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Israeli Electoral History: Elections to the 8th Knesset

(December 31, 1973)

Valid votes
1,566,855
Qualifying threshold (1%)
15,668
Votes per seat
12,424

Political Party
Valid Votes
% of Total
Seats Won
Alignment 621,183 39.6 51
Likud 473,309 30.2 39
National Religious Party 130,349 8.3 10
United Torah Front 60,012 3.8 5
Independent Liberals 56,560 3.6 4
Rakah 53,353 3.4 4
Ratz 35,023 2.2 3
Kidmah Ufituah* 22,604 1.4 2
Moked 22,147 1.4 1
Arab list for Bedouins and Villagers* 16,408 1.0 1

* Minority lists associated with Mapai

Sources: The Knesset