1955 Israeli legislative election

1955 Israeli legislative election
26 July 1955
Turnout82.83%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Mapai David Ben-Gurion 32.20 40 −5
Herut Menachem Begin 12.56 15 +7
General Zionists Israel Rokach 10.21 13 −7
National Religious Front Haim-Moshe Shapira 9.13 11 +1
Ahdut HaAvoda Yitzhak Tabenkin 8.14 10 New
Mapam Meir Ya'ari 7.31 9 −6
Religious Torah Front Yitzhak-Meir Levin 4.67 6 +1
Maki Shmuel Mikunis 4.51 6 +1
Progressive Party Pinchas Rosen 4.41 5 +1
Democratic List for Israeli Arabs Seif el-Din el-Zoubi 1.81 2 −1
Progress and Work Salah-Hassan Hanifes 1.47 2 +1
Agriculture and Development Faras Hamdan 1.15 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Moshe Sharett
Mapai		 David Ben-Gurion
Mapai

Legislative elections were held in Israel on 26 July 1955 to elect the members of the third Knesset. Voter turnout was 83%.

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