Parliament of Palestine at the time of the mandate
The Parliament of Palestine at the time of the mandate ( Hebrew אֲסֵפָת הנִבְחָרים Assefat ha-nivcharīm , German for 'assembly of representatives' ) was the elected parliamentary representation of the Jewish population in the League of Nations mandate for Palestine . It was founded on April 19, 1920 and, after Israel's declaration of independence, existed for nine months until February 13, 1949, the day before the first parliamentary election in Israel in 1949 .
composition
The congregation was elected on four separate occasions, each time with a different number of representatives.
1st assembly elected on April 19, 1920
314 members
| Mandates | Political party |
|---|---|
| 70 | Achdut haAwoda |
| 54 | Sfaradim VeEdot Misrach |
| 53 | Haredi party |
| 41 | HaPoel HaZair |
| 16 | Hitachdut Ha-Ikarim |
| 13 | Advanced party |
| 12 | Yemeni Union |
| 9 | HaMisrachi |
| 7th | Unnamed Group |
| 7th | Independent |
| 6th | Craftsmen's Center |
| 5 | Women's Union |
| 5 | Bukharan Group |
| 5 | Clerk's Union |
| 4th | Youth of Israel Union |
| 3 | Citizen's Union |
| 2 | Mizrahi Youth Union |
| 1 | Adat HaGorjim |
| 1 | Maccabi Union |
2nd assembly elected on December 6, 1925
221 members
| Mandates | Political party |
|---|---|
| 54 | Achdut haAwoda |
| 30th | HaPoel HaZair |
| 19th | Sfaradim VeEdot Misrach |
| 15th | Revisionists |
| 13 | Hebrew Women's Association |
| 9 | Agricultural block |
| 9 | Association of Democrats |
| 7th | HaMisrachi |
| 6th | Center list |
| 6th | National Citizens |
| 6th | Ma'amad Hapoalim |
| 6th | HaPo'el haMisrachi |
| 4th | Hapoel HaMizrachi HaMeuhad |
| 4th | Polish immigrants list |
| 2 | Tal Kibbutzim List |
| 2 | Safed Municipality List |
| 1 | Agricultural Center List |
| 1 | Peasant Association of Galilee |
| 1 | Farmer's Association of the East |
| 1 | Georgian's List |
| 1 | Hebrew women list of the people |
| 1 | Givat HaRambam list |
| 1 | Young Mizrahi List |
| 1 | Craftsmen's Center |
| 1 | Bnei Brak Residents' List |
3rd Assembly elected January 5, 1931
71 members
| Mandates | Political party |
|---|---|
| 27 | Mapai |
| 11 | Revisionists |
| 6th | Sfaradim VeEdot Misrach |
| 5 | HaMisrachi - HaPo'el haMisrachi |
| 5 | Jabotinsky supporters |
| 4th | General Zionists |
| 4th | Separdim Employees Group |
| 3 | Hebrew Women's Association |
| 3 | Yemeni group list |
| 1 | Poalei Zion |
| 1 | Borochov Workers List |
| 1 | Hashomer Hatzair |
Fourth Congregation August 1, 1944 - February 13, 1949
171 members
| Mandates | Political party |
|---|---|
| 63 | Mapai |
| 21st | Left front |
| 18th | New Aliyah Party |
| 17th | HaPo'el haMisrachi |
| 16 | Achdut haAwoda |
| 8th | Misrachi |
| 5 | Maccabi Union |
| 4th | Democratic Center |
| 4th | WIZO women for equality |
| 4th | HaOved HaTzioni |
| 4th | Independent Yemenite Association |
| 3 | Popular Democratic List |
| 3 | Religious Independents |
| 2 | Hebrew Merchants |
| 2 | Yemeni Association |
| 1 | Women for Torah and Work |
| 1 | Independent Mizrahi Women |
| 1 | People's Movement for a Hebrew State |
Individual evidence
- ^ Palestine Through History: A Chronology (I). In: The Palestine Chronicle . May 8, 2008, archived from the original on June 17, 2011 ; accessed on February 23, 2014 .