Israel 1949 legislative election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Alignment / Labor won 46 of 120 seats with 35.7% of the vote; 86.9% of registered voters cast a ballot.
- Israel
- Held
Result
- Alignment / Labor46
- Mapam19
- United Religious Front16
- Herut14
- General Zionists7
- Progressive Party5
- Communist Party / Moked / Sheli4
- Sephardim and Oriental Communities4
- Democratic List of Nazareth2
- Fighters' List1
- Women's International Zionist Organization1
- Yemenite Association1
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alignment / Labor | 46 | 35.7 | 155,274 |
| Mapam | 19 | 14.7 | 64,018 |
| United Religious Frontwith Hapoel HaMizrachi, Mizrachi, Agudat Yisrael and Poalei Agudat Yisrael | 16 | 12.2 | 52,982 |
| Herut | 14 | 11.5 | 49,782 |
| General Zionists | 7 | 5.2 | 22,661 |
| Progressive Party | 5 | 4.1 | 17,786 |
| Sephardim and Oriental Communities | 4 | 3.5 | 15,287 |
| Communist Party / Moked / Sheli | 4 | 3.5 | 15,148 |
| Democratic List of Nazareth | 2 | 1.7 | 7,387 |
| Fighters' List | 1 | 1.2 | 5,363 |
| Women's International Zionist Organization | 1 | 1.2 | 5,173 |
| Yemenite Association | 1 | 1.0 | 4,399 |
| Largest party without seats | 0 | 0.7 | 3,214 |
Votes by party
- Alignment / Labor 155,274
- Mapam 64,018
- United Religious Front 52,982
- Herut 49,782
- General Zionists 22,661
- Progressive Party 17,786
- Sephardim and Oriental Communities 15,287
- Communist Party / Moked / Sheli 15,148
- Democratic List of Nazareth 7,387
- Fighters' List 5,363
- Women's International Zionist Organization 5,173
- Yemenite Association 4,399
- Largest party without seats 3,214
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes. How we read it.
ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.
Share of the vote
Turnout
86.9% of the 506,567 registered voters cast a ballot (440,095 ballots). 434,684 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Alignment / Labor35.7% of votes38.3% of seats
- Mapam14.7% of votes15.8% of seats
- United Religious Front12.2% of votes13.3% of seats
- Herut11.5% of votes11.7% of seats
- General Zionists5.2% of votes5.8% of seats
- Progressive Party4.1% of votes4.2% of seats
- Communist Party / Moked / Sheli3.5% of votes3.3% of seats
- Sephardim and Oriental Communities3.5% of votes3.3% of seats
- Democratic List of Nazareth1.7% of votes1.7% of seats
- Fighters' List1.2% of votes0.8% of seats
- Women's International Zionist Organization1.2% of votes0.8% of seats
- Yemenite Association1.0% of votes0.8% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.4 by votes and 4.7 by seats; Alignment / Labor led Mapam by 21.0 points of the vote. How these are computed.
Sources and licence
Sources and licence
- ParlGov 2024 Release (Döring and Manow), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Wikidata, party colours (P465) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
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