1963 Israeli presidential election

1963 Israeli presidential election

← 1962 21 May 1963 1968 →

Nominee Zalman Shazar Peretz Bernstein Party Mapai Liberal Electoral vote 67 33

President before election Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Mapai Elected President Zalman Shazar Mapai

An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 21 May 1963 following the death of the county's second president, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi on 23 April. Between Ben-Zvi's death and the winner of the election, Zalman Shazar, taking office on the day of the vote, Knesset speaker Kadish Luz served as acting president.