1992 Lebanese general election
{{Infobox election
| country = Lebanon
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 1972 Lebanese general election
| previous_year = 1972
| next_election = 1996 Lebanese general election
| next_year = 1996
| seats_for_election = All 128 seats in the Parliament of Lebanon
| majority_seats =
| election_date = {{nowrap|23 August–11 October 1992}}
| turnout = 30.35% ({{decrease}}24.03pp)
| image1 = Sayyid Nasrallah.jpg
| leader1 = Hassan Nasrallah
| party1 = Hezbollah
| seats_before1 = New
| seats1 = 8
| seat_change1 = New
| image2 = {{Election image filler|Syrian Social Nationalist Party|SSN}}
| leader2 =
| party2 = SSNP
| seats_before2 = 0
| seats2 = 6
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}6
| image3 = Walid Jumblatt 6C2.jpg
| leader3 = Walid Jumblatt
| party3 = Progressive Socialist Party
| seats_before3 = 5
| seats3 = 5
| seat_change3 = {{steady}}
| image4 = Berri.jpg
| leader4 = Nabih Berri
| party4 = Amal Movement
| seats_before4 = New
| seats4 = 5
| seat_change4 = New
| image5 = {{Election image filler|Islamic Group (Lebanon)|JAI}}
| leader5 =
| party5 = Islamic Group
| seats_before5 = New
| seats5 = 3
| seat_change5 = New
| image6 = {{Election image filler|Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party|ASB}}
| leader6 = Abdullah Al Amin
| party6 = Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Lebanon Region
| seats_before6 = 1
| seats6 = 2
| seat_change6 = {{increase}}1
| title = Prime Minister
| before_election = Rachid Solh
| before_party = Independent politician
| after_election = Rafic Hariri
| after_party = Independent politician
}}{{Politics of Lebanon}}
General elections were held in Lebanon between 23 August and 11 October 1992, the first since 1972.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p183 {{ISBN|0-19-924958-X}} Independent candidates won the majority of seats, although most of them were considered members of various blocs. Voter turnout was 30%.Nohlen et al., p184
Results
File:1992 Vote Law Electoral Districts - Lebanon.png
{{Election results
|image=File:Lebanon Parliament 1992.svg
|party1=Hezbollah|votes1=|seats1=8|sc1=New
|party2=Syrian Social Nationalist Party|votes2=|seats2=6|sc2=+6
|party3=Progressive Socialist Party|votes3=|seats3=5|sc3=0
|party4=Amal Movement|votes4=|seats4=5|sc4=New
|party5=Islamic Group|votes5=|seats5=3|sc5=New
|party6=Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party|votes6=|seats6=2|sc6=+1
|party7=Arab Democratic Party|votes7=|seats7=1|sc7=New
|party8=Al-Ahbash|votes8=|seats8=1|sc8=New
|party9=Toilers League|votes9=|seats9=1|sc9=New
|party10=Popular Nasserist Organization|votes10=|seats10=1|sc10=New
|party11=Promise Party|votes11=|seats11=1|sc11=New
|party12=Armenian Revolutionary Federation|votes12=|seats12=1|sc12=0
|party13=Social Democrat Hunchakian Party|votes13=|seats13=1|sc13=+1
|party14=Armenian Democratic Liberal Party|votes14=|seats14=0|sc14=0
|party15=Independents|votes15=|seats15=92|sc15=+29
|total_sc=+29
|totalvotes=723291
|electorate=2383345
|source=Nohlen et al.
}}
Of the 92 independent MPs, 68 were considered to be members of various blocs:Nohlen et al., p190 {{ISBN|0-19-924958-X}}
- 12 in the Berri bloc (plus the five Amal Movement MPs)
- 11 in the Hrawi bloc
- 10 in the Salim el-Hoss bloc
- 9 in the Karami bloc
- 6 in the Frangieh bloc
- 5 in the Jumblatt bloc (plus the five Progressive Socialist Party MPs)
- 4 in the Hezbollah bloc (plus the eight Hezbollah MPs)
- 4 in the Murr bloc
- 3 in the Hariri bloc
- 3 in the Armenian Revolutionary Federation bloc (plus one MP from the party)
- 1 in the Hubayqa bloc (plus the Promise Party MP)
References
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