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)

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