1950 Israeli 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 Elections in Israel, legislative elections, and turnout stood at approximately 80%. 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. Mayors before the election had been chosen during the Mandatory Palestine, mandatory period. The elections were dominated by national parties, but some participating lists were local lists, who only participated in elections held in their own municipality. Elections by municipality In Jerusalem, Mapai, led by Yitzhak Ben-Zvi and incumbent Mayor of Jerusalem, Mayor Daniel Auster won 5 out of 21 seats on the City Council, but were defeated by a rig ...
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Municipal Elections In Israel (997008136571905171)
Municipal elections in Israel are elections in which the residents of the City council (Israel), cities and local council (Israel), local councils in Israel vote for the chairman of the local authority (mayor or municipality chairman), as well as for members of the city councils or the local councils. From 1950 to 1973, local elections were held the same day as national elections. The mayors of jurisdictions were elected by city or local councils, and from among its members. This maintained party stability. In 1975, the government changed the schedule for municipal elections to every five years, rather than on the same schedule as the national legislative elections. The intention was to strengthen local politics, but the change in election day appears to have contributed to decreasing participation in voting on the local level, especially in large cities.
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