Beirut III (2009)

Beirut III constituency boundary, covering 6 neighbourhoods in western Beirut

Beirut III (Arabic: دائرة بيروت الثالثة) was an electoral district in Lebanon. It covered six neighbourhoods (quartiers) in the western parts of the capital; Dar El Mreisse, Mazraa, Minet El Hosn, Moussaitbeh, Ras Beirut and Zuqaq al-Blat.[1] The constituency elected ten members of the Parliament of Lebanon; five Sunni Muslim, one Shia Muslim, one Druze, one Protestant, one Greek Orthodox and one Minorities (for more information on the Lebanese electoral system, see Elections in Lebanon).[1] The constituency was created with the 2008 Doha Agreement, ahead of the 2009 parliamentary election.[2]

  1. ^ a b IFES. Electoral Districts in Lebanon Archived 2015-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Imad Salamey (15 October 2013). The Government and Politics of Lebanon. Routledge. pp. 74–75, 112–113. ISBN 978-1-135-01133-8.