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Municipal Elections took place in Israel on 28 October 1969, alongside a legislative election. They were the first to take place after the Six-Day War.
In the newly-unified Jerusalem, the Alignment, led by Incumbent Mayor Teddy Kollek, won 16 seats on the City Council, an absolute majority. Gahal won 6 seats, Agudat Yisrael won 4, Mafdal won 3, while Poalei Agudat Yisrael and the 'Olehs from Babylon' list won one seat each.
In Tel Aviv, the Alignment, led by Acting Mayor Yehoshua Rabinovich, won 13 seats, Gahal won 12, Mafdal won 3, while Agudat Yisrael, the Mamlachti list and the Independent Liberal party won one seat each.
In Haifa, incumbent Alignment mayor Moshe Flimann, who replaced Abba Hushi as mayor following the latter's death six months prior, was re-elected, with the Alignment winning 14 seats, Gahal winning 6, the Independent Liberal Party winning 2 and Mafdal winning one.
In Beersheba, the Alignment, led by Eliyahu Nawi, won 9 out of 17 seats on the City Council.
The Alignment also formed local governments in Lod (with incumbent mayor Zvi Itzkovich being re-elected), Nahariya, Bat Yam, Kfar Saba, Holon, Herzliya, Givatayim and Eilat.
In Bnei Brak, Mafdal candidate Israel Gotlib formed a coalition with the Alignment and Gahal. Mafdal also formed a coalition in Dimona, where they were led by Israel Navon.
In Ashdod, Gahal candidate Zvi Zilker unseated incumbent Alignment mayor Avner Garin. The Alignment was also defeated in Rehovot, where Shmuel Rechtman's election as mayor ended 23 years of Alignment governance. Gahal also retained control of municipal governments in Ashkelon, Hadera, Netanya, and Safed.
In Ramat Gan, incumbent mayor Avraham Krinitzi, who had served as mayor for 43 years, was re-elected as a candidate for Gahal. He died in a car accident two weeks after the election was held, which led to Yisrael Peled succeeding him as Mayor.
In Metula, the Alignment unseated a local list first elected in 1965.
In Ofakim, Alignment candidate Yehiel Bentov was elected as head of the Local Council.
The Alignment retained control of local councils in Afula, Migdal, Yarka, Yehud, Kfar Yona, Kiryat Motzkin, Hod HaSharon, Or Yehuda, Even Yehuda, Migdal HaEmek, Kiryat Gat and Ramat Yishai. In Tel Mond, Alignment candidate Naftali Din was elected to lead the local council, but resigned the following year and was replaced by Dov Abels, who was not a member of the Alignment.
In Be'er Ya'akov, Gahal candidate Avraham Lichtenstein was elected Mayor. In Tirat Carmel, a coalition of Right Wing and Religious parties formed a local government, with the Alignment leading the municipal opposition. Gahal also formed a government in Menahemia.
In Ramat HaSharon, Gahal formed a coalition with a local party called 'the Public List', unseating the Incumbent Alignment government.
In Yeruham, Mafdal formed a government with a local list, in which the two lists rotated the leadership of the local council.
Mafdal formed local governments in Netivot, Mevaseret Zion, Beit She'an, Gan Yavne, and Ganei Tikva.
Local lists formed governments in Kfar Shmaryahu, Giv'at Shmuel, and Neve Efraim.
In Yesud HaMa'ala, Shavei Tzion, Kfar Tavor and Ramot HaShavim one electoral list ran unopposed and won all seats in the Local Council.
Mapai was a democratic socialist political party in Israel, and was the dominant force in Israeli politics until its merger into the modern-day Israeli Labor Party in 1968. During Mapai's time in office, a wide range of progressive reforms were carried out, as characterised by the establishment of a welfare state, providing minimum income, security, and free access to housing subsidies and health and social services.
Poalei Agudat Yisrael was a trade union and Jewish political party in Poland and a minor political party in Israel. It was also known as PAI or PAGI, its Hebrew acronym.
Elections for the fifth Knesset were held in Israel on 15 August 1961. Voter turnout was 81.6%.
Elections for the sixth Knesset were held in Israel on 2 November 1965. Voter turnout was 85.9%.
Legislative elections were held in Israel on 17 May 1977 to elect the ninth Knesset. For the first time in Israeli political history, the right wing, led by Likud, won a plurality of seats, ending almost 30 years of rule by the left-wing Alignment and its predecessor, Mapai. The dramatic shift in Israeli politics caused by the outcome led to it becoming known as "the revolution", a phrase coined by TV anchor Haim Yavin when he announced the election results live on television with the words "Ladies and gentlemen—a revolution!". The election saw the beginning of a period lasting almost two decades where the left- and right-wing blocs held roughly equal numbers of seats in the Knesset.
The Alignment was the name of two political alliances in Israel, both of which ended their existence by merging into the Israeli Labor Party.
Elections for the 13th Knesset were held in Israel on 23 June 1992. The election resulted in the formation of a Labor government, led by Yitzhak Rabin, helped by the failure of several small right wing parties to pass the electoral threshold. Voter turnout was 77.4%.
The thirteenth government of Israel was formed by Levi Eshkol on 12 January 1966, following the November 1965 elections. His coalition included the Alignment, the National Religious Party, Mapam, the Independent Liberals, Poalei Agudat Yisrael, Progress and Development and Cooperation and Brotherhood, and had eighteen ministers.
The fourteenth government of Israel was formed by Golda Meir on 17 March 1969, following the death of Prime Minister Levi Eshkol on 26 February. She kept the same national unity government coalition, including the newly formed Alignment alliance of the Labor Party and Mapam, as well as Gahal, the National Religious Party, the Independent Liberals, Poalei Agudat Yisrael, Progress and Development, Cooperation and Brotherhood. The only change to the cabinet was the scrapping of the Minister of Information post, with the previous post-holder Yisrael Galili becoming a Minister without Portfolio instead.
Municipal elections were held in Israel on 28 October 2003.
Municipal Elections took place in Israel on 10 November 1998
Municipal elections took place in Israel on 2 November 1993. They were the first in which Meretz and United Torah Judaism, who were founded after the previous round of municipal elections, stood candidates.
Municipal elections took place in Israel on 28 February 1989. They were originally meant to take place on 1 November 1988, but were delayed due to legislative elections taking place that day.
Municipal elections took place in Israel on 25 October 1983.
Municipal elections took place in Israel on 7 November 1978 and were the first Municipal in which Mayors and Council heads, and the Councils themselves, were elected in separate elections. These were also the first elections not to occur on the same date as a legislative election, and the first elections to take place after the 1977 election, which resulted in the Likud winning a plurality of seats and forming a government for the first time.
Municipal elections took place in Israel on 31 December 1973, having been delayed from their original date on 30 October because of the Yom Kippur War. They were the last municipal elections to take place on the date of a legislative election, and the first in which the newly formed Likud participated.
Municipal elections took place in Israel on 2 November 1965, alongside elections to the sixth Knesset.
Municipal elections took place in Israel on 3 November 1959, alongside elections to the fourth Knesset.
Municipal elections took place in Israel for the first time on 14 November 1950. These elections were conducted in a matter similar to 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.
Municipal elections are set to be held in Israel on 30 January 2024. In accordance with changes made in 2018, election day will be a paid day off work. All municipalities, local councils and regional councils will be up for election, as will their leaders. Top-two runoffs will be held on 14 November in all localities where no leadership candidate won 40% or more of the vote in the first round.
