North III () is an electoral district in Lebanon, established under the 2017 electoral law. The district elects 10 members of the Lebanese National Assembly - 7 Maronites and 3 Greek Orthodox. The constituency contains four 'minor districts', Batroun (corresponding to Batroun District, electing 2 Maronites), Bcharre (corresponding to Bcharre District, electing 2 Maronites), Koura (corresponding to Koura District, electing 3 Greek Orthodox) and Zghorta (corresponding to Zgharta, electing 3 Maronites).
Electorate The electorate is predominantly Christian; 68.1% are Maronite, 20.7% Greek Orthodox, 8.94% Sunni, 0.93% Shia, 0.73% Greek Catholic, 0.38% from other Christian communities and 0.24% Alawite.دائرة الشمال الثالثة . Annahar Below data from 2017; DistrictSunniShiaDruzeAlawiteMaroniteGreek OrthodoxGreek CatholicArmenian OrthodoxArmenian CatholicSyriac OrthodoxSyriac CatholicOther MinoritiesEvangelicalJews"Others"TotalNo.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No. Batroun 3,764 6.26 1,034 1.72 11 0.02 42 0.07 41,964 69.79 10,070 16.75 1,994 3.32 260 0.43 101 0.17 182 0.30 80 0.13 254 0.42 80 0.13 1 0.00 291 0.48 60,128 Bcharre 109 0.22 27 0.05 0.00 6 0.01 46,512 94.64 1,380 2.81 554 1.13 81 0.16 26 0.05 87 0.18 34 0.07 107 0.22 55 0.11 170 0.35 49,148 Koura 8,626 14.32 1,202 1.99 11 0.02 478 0.79 12,991 21.56 35,335 58.64 713 1.18 99 0.16 30 0.05 67 0.11 32 0.05 187 0.31 233 0.39 254 0.42 60,258 Zgharta 9,976 12.88 151 0.19 11 0.01 76 0.10 61,121 78.92 4,378 5.65 868 1.12 135 0.17 167 0.22 82 0.11 45 0.06 172 0.22 97 0.13 164 0.21 77,443Source: Lebanon Filesدراسة نقدية في قانون الانتخاب النسبي. Lebanon Files
2018 election Ahead of the 2018 Lebanese general election 4 lists were registered.77 لائحة تُقصي 334 مرشحاً: لبنان إلى الانتخابات Al-Akhbar The "Strong North" list, headed by Gebran Bassil, gathered the Free Patriotic Movement, the Independence Movement, the Future Movement, whilst the "Strong Republic Pulse" gathered the Lebanese Forces, the Kataeb Party and the Democratic Left Movement. The "With Us for the North and Lebanon" gathered the Marada Movement, the Syrian Social Nationalist Party and Boutros Harb whilst the civil society list "Kulluna Watani" (We are all National) gathered the Movement of Citizens in the State, Sabaa Party and Sah.4 لوائح في الشمال الثالثة: معركة جبران باسيل. Al-Modon.اللوائح المسجلَّة في دائرة الشمال الثالثة كما نشرتها المديرية العامة للشؤون السياسية واللاجئين. Ministry of Interior and Municipalities
Result by lists List Votes % of electoral district Seats Members elected Parties "With Us for the North and Lebanon" 40,788 35.22 4Harb-Marada-SSNP "Strong Republic Pulse" 37,376 32.28 3LF-Kataeb-DLM "Strong North" 33,342 28.79 3FPM-IM "Kulluna Watani" 3,160 2.73 0Saaba-Citizens in the StateSource:نتائج الإنتخابات النيابية العامة 2018 . Ministry of Interior and Municipalities
Result by candidate Name Sect List Party Votes % ofelectoraldistrict % of preferential votesfor sect seat % of list Elected? Maronite (Batroun) "Strong North" FPMDaily Star. FPM announces 46 candidates for elections 12,269 10.60 38.36 36.80 Maronite (Zgharta) "With Us for the North and Lebanon" Maradaطوني فرنجية . Annahar 11,407 9.85 33.02 27.97 Maronite (Batroun) "Strong Republic Pulse" Lebanese ForcesLBCI. REPORT: Who are LF candidates for upcoming elections? 9,842 8.50 30.77 26.33 Maronite (Zgharta) "Strong North" Independence Movementتريُّث في بت التدبير رقم 3 والإدعاء على الحاج وغبش .. والبعريني مرشّح الحريري في عكار. Al-Liwaa 8,571 7.40 24.81 25.71 Greek Orthodox (Koura) "Strong Republic Pulse" Lebanese Forces 7,822 6.75 29.72 20.93 Maronite (Bcharre) "Strong Republic Pulse" Lebanese Forces 6,677 5.77 35.66 17.86 Maronite (Batroun) "With Us for the North and Lebanon" 6,155 5.32 19.24 15.09 Maronite (Bcharre) "Strong Republic Pulse" Lebanese Forces 5,990 5.17 31.99 16.03 Maronite (Zgharta) "With Us for the North and Lebanon" Maradaاسطفان الدويهي . Annahar 5,435 4.69 15.73 13.32 Greek Orthodox (Koura) "With Us for the North and Lebanon" SSNPسليم سعادة . Annahar 5,263 4.55 20.00 12.90 Maronite (Bcharre) "With Us for the North and Lebanon" 4,649 4.01 24.83 11.40 Greek Orthodox (Koura) "With Us for the North and Lebanon" Marada 4,224 3.65 16.05 10.36 Maronite (Zgharta) "Strong North" FPM 3,749 3.24 10.85 11.24 Greek Orthodox (Koura) "Strong North" FPM 3,383 2.92 12.85 10.15 Greek Orthodox (Koura) "Strong North" FutureL'Orient Le Jour. Législatives : le Futur annonce son soutien à Nicolas Ghosn dans le Koura 3,190 2.75 12.12 9.57 Maronite (Zgharta) "Strong Republic Pulse" Lebanese Forces 2,776 2.40 8.04 7.43 Maronite (Batroun) "Strong Republic Pulse" Kataebسامر سعادة . Annahar 2,470 2.13 7.72 6.61 Maronite (Zgharta) "With Us for the North and Lebanon" Maradaسليم بك كرم . Annahar 1,590 1.37 4.60 3.90 Maronite (Bcharre) "Strong North" FPML'Orient Le Jour. Liban-Nord III : l’alliance FL-Kataëb, ultime surprise d’une circonscription hyperpolitique 1,112 0.96 5.94 3.34 Maronite (Batroun) "Kulluna Watani" Citizens in the State 952 0.82 2.98 30.13 Greek Orthodox (Koura) "With Us for the North and Lebanon" 779 0.67 2.96 1.91 Greek Orthodox (Koura) "Kulluna Watani" Sabaa 463 0.40 1.76 14.65 Greek Orthodox (Koura) "Strong Republic Pulse" Kataebkataeb.org. Kataeb Party Announces Candidates for Parliamentary Polls 442 0.38 1.68 1.18 Greek Orthodox (Koura) "Kulluna Watani" Sabaa 352 0.30 1.34 11.14 Greek Orthodox (Koura) "Strong Republic Pulse" Democratic LeftL'Orient Le Jour. Liban-Nord III : FL, Kataëb et Gauche démocratique annoncent leur liste commune 305 0.26 1.16 0.82 Maronite (Zgharta) "Kulluna Watani" 293 0.25 0.85 9.27 Maronite (Zgharta) "Kulluna Watani" Sabaa 243 0.21 0.70 7.69 Maronite (Zgharta) "Strong Republic Pulse" Kataeb 194 0.17 0.56 0.52 Maronite (Zgharta) "Kulluna Watani" 149 0.13 0.43 4.72 Maronite (Bcharre) "Kulluna Watani" Sabaa 122 0.11 0.65 3.86 Maronite (Batroun) "Strong North" FPM 118 0.10 0.37 0.35 Maronite (Zgharta) "Strong North" Independence Movementجواد بولس: ترشيحي على أساس استراتيجيتين دفاعية وإصلاحية. IMLebanon 109 0.09 0.32 0.33 Greek Orthodox (Koura) "Strong North" FPM 97 0.08 0.37 0.29 Maronite (Batroun) "Kulluna Watani" 88 0.08 0.28 2.78 Maronite (Bcharre) "Strong North" FPM 76 0.07 0.41 0.23 Maronite (Bcharre) "Kulluna Watani" Sabaa 73 0.06 0.39 2.31 Maronite (Zgharta) "Strong Republic Pulse" 31 0.03 0.09 0.08 Maronite (Bcharre) "With Us for the North and Lebanon" 25 0.02 0.13 0.06Source:
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