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The Assembly of Representatives (Hebrew: אספת הנבחרים‎, Asefat HaNivharim) was the elected parliamentary assembly of the Jewish community in Mandate Palestine. It was established on 19 April 1920,¹ and functioned until 13 February 1949, the day before the first Knesset, elected on 25 January, was sworn in.

Composition

The Assembly was elected on four occasions, each with a different number of members. (bold face and * indicate groups in multiple Assemblies)

First Assembly 19 April 1920 - 6 December 1925 313 members (314 listed)	Second Assembly 6 December 1925 - 5 January 1931 221 members (201 listed)	Third Assembly 5 January 1931 - 1 August 1944 71 members (71 listed)	Fourth Assembly 1 August 1944 - 13 February 1949 171 members (177 listed)
*70Ahdut HaAvoda 54 Histadrut HaSephardim 53 Haredi Party 41Hapoel Hatzair* 16 Hitahdut HaIkarim 13 Advanced Party *12Yemenite Association 9 Mizrachi 7 Unnamed Group 7 Independents 6Craftsmen's Centre* 5 Women's Union 5 Bukharan Group 5 Clerk's Union 4 Youth of Israel Union 3 Citizen's Union 2 Mizrahi Youth Union 1 Adat HaGorjim *1Maccabi Union**	*54Ahdut HaAvoda 30Hapoel Hatzair* 19 HaSephardim *15Revisionists 13Hebrew Women's Association* 9 Agricultural Bloc 9 Democrat's Association 7 Mizrachi 6 Centre List 6 National Citizens 6 Ma'amad Hapoalim *6Hapoel HaMizrachi 4 Hapoel HaMizrachi HaMeuhad 4 Polish Immigrants List 2 Valley Kibbutzim List 2 Safed Municipality List 1 Agricultural Centre List 1 Galilee Farmers Association 1 Eastern Farmers Association 1 Georgian's List 1 Hebrew Women's Popular list 1 Givat HaRambam list 1 Young Mizrahi List 1Craftsmen's Centre* 1 Bnei Brak Residents' List	*27Mapai 11Revisionists* 6 Sephardim Association 5 Mizrachi-Hapoel HaMizrachi 5 Jabotinsky Supporters 4 United General Zionists 4 Separdim Employees Group *3Hebrew Women's Association 3Yemenite Group List* 1 Poale Zion 1 Borochov Workers List 1 Hashomer Hatzair	*63Mapai 21 Left Front 18 New Aliyah Party 17Hapoel HaMizrachi* 16 Ahdut HaAvoda Movement 8 Mizrachi *5Maccabi Union** 4 Democratic Centre 4 WIZO-Women for Equal Rights 4 HaOved HaTzioni 4 Independent Yemenite Association 3 Popular Democratic List 3 Religious Independents 2 Hebrew Merchants 2 Yemenite Association 1 Women for Torah and Work 1 Independent Mizrahi Women 1 People's Movement for a Hebrew State

References

^ Palestine Through History: A Chronology (I) The Palestine Chronicle

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