ibrahim Kenaan (Maronite), Salim Salhab (Maronite) and Nabil Nicholas (Maronite). The list did not include candidates for the Greek Orthodox seat, Armenian Orthodox seat and the fourth Maronite seat in northern Metn. However, electoral alliances later pointed to an alliance with current Deputy Speaker MP Michel Murr whose list includes, besides himself, Tachnak Armenian Orthodox candidate Hagop Pakradonian.

  Metn MP Nassib Lahoud announced an electoral list for the northern Metn supported by Qornet Shehwan Gathering, the Democratic Renewal Movement and the Lebanese Forces. The list included current MP Nassib Lahoud, current MP Pierre Gemayel, Wadih Hajj and Eddy Abi Lamaa (Lebanese Forces) for the Maronite seats. It also included Qornet Shehwan Gathering member Gabriel Murr and Michel Akl for the Orthodox seats, Rafi Madoyan for the Armenian Orthodox seat and Philippe Maalouf for the Catholic seat.

  Other Leading candidates included Syrian National Socialist Party (SNSP) Candidate Ghassan Al Ashqar, Sarkis Elias Sarkis and Qaisar August Bakhos for the Maronite seats.

Winners

(General Aoun's FPM list won all Metn seats with the exception of the List's 4th vacant Maronite seat which was won by MP Pierre Gemayel).

Maronites: Ibrahim Kenaan (FPM, 56,840 votes), Salim Salhab (54,776 votes), Nabil Nicholas (FPM, 48,872 votes), Pierre Gemayel (Kaataeb Reform Movement, 29,421 votes).
Greek Orthodox: Ghassan Mohaiber (56,906 votes), Michel Murr (48,662).
Greek Catholic: Edgar Maalouf (FPM, 55,017 votes).
Armenian Orthodox: Hago Pakradonian (Tachnaq Party, 53,272 votes).

Losers

Maronites: Nassib Lahoud (27,567 votes), Majid Abillamah (24, 217 votes), Sarkis Elias Sarkis (22,304 votes), Wadih Fayez Al Hajj (21,409 votes), Ghassan Assad Al Ashqar (15,782 votes), Jean Yussef Abu Jawdeh (3,979 votes), Jihad Elias Salameh (1,481 votes), Qaissar August Bakhos (1,457 votes), Charbel Micel Salameh (16 votes), Elias Butros Al Zoghbi (74 votes), Emile Gergi Kennan (3 votes), Raymond Aziz Azar (2 votes).
Greek Orthodox: Gabriel Elias Murr (28,973 votes), Michel Mrad Akl (19,683), Elias Samir Mkaiber (808 votes), Riadc Toufoc Abou Fadel (16 votes).
Greek Catholic: Philippe Maalouf (20,115 votes), Dr. Antoine Habib Haddad (3,031votes), Selman Munir Samaha (1,720 votes), Ziad Saba Saliba (194 votes), Camille Bashir Kfouri (4 votes), Roger Joseph Chamaa (1 vote).
Armenian Orthodox: Rafi Madayan (25,043 votes)

Mount Lebanon Three: Baabda and Aley. 11 Deputies: Maronites (5), Shiites (2), Druze (3), Greek Orthodox (1).
Election Date: June 12, 2005

Number of seats: 11
Baabda:
6 seats (2 Shiites, 1 druze, 3 Maronites)
Aley:
5 seats (2 Druze, 2 Maronites, 1 Greek Orthodox)
Contestents
: 38.
Registered voters: 251,164
Total voters: 137,915
Net Voters: 137,032
Turnout: 54.43 percent


Winners

"Unity of the Mountain List"
Hariri-Jumblat-Qornet-Shehwan-Lebanese Forces backed list
Druze: Akram Hussein Chehayeb (PSP, Aley, 70,085  votes), Faisal Sayegh (PSP, Aley, New), 69,193  votes), Ayman  Shawkat Choucair (PSP, Baabda, 68,698  votes).
Maronites: Edmond Naiim (Baabda, Lebanese Forces, 71,453 votes), Antoine Ghanem (Kataeb Reform Movement, Baabda, 70,946 votes), Henri Helou (Aley, 69,637 votes), Fouad as-Saad (Aley, 69,567 votes), Abdallah Victor Farhat (Baabda, 69,440 votes),
Shiites: Ali Ammar (Hezbollah, Baabda, 74,892 votes), Bassem as-Sabeh (Hariri Future Tide Movement, Baabda, 71,531 votes).
Greek Orthodox: Antoine Andraos (Aley, 69,748 votes)

First Losers

Aoun-Arslan Backed list
Druze: Talal Arslan (Aley, 65,352 votes), Ghaleb Al Awar (Aley, 62,584 votes), Issam Sharafeddine (Aley, 60,527 votes).
Maronites: Pierre Daccach (Baabda, 64,916 votes), Hikmat Deeb (Aley, 62,994 votes), Shakeeb Qartbawi (Baada, 61,764 votes), Naji Camille Gharios (Baabda, 59,023), Assad Abi Raad (Aley,
Lebanese Forces, independent of Geagea, 54,291 votes),     .
Shiites: Ramzi Kanj (Baabda, 61,556 votes), Saad Mustapha Slim (Baabda, 24,405 votes).
Greek Orthodox: Marwan Abu Fadel (Aley, 62,362 votes).

Other Losers

Druze: Suhail Salim Al Awar (Baabda, 25 votes), Hayat Wahhab (Aley, 20 votes),
Maronites: Antoine Elie Hitti (Aley, 7,423 votes), Elias Gerges Abi Aasi (Babda, 2568 votes), Antoine Yussef Harb, Rafic Saad Feghali (Baabda, 915 votes), (Baabda, 48 votes), Salah Edwar Honein (Baabda, 29 votes), Camille Mekarzel (Babda, 26 votes),    Milad Yusef Al Qareh (Babda, 15 votes), Yussef Abdo Mouanis (Baabda, 6, votes), Charles Camille Chidiac (Baabda, 6 votes),
Shiites: Salah Mahmoud Haraka (Baabda, 14 votes), Fayez Amine Rahhal ( 67 votes), Said Mohammad Alameh (Baabda, 16 votes), Riad Hassan Raad (Baabda, 5 votes).
Greek Orthodox: Eid Najib Abdelnour (Baabda, 32 votes),

Mount Lebanon Four: Chouf. 8 Deputies: Druze (2). Maronites (3). Sunnis (2). Greek Catholics (1).
Election Date: June 12, 2005

Number of seats: 8 (2 Sunnites, 2 Druze, 3 Maronites, 1 Greek Catholic)
Contestents
: 16.
Registered voters: 165,803
Total voters: 82,167
Net Voters: 80,265
Turnout: 48.41 percent


Winners
"Democratic Gathering List"
Backed by PSP leader Walid Jumblat, Future Movement and the Lebanese Forces
Druze: Walid Jumblat (Druze Overlord, PSP Leader, won by default), Marwan Hamadeh (won by default).
Maronite: Nabil Boustani (53,543 votes), Elie Aoun (52,075 votes), George Adwan (Lebanese Forces, replaced George Deeb Nehme, 51,701 votes).
Sunnite: Mohammad Qassem Al Hajjar (57,104 votes), Alaeddine Khodr Tirro (574,861votes).
Catholic: Nehmeh Tohme (57,358 votes).

Losers
Maronites:
Mario Aziz Aoun (FPM, 21, 990 votes), Camille Dori Chamoun (NLP, 17,074), Ghayath Fouad Bustani (16,958 votes), Simon Wadih Qazzi (2,939 votes), Camille Butros Lahoud (592 votes), Ryamond Abdo Rajha (15 votes).
Sunnites: Ramzi Shaker Awwad (14,192 votes),
Greek Catholic: Sleiman Bou Rjeili (10,439 votes).

North Lebanon: 28 Seats (Election Date: June 19)

North Lebanon One: Akkar, Dinnieh and Besharri. 11 Deputies: Sunnis (5), Greek Orthodox (2), Maronites (3), Alawites (1).
Election Date: June 19, 2005

Akkar: 7 seats (3 Sunnites, 1 Alawite, 1 Maronite)
Dinnieh: 2 Sunnite seats
Bsherri: 2 Maronite seats
Contestents
: 38.
Registered voters: 295,965
Total voters: 153,344
Net Voters: 152,752
Turnout: 51.61 percent

Winners

"National Unity 14 March List"

Hariri's Future Tide Movement, Lebanese Forces (LF), Qornet Shehawan and allies
Sunnites: Mahmoud Al Morad (Akkar, Future Movement, 85,256 votes), Mustafa Hashem (Akkar, Future Movement, 83,302 votes), Azzam Dandashi (Akkar, Future Movement, 83,046), Ahmad Fatafat (Dinnieh, Future Movement, 89,196 votes), Qassem Ali Abdulaziz (Dinnieh, independent, 94,760 votes), Mustafa Hashem (Akkar, Future Movement, 83,302 votes) .
Maronites: Sitrida Tawk Geagea (Bsherri, Lebanese Forces, 93,340), ELie Kairouz (Bsherri, Lebanese Forces, 91,161), Hadi Fawzi Hobeish (Akkar, independent, 91,568 votes).
Greek Orthodox: Riad Rahal (Akkar, independent, 94,683 votes), Abdallah Raouf Hanna (Akkar, independent, 88, 509 votes).
Alawites: Mustafa Ali Hussein (Akkar, Future, 87, 966 votes).

Losers


"Popular Will List
" - Al Qarar Al Shaabi
Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), Former PM Omar Karami, Zgharta MP Sleimen Franjieh, MP Issam Fares, Syrian National Socialist Party and allies
Sunnites: Wajih Baarini (Akkar, 52,243 votes), fomer MP Talal Merhbi (Akkar, 46,600 votes), current MP Mohammad Yehia (Akkar, 45,180 votes), Jihad Al Samad (Dinnieh, 52,899 votes),
Mohammad Ahmad Al Fadel (Dinnieh, 46,300 votes).
Maronites: Gebran Tawk (Bsherri, 48,278), Roy Issa Al Khouri (Bsherri, 43,871 votes), Mikhael Daher (Akkar, 50,701 votes).
Greek Orthodox: Joseph Abdallah Shahda (Akkar, Aoun's FPM, 50,166 votes, Karim Al Rassi (Akkar, 44,431).
Alawites: Shehadeh Al Ali (Akkar, 15,010 votes).

"Popular Decision List" - Alqarar Al Watani
Incomplete list formed by a number of independent candidates
Sunnites: Jamal Ismail (Akkar, 15,441 votes), Saoud Al Yussef (Akkar, 12,735 votes), Khaled Daher (Akkar, 10, 611 votes), Haitham Al Samad (Dinnieh, 6,351 votes).
Maronites: Ghassan Habib Al Ashqar (Akkar, 8,987 votes), Joseph Mikhael (Akkar), Butros Succar (Dinnieh-Bsherri), Joseph Mherbes (Dinnieh-Bsherri).

Other losers

Sunnites: Yaman Abdallh Al Asaad (Akkar, 1,626 votes),
Riad Qassem Al Samad (Dinnieh, 1557 votes), Mahammd Mahmoud Qassem (Akkar, 961 votes), Khaled Mahmoud Othman (Akkar, 412 votes), Hassan Ahmad Yehia (Akkar, 45 votes), Madine Ali Fatfat (Dinnieh, 3 votes).
Alawites:
Mohammad Fayez Shamsine (Akkar, 5,854 votes), Zahreddine Ali Issa (Akkar, 5,677 votes), Abdelrahman Mohammad Abdelrahman (Akkar, 5,632 votes), Mohammad Tamer Tamer (Akkar, 5,049 votes), Ahmad Ibrahim Al Hidam (Akkar, 1,324 votes), Nada Yunis Hassan (Akkar, 939 votes).
Maronites: Butros Succar (Bsherri, 76,76), Joseph Mikhael (Akkar, 4,807 votes), Elie George Mherbes (Bsherri, 3,258 votes,  Rogar Ramez al Nashar (Akkar, 251 votes), Eli Tannous Al Shater (Akkar, 175 votes), Melhem Gebran Tawq (Bsherri, 14), Rashid Micehl Daher (Akkar, 8 votes).
Greek Orthodox: Eli Asaad Saad (Akkar, 2,118 votes),  Issma Husni Bitar (Akkar, 15 votes).

North Lebanon Two: T
ripoli, Minyeh, Zghorta, Batroun and Koura. 17 Deputies: Sunnis (6), Orthodox (4), Alawites (1), Maronites (6).
Election Date: June 19, 2005

17 seats: Sunnis (6), Orthodox (4), Alawites (1), Maronites (6).
Number of Voters: 391,501 (Tripoli: 175,540, Minieh: 38,002, Zgharta: 66,290, Koura: 55,847, Batroun: 55,822)

Tripoli: 8 seats (5 Sunnites, 1 Alawite, 1 Maronite, 1 Greek Orthodox)
Minyeh: 1 Alawite seat
Zgharta: 3 Maronite seats
Batroun: 2 Maronite seats
Koura: 3 Greek Orthodox saets
Contestents
: 59.
Registered voters: 392,012
Total voters: 177,362
Net Voters: 175,971
Turnout: 44.89 percent

Winners

"Reconciliation and Reform List"
Hariri's Future Tide Movement,Tripoli Bloc, Lebanese Forces, Qornet Shehawan, Democratic Left
Sunnites:
Current MP Mohammad Safadi (Tripoli, 104,711 votes),  current MP Mosbah Al Ahdab (Tripoli, Democratic Renwewal Movement, 97,137) current MP Mohammad Kabbara (Triploi, 96,922 votes), former minister Samir Al Jisr (Triploi, Future Movement, 93,903 votes), Dr. Mutapha Mohammad Alloush (Tripoli, 92,015 votes), Hashem Alameddine (Minyeh, 89,060 votes).
Maronites: current MP Butros Harb (Batroun, Qornet Shehwan, 95,554 votes), Nayla Moawad (Zgharta, Qornet Shehwan, 93,032 votes), Jawad Simon Boulos (Zgharta, 91,786), Samir Franjieh (Zgharta, Qornet Shehwan, 90,830 votes), Elias Atallah (Tripoli, Democtaric Left Movement, 89,890 votes),  Antoine Zahara (Batroun, Lebanese Forces, 87,645 votes).
Greek Orthodox: Current MP Maurice Fadel (Tripoli, Independent, 99,284 votes), current MP Farid Mekari (Koura, Future Movement, 96,837 votes), former MP Nicholas Ghosn (Koura, 92,907 votes), Farid Habib (Koura, Lebanese Force, 93,169 votes).
Alawites: Badr Wannous (Tripoli, 89,688).

Losers

"Popular Decision List
" - Qarar Al Shaab
Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), Zgharta MP Sleimen Franjieh, Lebanese Communist Party, Former PM Omar Karami, Syrian National Socialist Party and allies
Sunnites: Former MP Abdelmajid Al Rafii (Tripoli, 74,860 votes), Dr. Mohammad Nadim Al Jisr (Tripoli, 69,401 votes), former MP Ahmad Karami (Tripoli, 66,914 votes), Nawwaf Salem Kabbara (Tripoli, 63,482 votes), Dr. Saffouh Yakan (Triploi, 61,405 votes), Mahmoud Tobbo (Minyeh, 63,484 votes).
Maronites: Current MP Suleiman Franjieh (Zgharta, 82,670 votes), former MP Istephan Douehi (Zghrata, 68,042 votes), Salim Karam (Zgharta, 65,325 votes), Fayez Karam (Tripoli, FPM, 75,408 votes), Gebran Bassil (Batroun, FPM, 74,623 votes), Nizar Younis (Batroun, FPM, 71,684 votes).
Greek Orthodox: Current MP Fayez Ghosn (Koura, 68,888 votes), Salim Al Azar (Koura, FPM, 67,002 votes), Rafli Diab (Tripoli, 65,077 votes), Dr. Ata Jabbour (Koura, 63,017 votes).
Alawites: Current MP Ahamad Hbous (Tripoli, 66,006 votes).

Other Losers

Sunnites:
Taha Iffat Naji (Tripoli, 11,162 votes), Saleh Qazem Kheir (Minyeh, 8,077 votes), Kamail Mohammad Al Kheir (Miyeh, 3,749 votes), (Walid Mahmoud Al Swalhi (Tripoli 4,388 votes), Monah Abdelrazzak Adib (Triploi, 1,830 votes), Mustapha Rashad Awad (Triploi, 860 votes), Mohmmad Rifaat Al Shabib (198 votes), Ghada Mohammad Al Dandashi (Tripoli, 23 votes), Mohamad Saadallah Mattar (Tripoli, 22 votes).
Maronites:
Qaissar Farid Moawad (Zgharta, 6,700 votes), Pierre Kalim Al Hashash (Batroun, 503 votes), Samer George Saadeh (Tripoli, 29 votes), Grace Naoum Elias (Batroun, 12 votes), Ibrahim Abdallah Risha (Batroun, 8 votes).
Greek Orthodox:
Hanna Costantine Al Einati (Koura, 10,043 votes), Fadia Shehadeh Karam (Koura, 862 votes), Joseph Gerges Al Sabaa (Koura, 581 votes), Nestas William Al Koushari (Tripoli, 152 votes), George Nabih Al Bourji (Koura, 71 votes), Lutfallah Gebrail Khlat (Tripoli, 25 votes), Massad fares Boulos (Koura, 7 votes), Jean Jabr Mefarrij (Koura, 4 votes).
Alawites:
Ali Youssef Eid (Tripoli, 4,565 votes), Nazik Deeb Raad (Tripoli, 1,653 votes), Mohammad Mohammad Jahjah (Tripoli, 607 votes).

The Biqaa: 23 Seats (Election Date: June 12, together with Mount Lebanon)

Biqaa One: Baalbek and Hermel. 10 Deputies: Greek Catholics (1), Maronites (1,) Sunnis (2), Shiites (6).
Election Date: June 12, 2005

Number of Seats: 10 (1 Greek Catholic, 1 Maronite, 2 Sunnis, 6 Shiites)
Contestents
: 38.
Registered voters: 233,199
Total voters: 122,843
Net Voters: 122,287
Turnout: 52.28 percent

Winners

"Loyalty to the Resistance List"
Hezbollah-backed list
Shiites: Ali Moqdad (Hezbollah, new, 86 815 votes), Hussein Hajj Hasan (Hezbollah, current MP, 86,262 votes), Jamal Ali Taqsh (Hezbollah, new,  84,727 votes), Ghazi Zeaiter (Amal Movement, current MP, 81,733 votes), Nawwar Mohammad Al Sahily (Hezbolah ally, replaced Baath Party Lebanon branch Chief Assem Qanso, 81,502 votes), Hussein Husseini (former speaker, independent, current MP, 78,945 votes),
Sunnites: Ismail Sukkariya (current MP, Hezbollah ally, 87612, votes), Kamel Mohammad Rifaii (new, Hezbollah ally, 86,016, votes).
Maronites: Nader Sukkar (Phalange Party, current MP, 82,574 votes).
Greek Catholic: Marwan Fares (Syrian National Socialist Party, current MP, 80,538 votes).

Notes:
1- Changes to Hezbollah's bloc involved removing two Hezbollah MPs, Namely Ammar Al Mousawi and Mohammad Yaghi, and two Sunnite allies, namely Ibrahim Bayan and Masoud Al Hojeiri
2- The candidacy of Assem Qanso was subject to contoversy within Lebanon's Baath Party Branch. He later announced his decsion to withdraw his candidacy. Under consideration were names like former minister Fayez Shukr, Mahmoud Al Masri and Shawki Nassereddine.

Losers

Shiites
: Former MP Yahia Shamas (34,132 votes), Ali Mousawi (26,125 votes), Hassan Nabha (25,436), Hafez Qamhaz (22,361 votes), Duraid Yaghi (21,971 votes), Rifaat Al Masri (17,718 votes), Ali Sabri Hamadeh (11,777 votes), Fadi Younis (8,9219 votes), Aql Hamiyyeh (4,915 votes), Moheeb Sobhi Hamadeh (1,200 votes), Mohammad Zeiater (930 votes), Eal Badri Dandash (305 votes), Fayes Shokr (11 votes), Hani Shamas (67 votes), Assem Qano (5 votes).
Maronites: Tarq Habshi (30 935 votes), Elias Mikhael Hadshiti (39 votes), Shawki Tannous Al Fakhri (4 votes).
Greek Catholic: Albert Mansour (26,563 votes), Selim Kallas (8,358 votes), Saoud Rofayel (3,256 votes), Talal Makdisi (72 votes), Hassan Makhlouf 34 votes).
Sunnites: Hussein Mohammad Solh (
23,241 votes), Mustapha Al Hojeiri (22,69  votes), Mohammad Ahmad Dergham (239 votes), Mohammad Hussein Al Atrach (47 votes).

Biqaa Two: Zahleh. 7 Deputies: Sunnis (1), Greek Catholics, (2) Maronites, (1) Greek Orthodox, (1) Armenian Orthodox(1), Shiites (1).
Election Date: June 12, 2005

Number of Seats: 7 (1 Sunnite, 1 Shiite, 1 Maronite, 2 Greek Catholics, 1Greek Orthodox, 1 Armenian Orthodox)
Contestents
: 52.
Registered voters: 141,226
Total voters: 69,488
Net Voters: 68,999
Turnout: 48.85 percent

Voters per sect
Sunnites: 33,836
Greek Catholic: 29,133
Maronites: 24,193
Shiites: 19,611
Greek Orthodox: 14,725
Armenian Orthodox: 8,545
Minorities: 6,491
Armenian Catholic: 1,864
Evangelical: 1,324
Druze: 724
Jews: 69
Alawites: 9
Total: 140518.

Winners

"Popular List"

Backed by Current MP Elias Skaff, General Michel Aoun and Tachnaq Party
Greek Catholic: Elias Joseph Skaff (38,035 votes), Note: list member Fouad Turk lost to Nicholas Fattouch
Maronites: Salim Aoun (36,408 votes)
Greek Orthodox: Dr. Camille Al Maalouf (31,108 votes).
Armenian Orthodox: George Qassarji (35, 065 votes)..
Shiites: Hassan Mohammad Yaaqoub (31,920 votes, Note: Hassan Yaaqoub is the son of Sheikh Mohammad Yaaqoub who disapperaed with Imam Mussa Sadr in Libya)

Sunnite: Assem Arraji (31,418 votes)

"Zahleh Dignity and Biqaa Accord List"
Backed by Hariri's Future Tide Movement

Greek Catholic: Nicholas Fattouch (31,111 votes).

Losers

"Zahleh Dignity and Biqaa Accord List
"
Backed by Hariri's Future Tide Movement
Greek Catholic: (List member Nicholas Fattouch was the only winner form this list)
Maronites: Elie Marouni (22, 094 votes), Khalil Hrawi (3,257 votes), George Sawwan (3,253 votes), Albert Ghantous (446 votes), Joseph Chamoun (8 votes), Paul Charbel ( 3 votes).
Greek Orthodox: Yussef Al Maalouf (29,089 votes), Joseph Maalouf (2,293 votes), Nassif Al Tini (1,640), Nabil Al Haddad (428 votes), Shukri Al Tini (17 votes), Rger Dibbs (2 votes).
Armenian Orthodox: Antoine Nashanakian (26,900 votes), Shant Jeanjeanian (601 votes), Vartex Chabarian (379 votes).
Shiites: Mohsen Daloul (28,975 votes).

Sunnite: Khaled Sarout (26,378 votes).

"Popular List"
Backed by Current MP Elias Skaff and General Michel Aoun and Tachnaq Party
Greek Catholic: Fouad Turk (28,327 votes).

Other Losers

Greek Catholic:
Toni Mikhael Abu Khater ( 10,807 votes), Toni Gerges Tohmi (2,778 votes), Joseph Elias Al Qassof (1,746 votes), Naji Michel Skaff (731 votes), Suhail Melhem Al Qash (231 votes), Habib Micel Qousta (235 votes), Elas Fouad Skaff (33 votes), Elie Wadi Fakhouri 12 votes), Walid Michel Choueri (10 votes).
Shiites: Ali Bou Hamdan (1,058 votes), Amer Al Sabbouri (1,006 votes), Mazen Badra (703 votes),, Mohammad Al Sahili (623 votes), Shafic Al Mousawi (174 votes), Mohammad Abu Hamdan 36 votes), Mayyad Haidar (17 votes).
Sunnite: Ali Mohammad Mita (3,373 votes), Kamal Hassan Al Meis (2,365 votes), Toufic Rashid Al Hindi (1,591 votes), Samih Hassan Al Yaman (338), Najah Rifaat Qazaoun (14 votes), Hassn Omar Al Ali (10 votes), Ahmad Jamil Yassine (4 votes), Izzeddine (0 votes), Omar Qassem Al Jammal (0 votes), Rida Khaled Al Meis (0 votes), Ghassan Abdallah Al Maeis (0 votes).

Biqaa Three: West Bekaa and Rashaya. 6 Deputies: Druze (1), Sunnis (2), Greek Orthodox (1), Maronites (1), Shiites (1).
Election Date: June 12, 2005

Number of Seats: 6 (2 Sunnites, 1 Shiite, 1 Druze, 1 Maronite, 1 Greek Orthodox)
Contestents:
29
Registered voters:
112,334
Total voters:
50,043
Net Voters:
49,637
Turnout:
44.18 percent

Winners

"National Resolve List"
Backed by Hariri's Future Tide Movement, Amal Movement and Jumblat's Progressive Socialist Party
Sunnites: Ahamad Fattouh (25,767 votes), Jamal Jarrah (25,682 votes).
Greek Orthodox: Antoine Saad (25,984 votes)
Shiites: Nasser Nasrallah (Amal Movement, 26,120 votes)
Maronites: Robert Ghanem (29,923 votes)
Druze:  Wael Abu Faour (Jumblat's PSP, 27,651 votes))


Losers
"The Biqaa Resolve Renewal List"

Sunnites
: Sami Khatib (3,692 votes), Note: The list left one seat vacant for the second Sunnite seat
Greek Orthodox: Elie Ferzli (17, 595 votes).
Shiites: Mahmoud Abu Hamdan (16,056 votes)
Maronites: Seat left vacant.
Druze:  Seat left vacant.

Mrad-Daoud-Chedid List
Sunnites: Abdelrahim Morad (15,543 votes)
Greek Orthodox: Vacant
Shiites: Vacant
Maronites: Henri Chedid (15,634 votes).
Druze: Faisal Al Daoud (18,430 votes)


Other Losers
Sunnites
: Farouq Dahrouj (10,688 votes), Abdallah Wahhab (5,801 votes), Jamil Shraniq (3,317 votes), Omar Chibli (939 votes), Momtaz Fawwaz (74 votes), Ziad Al Qadri (27 votes), Ahmad Al Khatib (3 votes), Al Al Hajj (2 votes0, Samir Harb (1 vote).
Greek Orthodox: Sami Abboud (1,505 votes), Norma Frezli (695 votes), Elias Al Ferzli (40 votes), Nicholas Saba (1 vote).
Shiites: Ali Sobh (3,377 votes), Hani Sleiman (510 votes), Mohammad Asaad ( 138 votes), Mohammad Qassem (3 votes).

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