Originally founded in 1968 by David Ben-Gurion when he and some of his followers in Rafi refused to join in the new Israel Labor Party. The State List won four seats in 1969, when it could still be considered a political party of the left. In 1973, sizable remnants of the party joined the Likud alliance, eventually merging with other groups to form La'am.
Historical Dictionary of Israel. Bernard Reich David H. Goldberg. Edited by Jon Woronoff..