General elections were held in

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between 24 March and 7 April 1968. Independent candidates won the majority of seats, although many of them were considered to be members of various blocs. Voter turnout was 49.6%. Politically the election was a confrontation between the mainly

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and Chehabists candidates.

Background

According to the 1960 constitution, the 99 seats were divided amongst ethnic and religious groups:Lebanon
Inter-Parliamentary Union

Results

Electoral districts

Marjeyoun-Hasbaya

The district has 4 seats allocated to 2 Shiites, 1 Sunni and 1

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. There were eleven candidates in the fray, with ten candidates contesting on three different tickets. The eleventh candidate contested on his own.Zuwiyya, Jalal.
The Parliamentary Election of Lebanon 1968
'. Leiden: Brill, 1972. pp. 41, 53-55 The fight stood primarily between two tickets, each headed by a candidate from the al-As'ad family (a powerful Shiite family in the area).Zuwiyya, Jalal.
The Parliamentary Election of Lebanon 1968
'. Leiden: Brill, 1972. pp. 41, 53-55

References

1968 in Lebanon Elections in Lebanon Election and referendum articles with incomplete results {{Lebanon-poli-stub