Israel 1951 legislative election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Alignment / Labor won 45 of 120 seats with 37.3% of the vote; 75.1% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 11.7 points on 1949.
- Israel
- Held
Result
- Alignment / Labor45
- General Zionists20
- Mapam15
- Hapoel HaMizrachi8
- Herut8
- Communist Party / Moked / Sheli5
- Progressive Party4
- Agudat Yisrael3
- Democratic List for Israeli Arabs3
- Mizrachi2
- Poalei Agudat Yisrael2
- Sephardim and Oriental Communities2
- Agriculture and Development1
- Progress and Work1
- Yemenite Association1
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alignment / Labor | 45 | −1 | 37.3 | +1.6 | 256,456 |
| General Zionists | 20 | +13 | 16.2 | +11.0 | 111,394 |
| Mapam | 15 | −4 | 12.5 | −2.2 | 86,095 |
| Hapoel HaMizrachi | 8 | 6.8 | 46,347 | ||
| Herut | 8 | −6 | 6.6 | −4.9 | 45,651 |
| Communist Party / Moked / Sheli | 5 | +1 | 4.0 | +0.5 | 27,334 |
| Progressive Party | 4 | −1 | 3.2 | −0.9 | 22,171 |
| Democratic List for Israeli Arabs | 3 | 2.4 | 16,370 | ||
| Agudat Yisrael | 3 | 2.0 | 13,799 | ||
| Sephardim and Oriental Communities | 2 | −2 | 1.8 | −1.7 | 12,002 |
| Poalei Agudat Yisrael | 2 | 1.6 | 11,194 | ||
| Mizrachi | 2 | 1.5 | 10,383 |
The other parties and groups
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress and Work | 1 | 1.2 | 8,067 | ||
| Yemenite Association | 1 | 0 | 1.2 | +0.2 | 7,965 |
| Agriculture and Development | 1 | 1.1 | 7,851 | ||
| Largest party without seats | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | −0.1 | 4,038 |
± is the change against the Israel 1949 legislative election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Alignment / Labor 256,456
- General Zionists 111,394
- Mapam 86,095
- Hapoel HaMizrachi 46,347
- Herut 45,651
- Communist Party / Moked / Sheli 27,334
- Progressive Party 22,171
- Democratic List for Israeli Arabs 16,370
- Agudat Yisrael 13,799
- Sephardim and Oriental Communities 12,002
- Poalei Agudat Yisrael 11,194
- Mizrachi 10,383
- Progress and Work 8,067
- Yemenite Association 7,965
- Agriculture and Development 7,851
- Largest party without seats 4,038
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.
Share of the vote
Turnout
75.1% of the 924,885 registered voters cast a ballot (695,007 ballots), down 11.7 points on 1949. 687,492 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Alignment / Labor37.3% of votes37.5% of seats
- General Zionists16.2% of votes16.7% of seats
- Mapam12.5% of votes12.5% of seats
- Hapoel HaMizrachi6.8% of votes6.7% of seats
- Herut6.6% of votes6.7% of seats
- Communist Party / Moked / Sheli4.0% of votes4.2% of seats
- Progressive Party3.2% of votes3.3% of seats
- Democratic List for Israeli Arabs2.4% of votes2.5% of seats
- Agudat Yisrael2.0% of votes2.5% of seats
- Sephardim and Oriental Communities1.8% of votes1.7% of seats
- Poalei Agudat Yisrael1.6% of votes1.7% of seats
- Mizrachi1.5% of votes1.7% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 0.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.1 by votes and 5.0 by seats; Alignment / Labor led General Zionists by 21.1 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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