1931 Assembly of Representatives election
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Elections to the Assembly of Representatives were held in Mandatory Palestine on 5 January 1931.[1] Mapai emerged as the largest party, winning 27 of the 71 seats.
Electoral system
Voter choice was limited by ethnic group; Ashkenazi Jews could only vote for Ashkenazi lists, whilst Sephardic Jews and Yemenite Jews were similarly constrained.[1] A total of 18 lists contested the election.[1] The number of seats in the Assembly was reduced from 221 to 71.[1]
Campaign
The elections were boycotted by Agudat Yisrael in protest at women being allowed to vote and the Yishuv's approach to religious education and ritual slaughter.[1]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:Template:Mapai/meta/color| | Mapai | 21,497 | 43.5 | 27 | |
| style="background:Template:Herut/meta/color| | Revisionists | 8,069 | 16.3 | 10 | |
| style="background:Template:Hapoel HaMizrachi/meta/color| | Mizrachi–Hapoel HaMizrachi | 4,107 | 8.3 | 5 | |
| style="background:Template:General Zionists/meta/color| | General Zionists | 2,841 | 5.7 | 5 | |
| style="background:Template:Sephardim and Oriental Communities/meta/color| | Sephardic Bloc | 2,301 | 4.7 | 6 | |
| Sephardic Revisionists | 2,121 | 4.3 | 5 | ||
| Women's Association | 1,861 | 3.8 | 3 | ||
| Sephardic Workers | 1,653 | 3.3 | 4 | ||
| Yemenites | 1,515 | 3.1 | 3 | ||
| Poale Zion | 902 | 1.8 | 1 | ||
| Borochov Workers | 891 | 1.8 | 1 | ||
| Hashomer Hatzair | 812 | 1.6 | 1 | ||
| Proletarian List | 524 | 1.1 | 0 | ||
| Artisans Group | 352 | 0.7 | 0 | ||
| Sephardic Poale Zion | 28 | 0.1 | 0 | ||
| Sephardic Borochov Workers | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Middle Class Association | – | – | 0 | ||
| Hitahdut HaIkarim | – | – | 0 | ||
| Invalid/blank | 961 | – | – | ||
| Total | 50,436 | 100 | 71 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 75,046 | 67.2 | – | ||
| Source: UNISPAL | |||||
Aftermath
Following the elections, the Assembly elected the 23-member Jewish National Council, with eleven elected from Mapai, four from the Sephardim Bloc, three from Mizrachi, three from the General Zionists and two from smaller parties.[1] The Revisionists refused to join the Council on the basis that the Assembly had refused to pass three resolutions it presented on not taking part in the Legislative Council, overturning the decision of the Jewish Agency to take part in a round table conference or to not send members to negotiate with the British government.[1]
