2009 Lebanese general election

{{Infobox election

| country = Lebanon

| type = parliamentary

| previous_election = 2005 Lebanese general election

| previous_year = 2005

| outgoing_members = Members of the 2005–2009 Lebanese Parliament

| elected_members = List of members of the 2009–2017 Lebanese Parliament

| next_election = 2018 Lebanese general election

| next_year = 2018

| seats_for_election = All 128 seats in the Parliament of Lebanon

| election_date = 7 June 2009

| image_size = 130x130px

| map_image = Lebanese election 2009.png

| map_size = 300px

| turnout = 55.2% {{increase}} 8.7%

| map_caption = Areas with a March 14 majority in blue, areas with a March 8 majority in orange

| colour1 = 3682D8

| image1 = Secretary Kerry Delivers Remarks With Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri (Cropped on Hariri).jpg

| leader1 = Saad Hariri

| alliance1 = March 14

| party1 = {{nowrap|Future Movement}}

| leaders_seat1 = Beirut III

| last_election1 = 36 seats

| seats_before1 =

| seats1 = 33

| percentage1 =

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 3

| colour2 = ED9121

| image2 = Michel Aoun with Putin 5 (cropped).jpg

| leader2 = Michel Aoun

| alliance2 = March 8

| party2 = FPM

| leaders_seat2 = Keserwan

| last_election2 = 15 seats

| seats_before2 =

| seats2 = 19

| percentage2 =

| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 4

| colour3 = 008000

| image3 = Nabih Berri.jpg

| leader3 = Nabih Berri

| alliance3 = March 8

| party3 = Amal Movement

| leaders_seat3 = Zahrani

| last_election3 = 14 seats

| seats_before3 =

| seats3 = 14

| percentage3 =

| seat_change3 = {{steady}} 0

| colour4 = F7DF19

| image4 = Hassan Nasrallah meets Khamenei in visit to Iran (3 8405110291 L600).jpg

| leader4 = {{nowrap|Hassan Nasrallah}}

| alliance4 = March 8

| party4 = Hezbollah

| leaders_seat4 = None

| last_election4 = 14 seats

| seats_before4 =

| seats4 = 13

| percentage4 =

| seat_change4 = {{decrease}} 1

| colour6 = F0001C

| image6 = Samir Geagea (cropped).jpg

| leader6 = Samir Geagea

| alliance6 = March 14

| party6 = Lebanese Forces

| leaders_seat6 = None

| last_election6 = 6 seats

| seats_before6 =

| seats6 = 8

| percentage6 =

| seat_change6 = {{increase}} 2

| colour5 = CC050F

| image5 = Walid Jumblatt ca 2006.jpg

| leader5 = Walid Jumblatt

| alliance_name = no

| alliance5 = None

| party5 = PSP

| leaders_seat5 = Chouf

| last_election5 = 16 seats

| seats_before5 =

| seats5 = 11

| percentage5 =

| seat_change5 = {{decrease}} 5

| colour7 = 138808

| image7 = Amine Gemayel.jpg

| leader7 = Amine Gemayel

| alliance7 = March 14

| party7 = Kataeb

| leaders_seat7 = None

| last_election7 = 3 seats

| seats7 = 5

| percentage7 =

| seat_change7 = {{increase}} 2

| colour8 = ADFF2F

| image8 = Sleiman Frangieh 2.jpg

| leader8 = {{nowrap|Sleiman Frangieh}}

| alliance8 = March 8

| party8 = {{nowrap|Marada Movement}}

| leaders_seat8 = Zgharta

| last_election8 = 0 seats

| seats8 = 3

| percentage8 =

| seat_change8 = {{increase}} 3

| title = Prime Minister

| before_election = Fouad Siniora
60px

| before_party = March 14

| after_election = Saad Hariri
60px

| after_party = March 14

| image9 = Hagop Pakradounian cropped.png

| colour9 = aa0000

| party9 = Tashnag

| leaders_seat9 = Metn

| leader9 = Hagop Pakradounian

| alliance9 = March 8

| seats9 = 2

| last_election9 = 2 seats

| seat_change9 = {{steady}} 0

}}

Parliamentary elections were held in Lebanon on 7 June 2009{{Cite web|url=http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/6308214.html|title=Lebanon's ruling coalition urges lawmakers to ban presidential election – People's Daily Online}}{{Cite web|url=http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90854/6567795.html|title = Lebanese Interior Ministry sets June 7 for Parliamentary elections – People's Daily Online}} to elect all 128 members of the Parliament of Lebanon. Although general elections are held every four years, this parliament due to various reasons stayed in power until the 2018 general election.

Background

The 2009 election was the first general election in Lebanon to be done in one day. Usually, the election used to be divided into four rounds across four weeks, with each round being held in different regions across Lebanon. Before the election, the voting age was to be lowered from 21 to 18 years, but as this requires a constitutional amendment, it did not happen before the election.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7953551.stm | work=BBC News | title=Lebanon voting age lowered by MPs | date=2009-03-19 | access-date=2010-05-07}}

Allocation of seats

Following a compromise reached in the Doha Agreement in May 2008 between the government and opposition, a new electoral law was put in place, as shown in the table below.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7411835.stm | work=BBC News | title=Lebanon rivals agree crisis deal | date=2008-05-21 | access-date=2010-05-07}} It was passed on 29 September 2008.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7643743.stm | work=BBC News | title=Lebanon approves new election law | date=2008-09-30 | access-date=2010-05-07}}

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!colspan=2|Seat allocation

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