1963 Israeli presidential election

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1963 Israeli presidential election
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  1962 21 May 1963 1968  
  Zalman Shazar.jpg Peretz Bernstein.jpg
Nominee Zalman Shazar Peretz Bernstein
Party Mapai Liberal
Electoral vote6733

President before election

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
Mapai

Elected President

Zalman Shazar
Mapai

An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 21 May 1963 following the death of the president Yitzhak Ben-Zvi on 23 April. Author, poet and politician Zalman Shazar was elected to the office.

Contents

Between Ben-Zvi's death and Shazar taking office on the day of the vote, Knesset speaker Kadish Luz served as acting president.

Candidates

There were two candidates:

Results

The election was settled in the first round, with Shazar gaining an outright majority of votes in the 120-seat Knesset.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Zalman Shazar Mapai 6767.00
Peretz Bernstein Israeli Liberal Party 3333.00
Total100100.00
Valid votes10093.46
Invalid votes00.00
Blank votes76.54
Total votes107100.00
Registered voters/turnout12089.17