The 120 members of the first Knesset were elected on 25 January 1949. The breakdown by party was as follows:
- Mapai: 46
- Mapam: 19 (gained one member during the Knesset term)
- United Religious Front: 16
- Herut: 14 (lost two members during the Knesset term)
- General Zionists: 7
- Progressive Party: 5
- Sephardim and Oriental Communities: 4
- Maki: 4 (lost one member during the Knesset term)
- Democratic List of Nazareth: 2
- Fighters' List: 1
- WIZO: 1
- Yemenite Association: 1
Members of the Knesset
editReplacements
edit| MK | Replaced | Party | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliyahu Mazur | Moshe Kelmer | United Religious Front | 11 March 1949 |
| Yitzhak Kanav | Avraham Taviv | Mapai | 20 April 1950 |
| Herzl Berger | Yehudit Simhonit | Mapai | 5 February 1951 |
| Jenia Tversky | Heshel Frumkin | Mapai | 5 February 1951 |
| Yisrael Yeshayahu | Aryeh Sheftel | Mapai | 12 February 1951 |
| Baruch Osnia | Abba Hushi | Mapai | 12 February 1951 |
| Menachem Ratzon | Dov Bar-Nir | Mapam | 10 April 1951 |
| David Livschitz | Yitzhak Tabenkin | Mapam | 12 April 1951 |
| Menachem Cohen | David Remez | Mapai | 19 May 1951 |
| Rafael Bash | Yosef-Michael Lamm | Mapai | 21 May 1951 |
See also
editExternal links
edit- Members of the First Knesset Knesset website