1965 Israeli Election
2 November 1965 · The Mapai decades · 120 seats, 61 for a majority
Prior to the elections, two major alliances were formed; Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda united to form the Alignment, whilst Herut and the Liberal Party had formed the Gahal alliance towards the end of the previous Knesset session.
Prime Minister before
Levi Eshkol
Mapai
Prime Minister (continued)
Levi Eshkol
Alignment
Largest force
Labour Alignment
45 of 120 seats
Turnout
85.9%
The result
| Share of the Knesset | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Alignment | — | 45 | -5 | 443,379 | 36.7% | — | |
| Gahal | — | 26 | -8 | 256,957 | 21.3% | — | |
| National Religious Party | — | 11 | -1 | 107,966 | 8.9% | — | |
| Rafi | — | 10 | — | 95,328 | 7.9% | — | |
| Mapam | — | 8 | -1 | 79,985 | 6.6% | — | |
| Independent Liberals | — | 5 | — | 45,299 | 3.8% | — | |
| Agudat Yisrael | — | 4 | 0 | 39,795 | 3.3% | — | |
| Rakah | — | 3 | — | 27,413 | 2.3% | — |
8 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.