Israeli legislative election, 1959
E422826
The Israeli legislative election of 1959 was a national parliamentary vote that determined the composition of the Knesset during Israel’s early statehood period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Israeli legislative election, 1959 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Israeli legislative election, 1959 Context triple: [Mapam, participatedIn, Israeli legislative election, 1959]
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A.
Israeli legislative election, 1949
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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B.
Israeli legislative election, 1951
The Israeli legislative election of 1951 was the country's second national parliamentary election, held to choose members of the Knesset amid early state-building challenges and political realignments in newly established Israel.
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C.
Israeli legislative election, 1955
The Israeli legislative election of 1955 was a national parliamentary vote in which Israelis elected members to the Knesset amid intense debates over security, immigration, and the young state's political direction.
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D.
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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E.
Knesset elections
Knesset elections are Israel’s nationwide parliamentary elections in which voters choose representatives to the country’s unicameral legislature.
- 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, 1959 Target entity description: The Israeli legislative election of 1959 was a national parliamentary vote that determined the composition of the Knesset during Israel’s early statehood period.
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A.
Israeli legislative election, 1949
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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B.
Israeli legislative election, 1951
The Israeli legislative election of 1951 was the country's second national parliamentary election, held to choose members of the Knesset amid early state-building challenges and political realignments in newly established Israel.
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C.
Israeli legislative election, 1955
The Israeli legislative election of 1955 was a national parliamentary vote in which Israelis elected members to the Knesset amid intense debates over security, immigration, and the young state's political direction.
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D.
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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E.
Knesset elections
Knesset elections are Israel’s nationwide parliamentary elections in which voters choose representatives to the country’s unicameral legislature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli Knesset election
ⓘ
legislative election ⓘ |
| ahdutHaAvodaSeats | 7 ⓘ |
| arabSatelliteListsSeats | 4 ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| date | 1959-11-03 ⓘ |
| electoralBody | Knesset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
| electoralThreshold | 1% of valid votes ⓘ |
| generalZionistsSeats | 8 ⓘ |
| governmentFormed | ninth government of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentHeadAfterElection | David Ben-Gurion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| herutSeats | 17 ⓘ |
| languageOfCampaign | Hebrew ⓘ |
| largestParty | Mapai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfLargestParty | David Ben-Gurion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureTermEnd | 1961 ⓘ |
| legislatureTermStart | 1959 ⓘ |
| location | State of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
economic development
ⓘ
religion and state relations ⓘ security and defense policy ⓘ |
| makiSeats | 3 ⓘ |
| mapaiSeats | 47 ⓘ |
| mapamSeats | 9 ⓘ |
| nationalReligiousPartySeats | 12 ⓘ |
| nextElection | Israeli legislative election, 1961 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentNumberElected | 4th Knesset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | early statehood period of Israel ⓘ |
| previousElection | Israeli legislative election, 1955 ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | David Ben-Gurion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| progressivePartySeats | 6 ⓘ |
| religiousTorahFrontSeats | 6 ⓘ |
| seatWinner |
Ahdut HaAvoda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arab satellite lists ⓘ General Zionists NERFINISHED ⓘ Herut NERFINISHED ⓘ Maki NERFINISHED ⓘ Mapai NERFINISHED ⓘ Mapam NERFINISHED ⓘ National Religious Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Progressive Party (Israel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Religious Torah Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalSeats | 120 ⓘ |
| votingSystem | closed list proportional representation ⓘ |
| year | 1959 ⓘ |
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Subject: Israeli legislative election, 1959 Description of subject: The Israeli legislative election of 1959 was a national parliamentary vote that determined the composition of the Knesset during Israel’s early statehood period.
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subject surface form:
Ahdut HaAvoda – Poale Zion