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WOMEN IN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

Key Figures

10


Gender Results By Major Districts

BEKAA 1 Zahle

Popular Bloc 10,885

1,599Kulluna Watani

Zahle for Everyone 36,391

Marie-Jeane Krikor Mahran Belazkjian

Vanda Edouard Chedid

Myriam Gebran Taouk

AOZahle31PharmacistIndependent

GOZahle62University ProfessorCivil Society

*PO Polling officers*Mixed Either Men or Women Voters*OCV Out of Country Voters

GCZahle53PoliticianPopular Bloc

SeatMinor DistrictAgeProfessionPolitical Affiliation



3,851

268

6,348VOTES

VOTES

VOTESWOMEN

WOMEN

WOMENMEN

MEN

MENMIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*PO*

PO*

PO*OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

339

62

1,9341,691

64

1,9985

2

4843

23

751,773

117

2,293

13,095.43EQ*

11*PO Polling officers*Mixed Either Men or Women Voters*OCV Out of Country Voters

BEKAA 2 West Bekaa – Rashaya 11,080.33 EQ*

Civil Society 1,546

Maguy Badih Aoun

MAW. Bekaa - Rashaya54Media Personality/FigureCivil Society


847VOTES

WOMEN MEN MIXED PO OCV

128312 6 65336

BEKAA 3 Baalbeck - Hermel 18,706.90 EQ*

The Independent 5,470

Ghada Assad Assaf Cinderella Elias Merhej

SHBaalback - Hermel51School TeacherFPM

MABaalback - Hermel42LawyerIndependent



159 128VOTES VOTES

WOMEN WOMENMEN MENMIXED MIXEDPO POOCV OCV

43 1045 630 06 1265 43

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National Cedars 491

Layla Youssef Tannouri Waed Hussein Soukarieh

MABaalback - Hermel53University ProfessorIndependent

SUBaalback - Hermel45Medical DoctorIndependent



109 37VOTES VOTES


25 148 191 10 135 15

4,053Development and Change

Siham Georges AntounGCBaalback - Hermel49Education SpecialistIndependent


1,123VOTES

WOMEN MEN MIXED* PO* OCV*

100463 41 19500


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Integrity and Dignity 16,470

Bahia Bahaa El din El Hariri Angele Bechara El Khawand

SUSaida66School TeacherFuture Movement

MAJezzine79Social ActivistIndependent



13,739 36VOTES VOTES


1,377 85,480 731 0210 26,641 19

SOUTH 1 Jezzine - Saida 13,147.60EQ*

SOUTH 2 Tyre - Saida Villages 21,043.14EQ*

134,068 11,481Hope and Loyalty Together towards Change

Inaya Mohamad Eizzidine Lina Hassan El HoussainiSHSour57Medical DoctorAmal Movement

SHSour43Lawyer Independent



18,815 501VOTES VOTES

WOMEN WOMENMEN MENMIXED* MIXED*PO* PO*OCV* OCV*

2,297 717,038 199188 4834 448,458 183


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Hala Philip Abou Qesm Rima Ali Hmed

Abir Ghaleb Ramadan

GOMarjaaoun - Hasbaya56Medical DoctorLebanese CommunistParty

SHBent Jbeil28Health & Social SpecialistSabaa

SHMarjaaoun - Hasbaya47LawyerLebanese Option Party




1,593 471

93

VOTES VOTES

VOTES

WOMEN WOMEN

WOMEN

MEN MEN

MEN

MIXED* MIXED*

MIXED*

PO* PO*

PO*

OCV* OCV*

OCV*

137 19

9

816 211

54

23 4

1

38 39

4

579 198

25

SOUTH 3 Nabatieh - Bent Jbeil - Marjaaoun - Hasbaya 20,526.18EQ*

5,895One Voice for Change Kulluna Watani 2,262

We Can Change 659


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NORTH 1 Akkar 19,058.86EQ*

Women of Akkar 498

Nidal Karam El Skaff Roula Mohamad El Mrad

Golaye Khaled El Assad Marie Salem Salem El Khoury

GOAkkar46Lawyer Independent

SUAkkar47Political Party Leader10,452km2

SUAkkar26Political Party Member10,452km2

MAAkkar66Social ActivistIndependent





158 119

75 46

VOTES VOTES

VOTES VOTES

WOMEN WOMEN

WOMEN WOMEN

MEN MEN

MEN MEN

MIXED* MIXED*

MIXED* MIXED*

PO* PO*

PO* PO*

OCV* OCV*

OCV* OCV*

32 13

11 6

34 49

36 11

1 1

0 0

11 8

4 9

80 48

24 20


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Dima Mohamad Rachid El Jamali

Layla Hassan Chahoud

Souad Hassan Salah

SUTripoli47University ProfessorIndependent

ALTripoli58BankerIndependent

SUAkkar52LawyerIndependent




2,066 443

36

VOTES VOTES

VOTES

WOMEN WOMEN

WOMEN

MEN MEN

MEN

MIXED* MIXED*

MIXED*

PO* PO*

PO*

OCV* OCV*

OCV*

61 17

13

667 197

5

3 0

0

44 6

2

1,291 223

16

NORTH 2 Minnieh - Dinnieh - Tripoli 13,310.82EQ*

The Future is for the North 51,937


The Constitutional Council annulled the election of MP Dima El Jamali based on the decision no. 10/2019 dated February 2019. Following this decision, the Tripoli by-elections took place on the 14th of April where Ms. Dima El Jamali was re-elected with 19,387 votes.

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Determination 42,019 Independent Decision 4,184

2,680

448

Kulluna Watani

Independent Civil Society

Mirvat Mohamad Fadel El Houz

Farah Ibrahim Issa

Hiba Issam Naja

Nariman Adel El Chamaa

Samah Yehya El Arja

Nariman Hilal El JamalSUTripoli56University ProfessorIndependent

GOTripoli31University ProfessorSabaa

SUTripoli67RetiredCivil Society

SUTripoli45LawyerCivil Society

SUDinnieh44Social ActivistCivil Society

SUTripoli53Social ActivistIndependent







452

452

27

111

5

47VOTES

VOTES

VOTES

VOTES

VOTES

VOTESWOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMENMEN

MEN

MEN

MEN

MEN

MENMIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*PO*

PO*

PO*

PO*

PO*

PO*OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

21

79

0

11

0

2160

150

10

39

1

145

3

0

2

0

05

32

1

11

1

3261

188

16

48

3

28

18

Strong Republic Pulse 37,376 Strong North 33,342

Sitrida Elias Tawk Gretta Habib SaabMABcharreh51PoliticianLebanese Forces

GOKoura63University ProfessorIndependent



6,677 97VOTES VOTES


570 62,671 3419 0381 173,036 40

NORTH 3 Batroun - Koura - Bcharreh - Zgharta 11,579.60EQ*

3,160Kulluna Watani

Layal Semaan Bou Moussa Fadwa Fayez Nassif

Antonia Ramez Ghamra

MABatroun30Media Personality/FigureCivil Society

GOKoura67ConsultantSabaa

MAZgharta56Social ActivistCivil Society




952 463

149

VOTES VOTES

VOTES

WOMEN WOMEN

WOMEN

MEN MEN

MEN

MIXED* MIXED*

MIXED*

PO* PO*

PO*

OCV* OCV*

OCV*

250 86

21

297 141

40

5 2

0

73 35

15

327 199

73


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BEIRUT 1 Medawar - Rmeil - Ashrafieh - Saifi 5,458.25EQ*

Beirut One

Kulluna Watani

16,772

6,842

Carole Nora Khadjik Babikian

Paulette Sirakan Yacobian

Alina Nishan Klonisian

Joumana Atallah Salloum

AOBeirut 156Social ActivistIndependent

AOBeirut 142Media Personality/FigureSabaa

AOBeirut 155Social ActivistIndependent

MIBeirut 148JournalistCivil Society





124

2,500

23

431

VOTES

VOTES

VOTES

VOTES

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

MEN

MEN

MEN

MEN

MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*

PO*

PO*

PO*

PO*

OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

18

217

1

38

43

924

5

133

0

4

0

0

7

123

2

34

56

1,232

15

226


20

Lori Garabet HitayanAOBeirut 143 Oil And Gas ExpertCivil Society


218VOTES


1967 0 19113

We are Beirut 1,272 Loyalty to Beirut 94

Michelle Gebran Tueini Gina Jamil Al ShammasGOBeirut 131JournalistIndependent

MIBeirut 158AccountantIndependent



428 31VOTES VOTES


28 5192 110 011 0197 15


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BEIRUT 2 Ain el Mreiseh - Ras Beirut - Mina el HosnZkak el Blat - Bashoura - Mazraa - Marfaa - Mseitbeh 13,075.36EQ*

Future for Beirut

Beirut The Homeland

Kulluna Beirut

Lebanon is Worthy

62,970

7,475

6,174

15,773

Roula Nizar El Tabesh

Dalal Halim Al Rahbani

Zeina Nabih Majdalani

Salwa Ayyoub Khalil

Nouhad Salim Yazbek

Zeina Kamal Menzer Rana Mohammad Samir El Shmaytli

SUBeirut 246LawyerFuture Movement

EVBeirut 267RetiredIndependent

GOBeirut 254ArchitectIndependent

SHBeirut 272RetiredIndependent

EVBeirut 260University ProfessorIndependent

DRBeirut 242LawyerIndependent

SUBeirut 247ArchitectIndependent








6,637

71

1,218

31

633

237 169

VOTES

VOTES

VOTES

VOTES

VOTES

VOTES VOTES

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN WOMEN

MEN

MEN

MEN

MEN

MEN

MEN MEN

MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED* MIXED*

PO*

PO*

PO*

PO*

PO*

PO* PO*

OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

OCV* OCV*

10

18

243

0

80

14 5

2,492

25

409

10

200

113 62

13

0

1

0

0

0 1

130

2

53

2

26

1 9

3,992

26

512

19

327

109 92

22

Nadine Mahmoud Itani Fatme Ahmad MeshrefSUBeirut 238University ProfessorIndependent

SUBeirut 260Medical DoctorSabaa



612 433VOTES VOTES


15 27228 1945 248 13316 197

People’s Voice 1,339

Neemat Hashem Badreddine

Roula Toufik Al Houry

Hanan Ahmad Osman

Faten Faisal Zein

SHBeirut 237Media Personality/FigureCivil Society

SUBeirut 250Social ActivistIndependent

SUBeirut 243School TeacherIndependent

SUBeirut 236FreelancerIndependent





153

54

57

30

VOTES

VOTES

VOTES

VOTES

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

MEN

MEN

MEN

MEN

MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*

PO*

PO*

PO*

PO*

OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

4

0

1

0

68

18

17

14

2

0

1

0

10

4

2

2

69

32

36

14

Dignity of Beirut 971

Hanan Adnan Al Shaar Khouloud Mouwafaq Al WattarSUBeirut 243University ProfessorIndependent

SUBeirut 254Social ActivistIndependent



52 24VOTES VOTES


0 322 62 01 027 15


23

Khouloud Mouwafaq Al Wattar

Beirutis Opposition 553

Lina Mohammad Ali Hamdan

Safiya Maarouf Zaza

Zeina Shawki MansourSHBeirut 263Communications OfficerIndependent

SUBeirut 267SecretaryIndependent

DRBeirut 240Media Personality/FigureIndependent




58

7

15VOTES

VOTES

VOTESWOMEN

WOMEN

WOMENMEN

MEN

MENMIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*PO*

PO*

PO*OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

19

0

115

4

61

0

04

0

119

3

7

Future for Beirut 410

Andira Samir ZouheiryDRBeirut 240LawyerIndependent


37VOTES


017 0 416


24

MOUNT LEBANON 1 14,452.38EQ*Jbeil - Keserwan

Definite Change

Kulluna Watani

National Solidarity

Decision is Ours

Decision is Ours

26,980

2,526

12,55118,553

18,553

Patricia Jean Elias

Josephine Antoine Zgheib Rania Victor Bassil

Zeina Joseph Kallab

Gilberte Maurice Zwein

Yolande Simon Khoury

MAKeserwan54LawyerIndependent

MAKeserwan40ConsultantCivil Society

MAJbeil41Medical DoctorSabaa

MAKeserwan57LawyerIndependent

MAKeserwan79Social ActivistIndependent

MAKeserwan57Media Personality/FigureIndependent







183

728 323

308

521

78

VOTES

VOTES VOTES

VOTES

VOTES

VOTES

WOMEN

WOMEN WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

MEN

MEN MEN

MEN

MEN

MEN

MIXED*

MIXED* MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*

PO*

PO* PO*

PO*

PO*

PO*

OCV*

OCV* OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

38

150 81

116

148

24

57

219 80

76

185

19

0

1 3

1

0

0

16

59 34

2

3

5

72

299 125

113

185

30

25

MOUNT LEBANON 2 11,300.25EQ*Metn

Strong Metn

Metn Heart of Lebanon

Metn Loyalty

Metn Pulse38,897

13,138

13,77919,003

19,003

Corine Kabalan El Ashkar

Jessica Joseph Azar

Lina Samir Mkhayber

Giselle Edward Abdo Nehme Hachem

Najwa Toufik Azar

Nada Khattar Ghareeb

Violette Krekor Ghazal

MAMetn51EntrepreneurIndependent

GO Metn32 Media Personality/FigureIndependent

GOMetn57Hospital ManagerIndependent

MAMetn63Media Personality/FigureIndependent

MAMetn59Medical DoctorIndependent

MAMetn60Political Party LeaderGreen Party

GOMetn57Media Personality/FigureIndependent








696

1,030

178

185

285

242

178

VOTES

VOTES

VOTES

VOTES

VOTES

VOTES

VOTES

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

MEN

MEN

MEN

MEN

MEN

MEN

MEN

MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*

PO*

PO*

PO*

PO*

PO*

PO*

PO*

OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

243

165

21

12

11

49

19

204

399

56

75

130

81

78

1

0

0

1

0

1

1

22

50

2

5

2

7

6

226

416

99

92

142

104

74

Metn Pulse


26

MOUNT LEBANON 3 13,077.83EQ*Baabda

Kulluna Watani 5,027

Victoria Sabeh El Khoury Nadine Victor MoussaMAMetn44ConsultantSabaa

MAMetn59LawyerCivil Society



780 394VOTES VOTES


102 54225 2080 028 22425 110

Baabda Unity & Development Together for Baabda26,500 5,768

Cynthia Ahmad Riad El Asmar Olfat Hamzeh El SabehMABaabda41Media Personality/FigureIndependent

SHBaabda61University ProfessorCivil Society



200 216VOTES VOTES


79 3161 860 06 354 96


27

Kulluna Watani

Kulluna Watani

4,992

9,987

Rania Refaat Al Masri

Ghada Ghazi Marouni

Marie-Claude Albert El Helou

Zoya Najib Jraydini

DRBaabda46University ProfessorCivil Society

MAChouf52Media Personality/FigureSabaa

MABaabda70LawyerSabaa

GOAley63ManagerCivil Society





958

2,094

755

1,688

VOTES

VOTES

VOTES

VOTES

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

MEN

MEN

MEN

MEN

MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*

PO*

PO*

PO*

PO*

OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

236

359

220

317

324

712

203

561

9

12

1

10

42

119

29

69

347

892

302

731

MOUNT LEBANON 4 13,125.92EQ*Chouf - Aley


28

Rania Adel GhaithDRChouf38LawyerCivil Society


831VOTES


109253 9 56404

Free Decision

Madaniya

5,446

2,916

Theodora Toni Bejjani

Maya Wahid Terro

Daad Nassif Al Azzi

Eliane Michel Azzi

MAAley28Interior DesignerKataeb

SUChouf32EntrepreneurCivil Society

MAChouf37University ProfessorNational Liberal Party

MAChouf37PsychologistCivil Society





1,219

373

172

56

VOTES

VOTES

VOTES

VOTES

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

MEN

MEN

MEN

MEN

MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*

MIXED*

PO*

PO*

PO*

PO*

OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

OCV*

247

46

89

7

472

129

41

17

1

2

1

0

34

28

9

13

465

168

32

19

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Recommendations and Path Forward03

Encourage the national authorities to examine the legal framework from a gender perspective, and to develop a consistent gender-sensitive electoral legal regulatory and procedural framework

Amend all gender discriminatory laws such as personal status and nationality law

Government of Lebanon to respect and abide by commitments including the UHRD (Universal Declaration of Human Rights), and implement articles 2 and 7 of CEDAW*

Adoption of electoral women’s quota. It could be in the form of candidacy and or reserved seats. The law should also stipulate gender mixity in the formation of the lists

Develop and endorse a new law to protect women from violence against women in politics (VAWP)

Amend the electoral law by lowering the candidacy fees, and including provisions for the reimbursement of the candidacy fees in case of withdrawal within the period mentioned in the electoral calendar

LEGAL FRAMEWORK

* Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Article 2States Parties condemn discrimination against women in all its forms, agree to pursue by all appropriate means and without delay a policy of eliminating discrimination against women and, to this end, undertake: (a) To embody the principle of the equality of men and women in their national constitutions or other appropriate legislation if not yet incorporated therein and to ensure, through law and other appropriate means, the practical realization of this principle; (b) To adopt appropriate legislative and other measures, including sanctions where appropriate, prohibiting all discrimination against women; (c) To establish legal protection of the rights of women on an equal basis with men and to ensure through competent national tribunals and other public institutions the effective protection of women against any act of discrimination; (d) To refrain from engaging in any act or practice of discrimination against women and to ensure that public authorities and institutions shall act in conformity with this obligation; (e) To take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women by any person, organization or enterprise; (f) To take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to modify or abolish existing laws, regulations, customs and practices which constitute discrimination against women; (g) To repeal all national penal provisions which constitute discrimination against women.

Article 7States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in the political and public life of the country and, in particular, shall ensure to women, on equal terms with men, the right: (a) To vote in all elections and public referenda and to be eligible for election to all publicly elected bodies; (b) To participate in the formulation of government policy and the implementation thereof and to hold public office and perform all public functions at all levels of government; (c) To participate in non-governmental organizations and associations concerned with the public and political life of the country.

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Advise MoIM and any other government bodies involved in the electoral administration, of the importance of achieving gender balance at all levels of election management including decision-making positions

Encourage the MoIM and SCE to collect sex-disaggregated data, including on voter turnout and candidacy

Encourage the development of a gender-sensitive legal, regulatory, procedural, operational and outreach framework for the electoral process

Appoint gender focal points at the MoIM with the main responsibility of Gender mainstreaming across all electoral processes

ELECTORAL MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Adoption of electoral reforms and/ or a new electoral law should be endorsed and published one year prior to elections

Adopt TSMs (temporary special measures) to increase women’s participation in the parliament through enforcement mechanisms

Amend legislation that prevents Lebanese women from passing on citizenship to children

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Adopt a gender policy within media institutions in order to combat gender stereotyping and sexism inside the institution and amongst the public

Increase balanced and meaningful representation of women in the media

Encourage the media to avoid disparaging and stereotypical reporting on women candidates but to report on them as active political participants and capable leaders

Encourage media to host women candidates on prime time shows and receive equal airtime on radio and television during the campaign period

MEDIA

Encourage women candidates to adopt an inclusive media strategy

Adopt clear procedures to consider complaints from candidates against discriminatory media practices (ie. code of ethics and gender policy)

SCE (Supervisory Commission for Elections) should clarify regulations in regards to the ceiling for paid ads in private media

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Support women party members to run for union elections, municipal elections, and legislative elections

Involve men in gender mainstreaming within the political party and especially the political bureau

Assign gender focal points within the political parties to implement and monitor the gender strategy of the political parties, and to organize gender trainings targeting both women and men party members

Support political parties to adopt a gender sensitive approach in their rhetoric and by laws as well as enforcing quota within the party if needed

Encourage parties to put in place transparent and competitive selection processes for candidates ensuring that women have a fair and equal chance to compete

Encourage political parties to remove all barriers that directly or indirectly discriminate against women’s participation at all levels of the party structure through the adoption of TSMs and quota

Adopting gender strategy and internal gender quota in political parties to make internal practices more inclusive and to allow the accession of women in decision making position internally

POLITICAL PARTIES

Promote capacity building efforts, through organizing trainings, seminars, workshops, study tours and lessons learned exercises for all candidates

Encourage parties to consider establishing appropriate mechanisms and strategies to raise funds to assist equitably candidates (women and men) in their election campaigns

Adopt a new political parties law to strengthen democracy in Lebanon

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Develop a clear electoral timeline with a timely and effective voter education and awareness campaigns targeting both men and women

Organize gender awareness sessions in universities and schools to encounter the gender stereotypical roles that eliminate women from the political and the public sphere. Hence, raise awareness amongst the youth on gender and engage them in civic activities as creating clusters of gender equality at their universities

Produce inclusive electoral awareness campaigns targeting vulnerable groups such as women, youth and PWDs

VOTER EDUCATION AND ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN

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