Bint Jbeil electoral district () was an electoral district in Lebanon. It covered all areas of the Bint Jbeil District.IFES. Electoral Districts in Lebanon The constituency elected three Shia Muslim members of the Parliament of Lebanon (for more information on the Lebanese electoral system, see Elections in Lebanon).
Demographics The Ministry of Interior and Municipalities reported in 2011 that the constituency had 127,925 registered voters and the following religious composition: 88.11 percent Shia Muslims, 9.31 percent Maronites and 2.41 percent Greek Catholics.
1953 election
The Bint Jbeil electoral district was created in 1953, as a single-member constituency. In the 1953 parliamentary election the seat was won by Ahmad al-As'ad, a powerful Shia landlord. His main opponent in the election had been the nationalist candidate Ali Bazzi.
1957 election There was a reform of the seat distribution of parliamentary constituencies in 1957, but Bint Jbeil remained a single-member constituency. Instead the neighbouring electoral district of Nabatieh was awarded an additional Shia seat. Ahmad al-As'ad argued that this move had been done deliberately to curtail his political influence. The Bint Jbeil seat was won by Ali Bazzi in the 1957 parliamentary election.
1960 election The 1960 Election Law adopted a set-up of electoral districts largely based on the Qadas. As per the 1960 Law the Bint Jbeil electoral district elected two Shia Members of Parliament and was estimated to have had 28,043 Shia Muslim registered voters, 4,463 Maronites, 1,791 Greek Catholics, 96 Sunni Muslims and 68 Minorities. In the 1960 parliamentary election Ahmed al-As'ad (now leading the Sha'ab party) and Sa'id Fawaz (42-year-old former government official) were elected from Bint Jbeil. Al-As'ad's candidature had been supported by Fouad Chehab. Ahmad al-As'ad died in March 1961. A by-election was held in April the same year in which his son Kamil al-As'ad was elected. Kamil al-As'ad became the leader of the Southern Bloc in parliament and was named Minister of Education and Fine Arts in the cabinet of Rashid Karami.
1964 election In the 1964 parliamentary election the Bint Jbeil seats were won by Abdellatif Beydoun and Abdallah Ghneimeh.
1968 election In the 1968 parliamentary election the candidates on the list supported by Adel Osseiran won the seats in Bint Jbeil. Sa'id Fawaz returned to parliament, accompanied by the physician Ibrahim Cheaito. Out of the 31,034 registered voters, 17,793 participated in the election. CandidatePartyVotes%Won?Sa'id FawazDemocratic Parliamentary Front8,61348.41%Ibrahim CheaitoDemocratic Parliamentary Front8,07745.39%Abdellatif Beydoun7,71443.35%Ali Abbas Khalil6,38735.90%Husayn MuruwwahLebanese Communist Party1,4468.13%Ahmad Majid1,0135.69%Ghassan ShararahBa'athist7864.42%Abdallah al-Ghutaymi7154.02% bintjbeil.com. الوزير والنائب والسفير الراحل علي بزي
1972 election In the 1972 parliamentary election Abdellatif Beydoun and Hamid Dakroub were elected from Bint Jbeil. CandidatePartyVotesWon?Abdellatif Beydoun10,710Hamid Dakroub9,912Ali Bazzi7,977Nazem Khalil3,229Ahmad MuradLebanese Communist Party3,160Ali YusufBa'athist1,422Abdallah al-Ghutaymi1,245
1991 appointment Abdellatif Beydoun died in 1984. In 1991 Abdallah Al Amin was appointed to replace him as parliamentarian of Bint Jbeil.bintjbeil.com. نتـائج الإنتخـابات النيـابية Al-Amin was the regional secretary of the Arab Socialist Baath Party.
2008 Doha Agreement A new set-up of constituencies was used ahead of the 1992 general election, abolishing the 1960 Election Law constituencies. However, the 2008 Doha Agreement instituted a set-up of electoral districts similar to those of the 1960 Election Law.Messerlian, Zaven. Armenian Participation in the Lebanese Legislative Elections 1934–2009. Beirut: Haigazian University Press, 2014. p. 445 Thus the Bint Jbeil electoral district was recreated ahead of the 2009 parliamentary election. The electoral district now elected three Shia Members of Parliament.
2009 election During the 2009 election there were 123,396 registered voters in Bint Jbeil. Ahead of the election the March 8 Alliance candidates were expected to win the election easily.Aspen Institute. Lebanon's Upcoming Elections The March 8 Alliance fielded Ayoub Hmayed (Amal Movement), Hassan Fadlallah (Hezbollah) and Ali Ahmad Bazzi (Amal Movement) as its candidates.
Ali Mhanna and Dr. Ahmad al-Khahwaja stood as candidates of the Lebanese Option Gathering.Lebanonwire. Hariri launches political platform as elections fever heightens NOW. Ahmad Assaad and his allies announce candidates in the South Lebanese Option Gathering leader Ahmad al-As'ad declared before the election that his party sought to challenge the Hezbollah 'monopoly' in the Shia community. The Lebanese Communist Party opted to boycott the election in Bint Jbeil.NOW. NOW Lebanon learns Communist party will boycott Nabatiyeh, Zahrani, Bint Jbeil elections
52,899 voters cast their votes in Bint Jbeil (42.86 percent). The National News Agency reported that voting was calm. UNIFIL forces deployed along the border on election day.Daily Star. March 8 polls strongly in southern districts
All three candidates of the March 8 list were elected with wide margins.
CandidatePartyVotes%Won?Hassan FadlallahHezbollah49,58294.24%Ali Ahmad BazziAmal Movement49,22093.04%Ayoub HmayedAmal Movement48,77592.20%Ali MhannaLebanese Option Gathering6161.16%Ahmad al-KhawajaLebanese Option Gathering5541.05%Mahmoud BeydounSocialist Arab Lebanon VanguardAl-Mustaqbal. «طليعة لبنان» يحيي ذكرى غياب صدّام حسين National News Agency. طليعة لبنان العربي أحيا ذكرى أربعين عضو قيادته القطرية4700.89%Mohammad Kdouh2990.56%Nazem Ibrahim2270.43%Mohammad Atwi190.03%
There were 783 blank votes and 420 invalid ballots.Ministry of Interior and Municipalities. Elections Result – Bint Jbeil
2017 Vote Law As per the new Vote Law adopted by parliament on June 16, 2017, the Bint Jbeil electoral district merged into a Marjayoun-Nabatieh-Hasbaya-Bint Jbeil district.Daily Star. Analysts skeptical new vote law will lead to change
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