Knesset

The Knesset (כנסת, Hebrew for "assembly") is the Parliament of Israel. It is located in Jerusalem, Israel's capital.

The Knesset Assemblies

The Knesset term (the condition of the Knesset between two general elections for parliament) is called "Assembly". For example: the first term of the Knesset from 1949 to 1951 was called "The 1st assembly" הכנסת הראשונה. The current assembly is the 16th Assembly ( הכנסת ה 16, ha-Knesset ha-Shesh-Esre).

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1949 - 1951

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Composition of the 1st Knesset Assembly (elected 1949)

• Mapai 46
• Mapam 19
• United Religious Front 16
• Herut Movement 14
• General Zionists 7
• Progressive Party 5
• Sephardim and the Edot of the Mizrah 4
• Maki 4
• Democratic Party of Nazareth (assoc. with Mapai) 2
• Fighters List 1
• WIZO 1
• Yemenite Association 1

Composition of the 2nd Knesset Assembly (elected 1951)

• Mapai 45
• General Zionists 20
• Mapam* 15
• Hapo'el Hamizrahi 8
• Herut Movement 8
• Maki 5
• Progressive Party 4
• Democratic list of Israeli Arabs** 3
• Agudat Yisrael 3
• Spharadim and Edot Mizrah 2
• Po'alei Agudat Yisrael 2
• Hamizrahi 2
• Kidmah Va'avodah** 1
• Yemenite Association 1
• Hakla`ut Ufituah** 1

*Mapam and Ahdut Ha'avodah-Po'alei Zion split in the course of the term, but the Knesset Parliamentary Group remained united.

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**Minority lists associated with Mapai

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Composition of the 3rd Knesset Assembly (elected 1955

• Mapai 40
• Herut Movement 15
• General Zionists 13
• United Religious Front 11
• Ahdut Ha'avodah 10
• Mapam 9
• Religious Torah Front 6
• Maki 6
• Progressive Party 5
• Democratic list of Israeli Arabs* 2
• Kidmah Va'avodah* 2
• Hakla`ut Ufituah* 1

*Minority lists associated with Mapai

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Composition of the 4th Knesset Assembly (elected 1959)

• Mapai 47
• Herut Movement 17
• National Religious Party 12
• Mapam 9
• General Zionists 8
• Ahdut Ha'avodah 7
• Religious Torah Front 6
• Progressive Party 6
• Maki 3
• Kidmah Ufituah* 2
• Shituf Ve`ahvah* 2
• Hakla`ut Ufituah* 1

*Minority lists associated with Mapai

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Composition of the 5th Knesset Assembly (elected 1961)

• Mapai 42
• Herut Movement 17
• Liberals (former General Zionists) 17
• National Religious Party 12
• Mapam 9
• Ahdut Ha'avodah 8
• Maki 5
• Agudat Yisrael 4
• Po'alei Agudat Yisrael 2
• Shituf Ve`ahvah* 2
• Kidmah Ufituah* 2

*Minority lists associated with Mapai

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Composition of the 6th Knesset Assembly (elected 1965)

• Labour Alignment (Mapai and Ahdut Ha'avodah) 42
• Gahal (Herut Movement and Liberals) 26
• National Religious Party 11
• Rafi 10
• Mapam 8
• Independent Liberals 5
• Agudat Yisrael 4
• Rakah 3
• Kidmah Ufituah* 2
• Po'alei Agudat Yisrael 2
• Shituf Ve`ahvah* 2
• Ha'olam Hazeh-Koah Hadash 1
• Maki 1

*Minority lists associated with Mapai

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Composition of the 7th Knesset Assembly (elected 1969)

• Labour Alignment (includes Mapam and Rafi) 56
• Gahal 26
• National Religious Party 12
• Agudat Yisrael 4
• Independent Liberals 4
• State List 3
• Rakah 3
• Kidmah Ufituah* 2
• Po'alei Agudat Yisrael 2
• Shituf Ve`ahvah* 2
• Ha'olam Hazeh-Koah Hadash 2
• Hamerkaz Hahofshi 2
• Maki 1

*Minority lists associated with Mapai

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Composition of the 8th Knesset Assembly (elected 1973)

• Labour Alignment 51
• Likud (Gahal and La'am) 39
• National Religious Party 10
• United Torah Front 5
• Rakah 4
• Ratz 3
• Kidmah Ufituah* 2
• Moked 1
• Arab list for Bedhouins and Villagers* 1

*Minority lists associated with Mapai

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Composition of the 9th Knesset Assembly (elected 1977)

• Likud 43
• Labour Alignment 32
• Democratic Movement for Change 15
• National Religious Party 12
• Hadash (includes Rakah) 5
• United Torah Front 5
• Agudat Yisrael 4
• Plato Sharon 1
• Shlomtzion 2
• Shelli 2
• United Arab List* 1
• Po'alei Agudat Yisrael 1
• Ratz 1
• Independent Liberals 1

*Minority lists associated with Mapai

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Composition of the 10th Knesset Assembly (elected 1981)

• Likud 48
• Labour Alignment 47
• National Religious Party 6
• Agudat Yisrael 4
• Hadash (includes Rakah) 4
• Tami 3
• Tehiya 3
• Telem 2
• Shinui 2
• Ratz 1

Composition of the 11th Knesset Assembly (elected 1984)

• Labour Alignment 44
• Likud 41
• Tehiya-Tsomet 5
• National Religious Party 4
• Hadash 4
• Shas 4
• Shinui 3
• Ratz 3
• Yachad* 3
• Progressive List for Peace 2
• Agudat Yisrael 2
• Morasha-Po'aeli Agudat Yisrael 2
• Tami 1
• Kach 1
• Ometz 1

* no connection with the Yachad party formed in 2004.

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Composition of the 12th Knesset Assembly (elected 1988)

• Likud 40
• Labour Alignment 39
• Shas 6
• Agudat Yisrael 5
• Ratz 5
• National Religious Party 4
• Hadash 4
• Tehiya 3
• Mapam (having left the Labour Alignment) 3
• Tsomet 2
• Moledet 2
• Shinui 2
• Degel Hatorah 2
• Progressive List for Peace 1
• Arab Democratic Party 1

Composition of the 13th Knesset Assembly (elected 1992)

• Labour 44
• Likud 32
• Meretz (includes Mapam, Shinui and Ratz) 12
• Tsomet 8
• National Religious Party 6
• Shas 6
• Yahadut Hatorah 4
• Hadash 3
• Moledet 3
• Arab Democratic Party 2

Composition of the 14th Knesset Assembly (elected 1996)

• Labour 34
• Likud-Gesher-Tsomet 32
• Shas 10
• National Religious Party 9
• Meretz 9
• Yisrael Ba`aliyah 7
• Hadash 5
• Yahadut Hatorah 4
• The Third Way 4
• United Arab List 4
• Moledet 2

Composition of the 15th Knesset Assembly (elected 1999)

• One Israel (Labour) 26
• Likud 19
• Shas 17
• Meretz 10
• Yisrael Ba`aliyah 6
• Shinui 6
• The Center Party 6
• National Religious Party 5
• United Torah Judaism 5
• United Arab List 5
• National Unity (HaIchud HaLeumi) 4
• Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash) 3
• Yisrael Beiteinu 4
• National Democratic Alliance (Balad) 2
• One Nation - for Israeli Workers and Pensioners (Am Ekhad) 2

Composition of the 16th Knesset Assembly (elected 2003)

• Likud 38
• Labour 19
• Shinui-Mifleget Merkaz 15
• Shas 11
• National Union 7
• Meretz 6
• National Religious Party 6
• Yahadut HaTorah 5
• Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash) 3
• One Nation - for Israeli Workers and Pensioners (Am Ekhad) (merged with the Labour ) 3
• National Democratic Assembly (Balad) 3
• Yisrael Ba`aliyah (merged with Likud) 2
• United Arab List 2