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
| Share of the Knesset | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.