1973 Israeli legislative election

Legislative elections were held in Israel on 31 December 1973. Voter turnout was 78.6%. The election was postponed for two months because of the Yom Kippur War.

1973 Israeli legislative election
31 December 1973
All 120 seats in the Knesset
61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout78.6% ( 3.1 pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Alignment Golda Meir 39.6 51 −5
Likud Menachem Begin 30.2 39 +7
Mafdal Yosef Burg 8.3 10 −2
Religious Torah Front Shlomo Lorincz 3.8 5 −1
Independent Liberals Moshe Kol 3.6 4 0
Rakah Meir Vilner 3.4 4 +1
Ratz Shulamit Aloni 2.2 3 New
Progress and Development Seif el-Din el-Zoubi 1.4 2 0
Moked Meir Pa'il 1.4 1 0
Arab List for Bedouin and Villagers Hamad Abu Rabia 1.0 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Golda Meir
Alignment		 Golda Meir
Alignment
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