1996 First Women

Women in the second parliamentary elections

146 _ Women in the second parliamentary elections – Nayla Moawad Bahiya al-Hariri Nuhad Sa’eed _ Annahar Archives

In the second parliamentary elections, held from 8 August to 15 September 1996,  three women won seats in the Parliament. The first was Nayla Moawad, who ran in Zgharta and won. The second was Nuhad Sa’eed, who ran in Byblos and won with 7,195 votes. The third was Bahiya al-Hariri, who ran in the South and won with 141,338 votes.