Israeli legislative election, 1949
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The Israeli legislative election of 1949 was the first national election of the newly established State of Israel, forming its inaugural Knesset and shaping the country’s early political landscape.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1949 Israeli legislative election | 3 |
| Israeli legislative election, 1949 canonical | 3 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Israeli legislative election, 1949 Context triple: [Mapam, participatedIn, Israeli legislative election, 1949]
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A.
Israeli legislative election, 1965
The Israeli legislative election of 1965 was a national parliamentary vote that reshaped Israel’s political landscape, notably featuring new party alignments and splits within the dominant labor movement.
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B.
2009 Israeli legislative election
The 2009 Israeli legislative election was a national parliamentary vote that reshaped Israel’s political landscape amid security concerns and debates over the peace process.
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C.
2006 Israeli legislative election
The 2006 Israeli legislative election was a pivotal national vote that reshaped Israel’s political landscape, leading to the rise of the centrist Kadima party and setting the stage for subsequent government realignments.
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D.
Knesset elections
Knesset elections are Israel’s nationwide parliamentary elections in which voters choose representatives to the country’s unicameral legislature.
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E.
2013 Israeli legislative election
The 2013 Israeli legislative election was a national parliamentary vote that reshaped Israel’s political landscape, elevating new centrist forces while significantly weakening several established parties.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Israeli legislative election, 1949 Target entity description: The Israeli legislative election of 1949 was the first national election of the newly established State of Israel, forming its inaugural Knesset and shaping the country’s early political landscape.
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A.
Israeli legislative election, 1965
The Israeli legislative election of 1965 was a national parliamentary vote that reshaped Israel’s political landscape, notably featuring new party alignments and splits within the dominant labor movement.
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B.
2009 Israeli legislative election
The 2009 Israeli legislative election was a national parliamentary vote that reshaped Israel’s political landscape amid security concerns and debates over the peace process.
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C.
2006 Israeli legislative election
The 2006 Israeli legislative election was a pivotal national vote that reshaped Israel’s political landscape, leading to the rise of the centrist Kadima party and setting the stage for subsequent government realignments.
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D.
Knesset elections
Knesset elections are Israel’s nationwide parliamentary elections in which voters choose representatives to the country’s unicameral legislature.
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E.
2013 Israeli legislative election
The 2013 Israeli legislative election was a national parliamentary vote that reshaped Israel’s political landscape, elevating new centrist forces while significantly weakening several established parties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative election
ⓘ
national election ⓘ |
| appointedPrimeMinisterAfterElection | David Ben-Gurion ⓘ |
| coalitionPartnersIncluded |
Mapam (initially external support / later participation)
ⓘ
linked to:
Mapam
Progressive Party (Israel) ⓘ
linked to:
Liberal Party (Israel)
Sephardim and Oriental Communities ⓘ
linked to:
Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews
United Religious Front ⓘ
linked to:
National Religious Party
|
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| date | 25 January 1949 ⓘ |
| electedBodyNumber | 1st Knesset ⓘ |
| electoralBody | Knesset ⓘ |
| electoralThreshold | 1.5 percent ⓘ |
| eligibleVotersIncluded |
Arab citizens of Israel
ⓘ
Jewish citizens of Israel ⓘ |
| excludedVoters | most Palestinian Arabs displaced in 1948 war ⓘ |
| followedBy | Israeli legislative election, 1951 ⓘ |
| GeneralZionistsSeatsWon | 7 ⓘ |
| hasRole |
formed inaugural Knesset
ⓘ
shaped early political landscape of Israel ⓘ |
| headOfStateAtTime | Chaim Weizmann ⓘ |
| HerutSeatsWon | 14 ⓘ |
| isFirstNationalElectionOf |
State of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Israel
|
| languageOfCampaign |
Arabic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| leaderOfMainWinner | David Ben-Gurion ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Transition Law, 1949
ⓘ
linked to:
Transition Law 1949
|
| legislatureTerm | 1st Knesset ⓘ |
| location |
State of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Israel
|
| mainIssues |
economic austerity
ⓘ
immigration and absorption of refugees ⓘ religion and state relations ⓘ security and ongoing war ⓘ |
| mainWinner | Mapai ⓘ |
| majorParty |
General Zionists
ⓘ
Herut ⓘ Maki ⓘ Mapai ⓘ Mapam ⓘ United Religious Front ⓘ
linked to:
National Religious Party
|
| MakiSeatsWon | 4 ⓘ |
| MapaiSeatsWon | 46 ⓘ |
| MapamSeatsWon | 19 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 120 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Provisional State Council of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Provisional Government of Israel
|
| resultedInPrimeMinister | David Ben-Gurion ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | 1948 Arab–Israeli War armistice period ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernmentFormed | coalition government ⓘ |
| UnitedReligiousFrontSeatsWon | 16 ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | approximately 86.9 percent ⓘ |
| votingSystem | party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
| year | 1949 ⓘ |
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Subject: Israeli legislative election, 1949 Description of subject: The Israeli legislative election of 1949 was the first national election of the newly established State of Israel, forming its inaugural Knesset and shaping the country’s early political landscape.
Referenced by (6)
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Ahdut HaAvoda
linked to: Israeli legislative election, 1949
linked to: Israeli legislative election, 1949
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Progressive Party
linked to: Israeli legislative election, 1949