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The Assembly of Representatives (Hebrew: אספת הנבחרים‎, Asefat HaNivharim) was the elected parliamentary assembly of the Jewish community in British controlled 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)

70*Ahdut HaAvoda
54 Histadrut HaSephardim
53 Haredi Party
41*Hapoel Hatzair
16 Hitahdut HaIkarim
13 Advanced Party
12*Yemenite Association
9 Mizrachi
7 Unnamed Group
7 Independents
6*Craftsmen'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
1*Maccabi Union

54*Ahdut HaAvoda
30*Hapoel Hatzair
19 HaSephardim
15*Revisionists
13*Hebrew Women's Association
9 Agricultural Bloc
9 Democrat's Association
7 Mizrachi
6 Centre List
6 National Citizens
6 Ma'amad Hapoalim
6*Hapoel 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
1*Craftsmen's Centre
1 Bnei Brak Residents' List

27*Mapai
11*Revisionists
6 Sephardim Association
5 Mizrachi-Hapoel HaMizrachi
5 Jabotinsky Supporters
4 United General Zionists
4 Separdim Employees Group
3*Hebrew Women's Association
3*Yemenite Group List
1 Poale Zion
1 Borochov Workers List
1 Hashomer Hatzair

63*Mapai
21 Left Front
18 New Aliyah Party
17*Hapoel HaMizrachi
16 Ahdut HaAvoda Movement
8 Mizrachi
5*Maccabi 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

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


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