Beirut II () is an electoral district in

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, as per the 2017 vote law. The district elects 11 members of the Lebanese National Assembly - 6

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. The Beirut II electoral district covers 8 ''quartiers'' (neighbourhoods) of the Lebanese capital: Port, Bachoura, Dar El Mreisse, Mazraa, Minet El Hosn, Moussaitbeh,

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Zuqaq al-Blat Zuqaq al-Blat () is one of the twelve quarters of Beirut. Etymology Zuqaq al-Blat literally means "the cobbled alley", this was a colloquial name given to the street extending from the old city to the Qantari hill and which was covered with cob ...

. The electorate is predominantly Sunni (62.1%).دائرة بيروت الثانية
. ''Annahar'' 20.6% of the electorate is Shia, 5% Greek Orthodox, 3.41% Minorities, 1.86% Maronite, 1.65% Armenian Orthodox, 1.63% Greek Catholic, 1.55% Druze, 1.31% Jews, 0.81% Evangelical (Protestant) and 0.03% Alawite.

2018 election

2018 Lebanese general election in Beirut II

Ahead of the

2018 Lebanese general election General elections were held in Lebanon on 6 May 2018. Although originally scheduled for 2013, the election was postponed three times in 2013, 2014 and 2017 for various reasons, including the security situation, the failure of the Parliament to ...

, nine candidate lists were registered in Beirut II. This was highest number of lists registered in any constituency in this election.77 لائحة انتخابية من بين 917 مرشحا... وهذه الالوان المعتمدة
''Annahar'' In the 2009 election, the Future Movement had won the election in West Beirut. But this time, a number of lists seeks to challenge the Future dominance over the Sunni electorate, "Beirut al-Watan" (alliance of al-Jamaa al-Islamiah and '' Al Liwaa'' newspaper editor Salah Salam), "Beiruti Opposition" (fielded by Ashraf Rifi), "Lebnan Herzen", "We are All Beirut" and "Dignity of Beirut" (led by former judge Khaled Hammoud).زحمة لوائح في بيروت: 14 وخروقات كثيرة
''Al-Modon''. The erstwhile March 8 bloc split into two lists. Hezbollah, Amal, Al-Ahbash and the Free Patriotic Movement fielded the "Unity of Beirut" list, whilst the People's Movement and

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fielded the "Voice of the People" list. Omar Ghandour, candidate of the

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, prominent businessman and former president of the Nejmeh Sporting Club, was named president of "Unity of Beirut" list. The SSNP faction of Ali Haidar fielded a candidate on the "Voice of the People" list. Naamat Badruddin, also on the "Voice of the People" list was a leader during the 2015 trash protest movement. Under the previous electoral law the Future Movement could easily win landslides in West Beirut. But under the new electoral law analysts argued that the Future Movement could lose a number of seats. Apart from the Hezbollah-Amal-FPM list (expected to win the Shia vote), the main perceived challengers to the Future Movement were the "Beirut al-Watan" list and the "Lebnan Herzen" list of prominent businessman Fouad Makhzoumi.''Daily Star''.
Glut of lists fighting it out in Beirut II
' Nevertheless, the Beirut al-Watan list included several figures close to the Hariri family and Salam pledged to support the "Sunni ''za'im''" Hariri to remain Prime Minister of Lebanon. Prior to the deadline to register lists, the Lebanese Democratic Party announced the withdrawal of its candidate for the Druze seat. Likewise the Lebanese People's Congress, which had initially intended to field Samir Kneo on the Amal-Hezbollah list, withdrew from the race.المؤتمر الشعبي أوضح أسباب عزوفه عن المشاركة في لائحة بيروت 2
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Result by lists

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