1950 Israeli municipal elections

Female soldier voting in the 1950 municipal elections

Municipal elections took place in Israel for the first time on 14 November 1950. These elections were conducted in a matter similar to legislative elections, and turnout stood at approximately 80%.[1] Due to pressure from the ruling party, Mapai, the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18. Mapai ran under the name 'the Histadrut list', which received criticism from Mapam. All religious parties ran as part of the United Religious Front. The General Zionists made significant gains when compared to their legislative power.[2]

Mayors before the election had been chosen during the mandatory period.[2] The elections were dominated by national parties, but some participating lists were local lists, who only participated in elections held in their own municipality.[3]

  1. ^ Blander, Dana (2008-10-30). "הבחירות לרשויות המקומיות – איך, כמה, מי ולמה". Municipal elections - when, how many, who, and why?. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  2. ^ a b "בחירות מקומיות, פוליטיקה ארצית" [Local elections, National politics]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  3. ^ Ashkenazi, Eli (2018-10-28). "פוליטיקאים כפרזנטורים, כרזות בשפות שונות: בחירות סטייל 1950 - וואלה! חדשות" [Politicians as Presenters, Posters in Different Languages: 1950-style elections]. וואלה! (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-09-02.