1961 Israeli legislative election
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Elections for the fifth Knesset were held in Israel on 15 August 1961. Voter turnout was 81.6%.[1]
Parliament factions
The table below lists the parliamentary factions represented in the 4th Knesset.
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Mapai | 349,330 | 34.69 | 42 | −5 | |
Herut | 138,599 | 13.76 | 17 | 0 | |
Liberal Party | 137,255 | 13.63 | 17 | +3 | |
National Religious Party | 98,786 | 9.81 | 12 | 0 | |
Mapam | 75,654 | 7.51 | 9 | 0 | |
Ahdut HaAvoda | 66,170 | 6.57 | 8 | +1 | |
Maki | 42,111 | 4.18 | 5 | +2 | |
Agudat Yisrael | 37,178 | 3.69 | 4 | 0 | |
Poalei Agudat Yisrael | 19,428 | 1.93 | 2 | 0 | |
Cooperation and Brotherhood | 19,342 | 1.92 | 2 | 0 | |
Progress and Development | 16,034 | 1.59 | 2 | 0 | |
Progress and Work | 3,561 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | |
Religious Sephardim List | 3,181 | 0.32 | 0 | New | |
Supporters of Democracy | 335 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
Total | 1,006,964 | 100.00 | 120 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 1,006,964 | 97.10 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 30,066 | 2.90 | |||
Total votes | 1,037,030 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,271,285 | 81.57 | |||
Source: IDI, Nohlen et al. |
Aftermath
During the Knesset term, eight MKs broke away from Mapai to establish Rafi and two MKs left Maki to establish Rakah. Herut and the Liberal Party merged to form Gahal. Seven Liberal Party members unhappy with the decision (largely former Progressive Party members) broke away to form the Independent Liberals.
Tenth government
The fifth Knesset started with
Eleventh government
Levi Eshkol took over Mapai and formed the eleventh government on 26 June 1963 with the same coalition partners as previously, but one more minister. The government resigned on 10 December 1964 when Ben-Gurion demanded that members of the Supreme Court investigate the Lavon Affair.
Twelfth government
Eshkol formed the twelfth government a week later on 22 December 1964 with the same coalition partners and ministers as previously.
The fifth Knesset was notable for the coalescing of the two major right-wing parties (Herut and the Liberal Party) to form an electoral block (Gahal) capable of threatening Mapai's hegemony in Israeli politics. Gahal, which by then had become
Notes
- ^ Agudat Yisrael and PAI ran as a joint list called Religious Torah Front.
References
- ISBN 0-19-924958-X
External links
- Historical overview of the Fifth Knesset Knesset website
- Election results Knesset website
- The Fifth Knesset Knesset website