Elections in Israel
What do we know about elections in Israel?
Next: the legislative election on Tuesday 27 October 2026 (expected). Latest result: Likud won 32 of 120 seats in 2022.
- Latest result:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats at the latest election in our data?
As of , the next election we list for Israel is the legislative election on Tuesday 27 October 2026 (expected). The latest result in our data is the 2022 legislative election: Likud won 32 of 120 seats. This page lists 27 elections, past and coming.
Likud, 32 of 120 seats
- Likud32
- Yesh Atid24
- National Union--Tkuma / Religious Zionist Party14
- Blue and White12
- Shas11
- United Torah Judaism7
- Yisrael Beiteinu6
- New Communist List / Democratic Front5
- Ra'am5
- Alignment / Labor4
Next election
The path to the result
- Date listed: Done
- Polling day: Next
- Published count: Later
- Final record: Later
After that
Latest result
Israel 2022 legislative electionFinal result
Likud won 32 of 120 seats.
- Likud32
- Yesh Atid24
- National Union--Tkuma / Religious Zionist Party14
- Blue and White12
- Shas11
- United Torah Judaism7
- Others20
- Largest party's seats
- 32 of 120
- Its share of the vote
- 23.4%
- Turnout
- 70.6%
What does the latest result show?
- The balance
No single party reached a majority.
Likud won 32 of 120 seats. A majority needs 61.
- The change
The largest seat gain went to National Union--Tkuma / Religious Zionist Party and its allies.
National Union--Tkuma / Religious Zionist Party and its allies gained 8 seats compared with 2021. Meretz lost 6 seats.
- Participation
Turnout reached 70.6%.
That is up 3.2 points on 2021.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Likud23.4% of votes26.7% of seats
- Yesh Atid17.8% of votes20.0% of seats
- National Union--Tkuma / Religious Zionist Party10.8% of votes11.7% of seats
- Blue and White9.1% of votes10.0% of seats
- Shas8.3% of votes9.2% of seats
- United Torah Judaism5.9% of votes5.8% of seats
- Yisrael Beiteinu4.5% of votes5.0% of seats
- Ra'am4.1% of votes4.2% of seats
- New Communist List / Democratic Front3.8% of votes4.2% of seats
- Alignment / Labor3.7% of votes3.3% of seats
- Meretz3.2% of votes0.0% of seats
- Balad2.9% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 8.0 by votes and 6.5 by seats; Likud led Yesh Atid by 5.6 points of the vote.
How many people voted in Israel?
Which elections are coming in Israel?
- Legislative electionExpected
- Presidential electionNo day in our data
Which other elections are coming in Asia?
Bahrain General electionExpected
Kyrgyzstan Presidential electionExpectedPalestine Presidential electionExpected
Palestine Legislative electionExpected
Malaysia General electionExpected
Which past elections do we list for Israel?
The latest result we hold for Israel comes from ParlGov, which reaches June 2023: a later election is not in our data yet.
| Election and largest party | % | Seats | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 legislative electionLikud | 23.4 | 32 of 120 | 70.6 |
| 2021 legislative electionLikud | 24.2 | 30 of 120 | 67.4 |
| 2020 legislative electionLikud | 29.5 | 36 of 120 | 71.5 |
| 2019 legislative electionBlue and White | 25.9 | 33 of 120 | 69.8 |
| 2019 legislative electionLikud and Blue and White tied | 35 of 120 | 68.5 | |
| 2015 legislative electionLikud | 23.4 | 30 of 120 | 72.3 |
| 2013 legislative electionLikud | 23.3 | 31 of 120 | 67.8 |
| 2009 legislative electionKadima | 22.5 | 28 of 120 | 64.7 |
| 2006 legislative electionKadima | 22.0 | 29 of 120 | 63.5 |
| 2003 legislative electionLikud | 29.4 | 38 of 120 | 67.8 |
| 1999 legislative electionAlignment / Labor | 20.2 | 26 of 120 | 78.7 |
| 1996 legislative electionAlignment / Labor | 26.8 | 34 of 120 | 79.3 |
Earlier elections
| Election and largest party | % | Seats | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 legislative electionAlignment / Labor | 34.7 | 44 of 120 | 77.4 |
| 1988 legislative electionLikud | 31.1 | 40 of 120 | 79.7 |
| 1984 legislative electionAlignment / Labor | 34.9 | 44 of 120 | 78.8 |
| 1981 legislative electionLikud | 37.1 | 48 of 120 | 78.5 |
| 1977 legislative electionLikud | 33.4 | 43 of 120 | 79.2 |
| 1973 legislative electionAlignment / Labor | 39.6 | 51 of 120 | 78.6 |
| 1969 legislative electionAlignment / Labor | 46.2 | 56 of 120 | 81.7 |
| 1965 legislative electionAlignment / Labor | 36.7 | 45 of 120 | 83.0 |
| 1961 legislative electionAlignment / Labor | 34.7 | 42 of 120 | 81.6 |
| 1959 legislative electionAlignment / Labor | 38.2 | 47 of 120 | 81.6 |
| 1955 legislative electionAlignment / Labor | 32.2 | 40 of 120 | 82.8 |
| 1951 legislative electionAlignment / Labor | 37.3 | 45 of 120 | 75.1 |
| 1949 legislative electionAlignment / Labor | 35.7 | 46 of 120 | 86.9 |
Which parties have results in our data?
Every partyEach party's share of the vote at its latest election in our data, and the year of that election.
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