1973 Israeli presidential election

1973 Israeli presidential election

10 April 1973

Nominee Ephraim Katzir Ephraim Urbach Party Alignment Independent Electoral vote 66 41

President before election Zalman Shazar Alignment Elected President Ephraim Katzir Alignment

An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 10 April 1973. Biophysicist and politician Ephraim Katzir was elected to the position in a secret ballot and took office the same day. He held this position until 1978, when Yitzhak Navon was elected as the new president.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ephraim Katzir	Alignment	66	61.68
	Ephraim Urbach	Independent	41	38.32
Total			107	100.00
Valid votes			107	92.24
Invalid votes			0	0.00
Blank votes			9	7.76
Total votes			116	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			120	96.67