Final percentage results in Israel’s first national elections were made known here today. They are:
Mapai, 35.82 percent; Mapam, 14.77; Religious Bloc, 12.35; Heruth, 11.52; General Zionists, 5.27; Progressives, 4.15; Sephardim, 3.51; Communists, 3.51; Arab Democrats, 1.72; Sternists, 1.24.
Approximately 3,5OO votes are required for each seat in the Constituent Assembly. Some percent of the eligible voters cast their ballots, it was announced. Mapai obtained a total of 152,972 votes; Mapam, 63,107; Religious Bloc, 52,633; Heruth, 49,220; General Zionists, 22,524; Progressives, 17,680; Sephardim, 15,017; Communists, 14,999; Nazareth Arab ticket, 7,387; Sternists, 5,299; Yemenites, 4,639, With the exception of WIZO, it is unlikely that any minor Candidates have polled sufficient votes to seat any candidates.
With 5,000 votes still to be counted, rough distribution of the Israeli Constituent Assembly’s 118 seats follows: Mapai, 44; Mapam, 18; Religious Bloc, 15; Heruth, 14; General Zionists, 7; Progressives, 5; Sephardim, 5; Communists, 4; Nazareth Arabs, 3; sternists, 1, and Yemenites, 1.
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