| |
|
Israel 1977 Legislative Election
|
Chamber
|
Assembly
|
|
Date of Election
|
May
17, 1977
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
*
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
120
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
4
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Unity
(Likud) |
43
|
33.2%
|
|
Alignment |
32
|
24.6%
|
| Democratic
Movement for Change (DMC) |
15
|
11.6%
|
| National
Religious Party (NRP) |
12
|
9.2%
|
| Democratic
Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash) |
5
|
4.6%
|
| Union
of Israel (Agudat Israel) |
4
|
3.4%
|
| Realization
of Zion (Schlomizon) |
2
|
1.9%
|
| Peace/Equality
for Israel (Sheli) |
2
|
1.6%
|
| Arab
parties associated with the Labor Alignment |
1
|
1.4%
|
| Union
of Israel Workers (Poalei Agudat Israel) |
1
|
1.3%
|
| Independent
Liberals |
1
|
1.2%
|
| Civil
Rights Movement |
1
|
1.2%
|
| Flatto
Sharon |
1
|
2.0%
|
* Single national
party lists.
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1980, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1980.
# Source: T. Thomas Mackie
and Richard Rose. The International Almanac of Electoral History. (3rd edition)
Basingstoke: Hampshire Macmillan, 1991.
| Population
Size |
3
613 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
2
236 293
|
|
Total Votes
|
1
771 726
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
79.2%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
1.3%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Israel. [Internet]. International IDEA. 6 November 2001. |
