Elected on 17 May, 1977.
Speaker: Yitzhak Shamir (until 10.3.80), Yitzhak Berman;
Deputy Speakers: Yehuda Meir Abramovitz, Shoshana Arbeli Almoslino,Haike Grossman, Binyamin Halevy, Moshe L. Merom, Pinhas Scheinman;
Secretary General: Netan'el Lorch.

Name of List	Votes in Percentage	Number of Seats	Number of Seats Before Next Elections
Likud 1	33.4	43	40
Alignment 2	24.6	32	33
Democratic Movement for Change 3	11.6	15	0
National Religious Party	9.2	12	12
Hadash	4.6	5	5
Agudat Yisrael	3.3	4	4
Platto-Sharon 4	2.0	1	1
Shlomtzion 1	1.9	2	0
Mahaneh Sheli (Left Camp)	1.6	2	1
United Arab List 5	1.4	1	1
Po'alei Agudat Yisrael	1.3	1	1
Ratz	1.2	1	1
Independent Liberals	1.2	1	1
Shinui	-	0	5
Movement for National Renewal 6	-	0	4
Tehiya-Bnai 1	-	0	2
Unity Party 7	-	0	2
Ahva	-	0	1
One Israel (1) 8	-	0	1
Ya'ad	-	0	1
Single MK - Yossef Tamir	-	0	1
Single MK - Yigael Yadin	-	0	1
Single MK - Benjamin Halevy	-	0	1
Single MK - Shmuel Tamir	-	0	1
1 Shlomtzion joined the Likud, Tehiya-Bnai split off of the Likud; two members moved from the Likud to the Movement for National Renewal, one left and formed One Israel (1), MK Benjamin Halevi left to become a single MK, and one member joined Likud from the Democratic Movement for Change. 2 One member moved from the Alignment to the Movement for National Renewal, two members moved to the Alignment from the Democratic Movement for Change. 3 Democratic Movement for Change completely disbanded: 5 members founded Shinui; 2 joined the Alignment; one joined the Likud, one founded Ya'ad, one founded Ahva, one joined the Unity Party, one joined the Movement for National Renewal, and three remained single MKs. 4 Changed its name to "Pituah Veshalom" 5 Arab minorities lists associated with the Alignment. 6 This parliamentary group consisted of 2 members who left the Likud, one who left the Alignment, and one who left the Democratic Movement for Change. 7 One Israel (1) was founded by one of the members of Shlomtzion who had joined the Likud and then left it. 8The Unity Party was made up of one member who left the Democratic Movement for Change and one who left Mahaneh Sheli (Left Camp).

The eighteenth government was formed by Menachem Begin, on 20 June, 1977.
The coalition members were: the Likud (including Shlomzion), the National Religious Party, Agudat Yisrael, an Independent member (Moshe Dayan), the Democratic Movement for Change (joined the government on 24.10.77). The number of ministers when the government was first formed - 13, and after the DMC joined - 19. The number of MKs who supported the government when it was first formed - 61, and after the DMC joined - 76. (After the DMC fell apart, most of its members went into opposition).