The large constituency encompassing all of the western neighborhoods of the capital, with a Sunni majority, and large Shiite and Christian minorities, had been an undisputed stronghold of the Hariri clan since the 1990s. In 2018, despite the new voting system that was clearly unfavorable to him, Saad Hariri’s Future Movement still managed (with Walid Joumblatt’s Progressive Socialist Party) to win six seats (four Sunni, one Druze and one Greek Orthodox) out of 11 in this constituency, which includes Mazraa, Moseitbeh, Bashoura, Marfa', Zoqaq al-Blat, Mina al-Hosn, Ain al-Mreisseh and Ras Beirut.
The Hezbollah-Amal-FPM alliance won four seats (two Shiite, one Sunni and one Protestant), while the last Sunni seat went to independent candidate Fouad Makhzoumi.
The withdrawal of Hariri and the Future Movement from the current elections opens this constituency to all possibilities and could strengthen the penetration of Hezbollah and its allies unless the situation is steered in a way that would remobilize the Sunni electorate around a list that is close to Hariri's choices.
The opposition movements could also make their way into this urban constituency, which, however, remains difficult to access due to a relatively high eligibility threshold.
Confessional Distribution of Voters
Confessional Distribution of Seats
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Sunni
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6 seats · 54.5%
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Shiite
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2 seats · 18.2%
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Druze
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1 seat · 9.1%
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Protestant
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1 seat · 9.1%
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Greek-Orthodox
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1 seat · 9.1%
11 seats in the district
Political distribution of seats in the outgoing parliament
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Future movement
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5 seats · 45.5%
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Independents
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1 seat · 9.1%
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Linked to March 8
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1 seat · 9.1%
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Hezbollah
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1 seat · 9.1%
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Amal Movement
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1 seat · 9.1%
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Progressive Socialist Party
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1 seat · 9.1%
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Free Patriotic Movement
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1 seat · 9.1%
The Lists
Yes to Beirut
See Candidates-
Ali Hassan Fassaai
Shiite Independents -
Ayman Khader Ali Mohamad
Sunni Independents -
Maya Saadeddine Shatila
Sunni Independents -
Naim Ayyash
Druze Independents -
Samer Mohamed Ghazi Yahia
Sunni Independents -
Yassin Kassem Fawaz
Shiite Independents
Capable
Formed by Citizens in a State (MMFD)
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Alexi Gibran Haddad
Greek Orthodox Opposition Groups -
Ali Rida Diana Shiran
Shiite Opposition Groups -
Hadi Najib Adib Hosni
Protestant Opposition Groups -
Mohamad Nasser
Shiite Opposition Groups -
Omar Abdelnasr Sabra
Sunni Opposition Groups -
Wiam Fawwaz Dallal
Druze Opposition Groups
So Beirut Stays
Supported by Bahaa Hariri (Sawa li Lubnan)
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Ahmed Mukhtar Khaled
Sunni Independents -
Dalal Halim Rahbani
Protestant Independents -
Fouad Adel Deek
Sunni Independents -
Iyad Mahmoud Merhi
Sunni Independents -
Khloud Mawfiq el-Wattar
Sunni Independents -
Mohamed Eid Abdelqader Shehab
Sunni Independents -
Nicolas Najib Saba
Greek Orthodox Independents -
Rasha Mohamad Itani
Sunni Independents -
Samir Halabi
Druze Independents
Beirut Madinati
Formed by Beirut Madinati
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Faisal Temrawi
Sunni Opposition Groups -
Maha Assad al-Rasi
Protestant Opposition Groups -
Nahida Mohamad Khalil
Shiite Opposition Groups -
Paula Nicolas Rabiyz
Greek Orthodox Opposition Groups -
Rima Hassib Abo Shakra
Druze Opposition Groups -
Sarah Salim Yassine
Sunni Opposition Groups
Beirut the Change
Formed by Beirut Resists, Tahalof Watani, National Bloc, and allies in the opposition movement
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Ali Kamel Abbas
Shiite Opposition Groups -
Fatima Ahmed Mushrif
Sunni Opposition Groups -
Hani Anis el-Ahmadiyyeh
Druze Opposition Groups -
Ibrahim Hassan Mneimneh
Sunni Opposition Groups -
Iman Wael Tabbara
Sunni National Bloc -
Mahmoud Kamel Fakih
Shiite Opposition Groups -
Melhem Emile Khalaf
Greek Orthodox Opposition Groups -
Nohad Salim Yazbek
Protestant Opposition Groups -
Rashdi Adnan Qabbani
Sunni Opposition Groups -
Samah Hassan Halwani
Sunni Opposition Groups -
Waddah Ibrahim Sadek Sadek
Sunni Opposition Groups
This is Beirut
Supported by Independent Figures and Jamaa Islamiyyah
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Haidar Hassan Bazzi
Shiite Independents -
Harotian Samuel Kokozian
Protestant Independents -
Hoda Aassi
Shiite Independents -
Imad Medhat el-Hout
Sunni Independents -
Khalil Emile Brumana
Greek Orthodox Independents -
Mahmoud Mahieddine Jamal
Sunni Independents -
Marwan Rafic Salam
Sunni Independents -
Mohamed Nabil Othman Badr
Sunni Independents -
Nabil Itani
Sunni Independents -
Wissam Abo Fakhr
Druze Independents -
Yusra Abdelhafiz Taneer
Sunni Independents
To Beirut
Supported by Ahbash and Beirut Families
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Adnan Khader Trablousi
Sunni Linked to March 8 -
Ahmad Dabbagh
Sunni Linked to March 8 -
Iyad Hussain el-Banna
Druze Independents -
Jihad Ali Hamoud
Shiite Independents -
Khaled Ibrahim Hankir
Sunni Independents -
Mary Fadi Jalkh
Protestant Independents -
Mohamed Bilal Khalil Arab
Sunni Independents -
Mohamed Nohad Ardromali
Sunni Independents -
Walid Bashir Itani
Sunni Linked to March 14
Beirut Confronts
Supported by Fouad Siniora and PSP
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Abdelrahman Mbashar
Sunni Linked to March 14 -
Ahmed Ibrahim Ayyash
Shiite N/A -
Bashir Mahmoud Itani
Sunni N/A -
Faiysal Afif Sayegh
Druze Progressive Socialist Party -
George Fouad Haddad
Protestant N/A -
Khaled Qabbani
Sunni Linked to March 14 -
Lina Omar Taneer
Sunni Linked to March 14 -
Majid Mwafiq Damashqiyeh
Sunni Linked to March 14 -
Michel Dib Fallah
Greek Orthodox Independents -
Zeina Ibrahim Masri
Sunni N/A
Beirut Needs a Heart
Supported by Fouad Makhzoumi
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Abdellatif Riad Itani
Sunni Independents -
Fouad Makhzoumi
Sunni Independents -
Hassan Kashli
Sunni Others -
Kareem Fouad Shbaqlo
Sunni Others -
Lina Mohamad Ali Hamdan
Shiite Others -
Mazen Fayez Shabaro
Sunni Others -
Nabil Ahmad Bassam Najja
Sunni Others -
Olfat Hamza Sabeh
Shiite Others -
Omar Dabbaghi
Protestant Others -
Zeina Nabih Majdelani
Greek Orthodox Others -
Zeina Kamal Mounzer
Druze Independents
Beirut United
Supported by Hezbollah and Amal
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Abdallah Ghassan Matraji
Sunni Independents -
Almutassam Billah Fawzi Adham
Sunni Independents -
Amin Sharri
Shiite Hezbollah -
Edgar Joseph Traboulsi
Protestant Free Patriotic Movement -
Maha Khalil Shatila
Sunni Independents -
Mohamed Khawaja
Shiite Amal Movement -
Nassib Camille Jawhari
Druze N/A -
Ramzi Maalouf
Greek Orthodox Syrian Social Nationalist Party