Beirut II
| Beirut II | |
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| Constituency for the Parliament of Lebanon |
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| Governorate | Beirut |
| Electorate | 102,569 (2011) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2008 |
| Number of members | 4 (2 Armenian Orthodox, 1 Sunni, 1 Shia) |
Beirut II (Arabic: دائرة بيروت الثانية) is a parliamentary constituency in Lebanon. It covers three neighbourhoods (quartiers) in the north-eastern parts of the capital; Port, Medawar and Bachoura. The constituency elects four members of the National Assembly. Two of the Beirut II MPs have 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.
The Ministry of Interior and Municipalities reported in 2011 that the constituency had 102,569 voters and the following religious composition: 31.22% Sunni Muslims, 26.37% Shia Muslims, 25.25% Armenian Orthodox, 3.44% other Christian Minorities, 3.42% Maronites and 3.35% Armenian Catholics. Beirut II has the highest percentage of Armenian registered voters of all parliamentary constituencies.
Ahead of the 2009 polls the two main contenders the March 8 and the March 14 alliances, had agreed in Doha to divide the Beirut II seats between them. Per the Doha Agreement the opposition would get the Shia seat, the majority the Sunni seat and the Armenian seat would be split between the two. At the time of the 2009 elections the constituency had 101,787 registered voters, out of whom 27,787 cast their votes. Its 27.3% electoral participation was the lowest amongst the constituencies around the country (the national average was 50.7%). There were 450 invalid ballots and 315 blank votes. Voting in Beirut II was largely calm.
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