An alkaline storage battery has a positive electrode, a negative electrode utilizing hydrogen-absorbing alloy, and an alkaline electrolyte, and wherein the negative electrode contains a hydrogen-absorbing alloy represented by the general formula Ln1-xMgxNiy-a-bAlaMb, where Ln is at least an element selected from rare-earth elements including Y and Zr and Ti, M is at least one element selected from V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, Mn, Fe, Co, Ga, Zn, Sn, In, Cu, Si, P and B, 0.05<=x<=0.30, 0.05<=a<=0.30, 0<=b<=0.50 and 2.8<=y<=3.9 and fluorine resins having an average molecular weight of 1,000,000 or less.