Elections to the 2nd Knesset
(July 30, 1951)
| Valid votes |
687,492 |
| Qualifying threshold (1%) |
6,874 |
| Votes per seat |
5,692 |
Political Party |
Valid Votes |
% of Total |
Seats Won |
| Mapai |
256,456 |
37.3 |
45 |
| General Zionists |
111,394 |
16.2 |
20 |
| Mapam* |
86,095 |
12.5 |
15 |
| Hapo'el Hamizrahi |
46,347 |
6.8 |
8 |
| Herut Movement |
45,651 |
6.6 |
8 |
| Maki |
27,334 |
4.0 |
5 |
| Progressive Party |
22,171 |
3.2 |
4 |
| Democratic list of Israeli Arabs** |
16,370 |
2.4 |
3 |
| Agudat Yisrael |
13,799 |
2.0 |
3 |
| Spharadim and Edot Mizrah |
12,002 |
1.8 |
2 |
| Po'alei Agudat Yisrael |
11,194 |
1.6 |
2 |
| Hamizrahi |
10,383 |
1.5 |
2 |
| Kidmah Va'avodah** |
8,067 |
1.2 |
1 |
| Yemenite Association |
7,965 |
1.2 |
1 |
| Hakla`ut Ufituah** |
7,851 |
1.1 |
1 |
* Mapam and Ahdut Ha'avodah-Po'alei Zion split in the course of the term,
but the Knesset Parliamentary Group remained united.
** Minority lists associated with Mapai
Sources: The Knesset |