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Israel 1951 legislative election

What was the result of the 1951 legislative election in Israel?

Alignment / Labor won 45 of 120 seats with 37.3% of the vote. 75.1% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Israel
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

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.

  • Alignment / Labor 45 −1 seat 37.3% +1.6 points
  • General Zionists 20 +13 seats 16.2% +11.0 points
  • Mapam 15 −4 seats 12.5% −2.2 points
  • Hapoel HaMizrachi 8 6.8%
  • Herut 8 −6 seats 6.6% −4.9 points
  • Communist Party / Moked / Sheli 5 +1 seat 4.0% +0.5 points
  • Progressive Party 4 −1 seat 3.2% −0.9 points
  • Democratic List for Israeli Arabs 3 2.4%
  • Agudat Yisrael 3 2.0%
  • Sephardim and Oriental Communities 2 −2 seats 1.8% −1.7 points
  • Poalei Agudat Yisrael 2 1.6%
  • Mizrachi 2 1.5%
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Israel 1949 legislative election, party by party.

61 of 120 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 37.3%

    Share of the vote won by Alignment / Labor

    Alignment / Labor won 45 of 120 seats. A majority needs 61.

  2. +13 seats

    Seats gained by General Zionists

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1949. Herut lost 6 seats.

  3. 75.1%

    Voter turnout

    Down 11.7 points on 1949.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Alignment / Labor45−137.3+1.6256,456
General Zionists20+1316.2+11.0111,394
Mapam15−412.5−2.286,095
Hapoel HaMizrachi86.846,347
Herut8−66.6−4.945,651
Communist Party / Moked / Sheli5+14.0+0.527,334
Progressive Party4−13.2−0.922,171
Democratic List for Israeli Arabs32.416,370
Agudat Yisrael32.013,799
Sephardim and Oriental Communities2−21.8−1.712,002
Poalei Agudat Yisrael21.611,194
Mizrachi21.510,383
The other parties and groups
PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Progress and Work11.28,067
Yemenite Association101.2+0.27,965
Agriculture and Development11.17,851
Largest party without seats000.6−0.14,038

± 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 many people voted?

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 do the votes compare with the 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
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

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.

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