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Appendix Distribution of the Arab Vote in Knesset Elections, 1949-1999 DAP and Partlcl- ICP Islamic Other Knesset Valid pants and Move- Arab Labor Zionist Year Votes Percent DFPE PLP NDA ment Lists Party Parties % 1949 26332 79 22 28 10 40 100 1951 58984 86 16 55 11 18 100 1955 77979 90 15 48 14 23 100 1959 81764 85 11 42 10 37 100 1961 86843 83 22 40 10 28 100 1965 106346 82 23 38 13 26 100 1969 117190 80 28 40 17 15 100 1973 133058 73 37 27 17 19 100 1977 145925 74 50 16 11 23 100 1981 164862 68 37 12 29 22 100 1984- 199968 72 32 18 26 24 100 1988- 241601 74 33 14 11 16 25 100 1992- 273920 70 23 9 15 20 33 100 1996-- 307497 77 38 27 18 17 100 1999 321201 75 22 17 31 8 22 100 SOURCE: Ozacky and Ghanem 1996, and calculations of the author in 1999 *The Progressive List first appeared in 1984, when it won about 18 percent of the Arab vote; in the 1988 elections it won about 15 percent, and in the 1992 elections it won about 9 percent of the Arab vote. **In 1996 the DFPE ran on a joint list with the NDA (National Democratic Alignment), and the DAP on a joint list with the Islamic Movement. 201 Appendix Distribution of the Arab Vote in Knesset Elections, 1949-1999 DAP and Partici- ICP Islamic Other Knesset Valid pants and Move- Arab Labor Zionist Year Votes Percent DFPE PLP NDA ment Lists Party Parties 0/0 1949 26332 79 22 28 10 40 100 1951 58984 86 16 55 11 18 100 1955 77979 90 15 48 14 23 100 1959 81764 85 11 42 10 37 100 1961 86843 83 22 40 10 28 100 1965 106346 82 23 38 13 26 100 1969 117190 80 28 40 17 15 100 1973 133058 73 37 27 17 19 100 1977 145925 74 50 16 11 23 100 1981 164862 68 37 12 29 22 100 1984* 199968 72 32 18 26 24 100 1988* 241601 74 33 14 11 16 25 100 1992* 273920 70 23 9 15 20 33 100 1996** 307497 77 38 27 18 17 100 1999 321201 75 22 17 31 8 22 100 SOURCE: Ozacky and Ghanem 1996, and calculations of the author in 1999 *The Progressive List first appeared in 1984, when it won about 18 percent of the Arab vote; in the 1988 elections it won about 15 percent, and in the 1992 elections it won about 9 percent of the Arab vote. **In 1996 the DFPE ran on a joint list with the NDA (National Democratic Alignment), and the DAP on a joint list with the Islamic Movement. 201 ...

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