1977 Israeli Election
The Mahapach17 May 1977 · The Mahapach and the two-bloc era · 120 seats, 61 for a majority
Legislative elections were held in Israel on 17 May 1977 to elect the ninth Knesset. For the first time in Israeli political history, the right wing, led by Likud, won a plurality of seats, ending almost 30 years of rule by the left-wing Alignment and its predecessor, Mapai.
Prime Minister before
Yitzhak Rabin
Alignment
Prime Minister after
Menachem Begin
Likud
Largest force
Likud
43 of 120 seats
Turnout
79.2%
The result
| Share of the Knesset | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Likud | — | 43 | +4 | 583,968 | 33.4% | — | |
| Alignment | — | 32 | -19 | 430,023 | 24.6% | — | |
| Democratic Movement for Change | — | 15 | — | 202,265 | 11.6% | — | |
| National Religious Party | — | 12 | +2 | 160,787 | 9.2% | — | |
| Hadash | — | 5 | +1 | 80,118 | 4.6% | — | |
| Agudat Yisrael | — | 4 | +1 | 58,652 | 3.4% | — | |
| Shlomtzion | — | 2 | — | 33,947 | 1.9% | — | |
| Left Camp of Israel | — | 2 | +1 | 27,281 | 1.6% | — |
5 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.