1944 Assembly of Representatives Election
2 August 1944 · The Yishuv's assemblies · 173 seats
Elections to the Assembly of Representatives of Mandatory Palestine were held on 2 August 1944. Just over 200,000 Jewish residents voted, more than 70% of all those eligible to vote.
An internal election of the Jewish community under the British Mandate — a voluntary communal assembly, not a state legislature. Recorded here as the pre-state root of Israeli electoral politics.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Mapai
64 of 173 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Knesset | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapai | — | 64 | — | 73,122 | 36.9% | — | |
| Left Bloc (Hashomer Hatzair–Poale Zion Left) | — | 21 | — | 24,582 | 12.4% | — | |
| New Aliyah Party | — | 19 | — | 21,279 | 10.7% | — | |
| Hapoel HaMizrachi | — | 16 | — | 18,748 | 9.4% | — | |
| Ahdut HaAvoda | — | 16 | — | 17,928 | 9.0% | — | |
| Mizrachi | — | 7 | — | 6,513 | 3.3% | — | |
| Yemenite Association | — | 4 | — | 5,019 | 2.5% | — | |
| Democratic Centre | — | 4 | — | 4,704 | 2.4% | — |
22 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.