Mount Lebanon I


Mount Lebanon I is an electoral district in Lebanon, as per the 2017 vote law. The district elects 8 members of the Lebanese National Assembly - 7 Maronites and 1 Shia. The constituency contains two 'minor districts', Byblos and Kesrwan. The Byblos 'minor district' elects 2 Maronite and 1 Shia parliamentarian, whilst the Kesrwan 'minor district' elects 5 Maronite parliamentarians.

Electorate

The electorate is predominately Christian; Maronites make up 82.1% of the electorate, 10.7% Shia, 1.91% Greek Orthodox, 1.4% Armenian Orthodox, 1.32% Sunni, 1.32% Greek Catholic and 1.26% other Christian communities.
Below data by 'minor district' from 2017;

2018 election

In Byblos-Kesrwan electoral district 5 lists were registered. The lists in the fray are the "Strong Lebanon", the "National Solidarity", the "Anna al-Qarar" list, the "Clear Change" list and the "Kulluna Watani" list.
In difference with previous elections, FPM and Hezbollah did not join forces on a common list. Hezbollah fielded its own list, with a Shia candidate from Baalbek. The list included the former Telecommunications Minister Jean Louis Cardahi, dissident FPM politician Bassam Hachem and 4 other independents.
The FPM list was led by General Chamel Roukoz, with World Maronite Foundation president Neemat Frem, former minister Ziad Baroud and former parliamentarian Mansour al-Bon, amongst others.
The Kataeb-Souhaid supported list sought to include personalities from civil society. It included former National Bloc general secretary Jean Hawat. There was resistance from Kataeb side to field incumbent parliamentarians Youssef Khalil and Gilberte Zouein, since they were linked to the Change and Reform Bloc.
The "Kulluna Watani" list included former minister Youssef Salame.

Result by lists

Result by candidate