1955 Israeli Election

26 July 1955 · The Mapai decades · 120 seats, 61 for a majority

Mapai retained its plurality in the Knesset, although its share of the vote dropped by 5.1 and its share of seats dropped from 47 (at the end of the Second Knesset) to 40. Meanwhile, Herut overtook the General Zionists, Mapam, and Hapoel HaMizrachi to become the second-largest party, with its share of seats nearly doubling (from 8 in the Second Knesset to 15 in the Third).

Prime Minister before

Moshe Sharett

Mapai

Prime Minister after

David Ben-Gurion

Mapai

Largest force

Mapai

40 of 120 seats

Turnout

82.8%

The result

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Mapai

32.2% of votes · -5 seats

seats

Herut

12.6% of votes · +7 seats

seats

General Zionists

10.2% of votes · -7 seats

seats

National Religious Front

9.1% of votes · +1 seats

seats

Ahdut HaAvoda

8.1% of votes

seats

Mapam

7.3% of votes · -6 seats

seats

Religious Torah Front

4.7% of votes · +1 seats

seats

Maki

4.5% of votes · +1 seats

seats


Mapai	—	40	-5	274,735	32.2%	—
Herut	—	15	+7	107,190	12.6%	—
General Zionists	—	13	-7	87,099	10.2%	—
National Religious Front	—	11	+1	77,936	9.1%	—
Ahdut HaAvoda	—	10	—	69,475	8.1%	—
Mapam	—	9	-6	62,401	7.3%	—
Religious Torah Front	—	6	+1	39,836	4.7%	—
Maki	—	6	+1	38,492	4.5%	—

10 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.