Beirut II (2009)
Beirut II (Arabic: دائرة بيروت الثانية) was a parliamentary constituency in Lebanon. It covered three neighbourhoods (quartiers) in the north-eastern parts of the capital; Port, Medawar and Bachoura. The constituency elected four members of the National Assembly. Two of the Beirut II MPs had to be Armenian Orthodox, 1 Sunni Muslim and 1 Shia Muslim (for more information on the Lebanese electoral system, see Elections in Lebanon). The constituency was created with the 2008 Doha Agreement, ahead of the 2009 parliamentary election.
Beirut II | |
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Former constituency for the Parliament of Lebanon | |
Governorate | Beirut |
Electorate | 102,569 (2011) |
Former constituency | |
Created | 2008 |
Abolished | 2017 |
Number of members | 4 (2 Armenian Orthodox, 1 Sunni, 1 Shia) |
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