Ratification of the Draft Law on Election of Members of the Chamber of Deputies

Type

Law

Date of the text

26/04/1960

Official Gazette

published in 1960

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

73

What it provides

This law fixes the Chamber of Deputies at one hundred and twenty-eight members serving four-year terms, divides the country into electoral districts by governorate and by district in Mount Lebanon, provides for general secret ballot, and sets eligibility conditions for candidates.

What has changed this text

• Amended by Law No. 154/1996, articles 2
• Amended by Law No. 530/1996 of 11/07/1996
• Amended by Law No. 285/1994 of 12/02/1994
• Amended by Law No. 227/1993 of 13/05/1993, articles 15
• Amended by Law No. 587/1996 of 13/08/1996, articles 3
• Partly repealed by Law No. 587/1996 of 13/08/1996, articles 3
• Amended by Law No. 437/1995 of 21/06/1995
• Amended by Law No. 154/1992 of 22/07/1992
• Partly repealed by Law No. 154/1992 of 22/07/1992, articles 1, 2, 3
• Amended by Law No. 51/1991 of 23/05/1991
• Amended by Law No. 640/1997 of 26/05/1997
• Amended by Law No. 665/1997 of 29/12/1997, articles 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
• Partly repealed by Law No. 665/1997 of 29/12/1997, articles 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1960. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.