1920 Assembly of Representatives election

none May 2020 1920 Assembly of Representatives election Mandatory Palestine 1925 19 April–3 May 1920 314 seats in the Assembly of Representatives yes yes Ahdut HaAvoda David Ben-Gurion 70 Histadrut HaSephardim Avraham Elmalih 54 #0047AB Haredi Party Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld 53 #033669 Hapoel Hatzair Aaron David Gordon 41 #7F0000 Hitahdut HaIkarim Alexander Aaronsohn 16 #FF6A00 Advanced Benzion Musinson 13 #22AECF Yemenite Association Saadia Kobashi 12 Mizrachi Yehuda Leib Maimon 9 #37658C Unnamed Group 7 #808080 Independents 7 0 #C1C1C1 Craftsmen's Center Menachem Sheinkin 6 #0094FF Bukharan Jews 5 #7F3300 Clerk's Union 5 #C84444 Women's Union Sara Tahun 5 #CD1B68 Youth of Israel Union 4 #FF3700 Citizen's Union Meir Dizengoff 3 #963333 Mizrahi Youth Union Dov Natan Brinker 3 #4E8FC4 Georgian Jews 1 #7F6A00 no Maccabi 1 #0A0A96 President of the Jewish National Council David Yellin Independent (politician) David Yellin, Jerusalem 1912 (cropped).jpg The first elections to the Assembly of Representatives in Mandatory Palestine were held amongst members of the Jewish community on 19 April 1920, except in Jerusalem where voting took place on 3 May. Ahdut HaAvoda led by David Ben-Gurion emerged as the largest party, winning 70 of the 314 seats.https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Winston_Churchill/MOhOEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=assembly%20of%20representatives%20election%201920%20ahdut%20haavoda&pg=PA370&printsec=frontcover Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes Tariq Ali 2022 370 Background Following the British conquest of Ottoman Palestine in 1917, Jewish leaders met in Petah Tikva on 17 November to discuss the formation of a representative convention.Zalman Abramov (1976) Perpetual dilemma: Jewish religion in the Jewish State Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, p 87–88 After Jerusalem fell to the British, another convention was held, this time in Jaffa, to discuss the establishment of an organisation for the Jews of Palestine.Abramov, p88 A committee was formed with the mandate to hold elections to a Constituent Assembly. With northern Palestine still held by the Ottomans, a second convention was held in Jaffa in July 1918 and elections were scheduled to be held by the end of 1918. However, after the armistice was signed in November, delegates were required to represent Palestinian Jews at the peace conference. A third convention was held in Jaffa on 18 December, to which every settlement, community and political party were invited. Chaim Weizmann and Nahum Sokolow were chosen to represent the community at the peace conference. The elections were then postponed several times,Abramov, p89 before they were fixed for 26 October 1919.Abramov, p90 However, they were postponed again as Weizmann was worried that internal divisions would weaken the Jewish negotiating position. The date was finally set for 19 April 1920 after it was confirmed that the British would have the Mandate for Palestine. Electoral system At the first meeting in Jaffa, it was decided that the election would be held using secret balloting, and would be direct. However, no agreement was made on women's suffrage. The second meeting confirmed that men and women over the age of 21 would be entitled to vote, although the issue of women candidates remained unresolved. The issue was raised at the third Jaffa convention, and despite opposition from Orthodox Jews, it was decided that women would be allowed to stand as candidates. However, ultimately the Orthodox held separate elections in Jerusalem on 3 May, from which women were banned from participating. Voters elected one member for every 80 voters, except for the Orthodox, who elected one for every 40 voters on the basis that women were banned from their vote. A total of 263 delegates were elected in the general voting, and another 51 by Orthodox voters. Results Around 22,000 of the 26,000 registered voters participated in the election. 250px Ahdut HaAvoda 70 Histadrut HaSephardim 54 Haredi Party 53 #003366 Hapoel Hatzair 41 Histadrut HaIkarim 16 #FF6A00 Advanced Party 13 #22AECF Yemenite Association 12 Mizrachi 9 Unnamed Group 7 #808080 Craftsmen's Centre 6 #0094FF Women's Union 5 #CD1B68 Bukharan Jews 5 #7F3300 Clerk's Union 5 #C84444 Youth of Israel Union 4 #FF3700 Citizen's Union 3 #963333 Mizrahi Youth Union 2 #4E8FC4 Georgian Jews 1 #7F6A00 Maccabi Union 1 #0A0A96 Independents 7 Aftermath The Assembly met for the first time on 7 October 1920, and voted to admit the 51 Orthodox representatives. It also elected the Jewish National Council to serve as an executive committee. References Palestine Category:Elections in Israel Assembly Palestine Palestine Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:David Ben-Gurion