[2] In the 1953 parliamentary election the seat was won by Ahmad al-As'ad, a powerful Shia landlord.

[5] The 1960 Election Law adopted a set-up of electoral districts largely based on the Qadas.

Kamil al-As'ad became the leader of the Southern Bloc in parliament and was named Minister of Education and Fine Arts in the cabinet of Rashid Karami.

[8] In the 1964 parliamentary election the Bint Jbeil seats were won by Abdellatif Beydoun and Abdallah Ghneimeh.

[9] In the 1968 parliamentary election the candidates on the list supported by Adel Osseiran won the seats in Bint Jbeil.

[16] However, the 2008 Doha Agreement instituted a set-up of electoral districts similar to those of the 1960 Election Law.

[1][19] Ali Mhanna and Dr. Ahmad al-Khahwaja stood as candidates of the Lebanese Option Gathering.

[20][21] Lebanese Option Gathering leader Ahmad al-As'ad declared before the election that his party sought to challenge the Hezbollah 'monopoly' in the Shia community.