Israel 1996 legislative election
What was the result of the 1996 legislative election in Israel?
Alignment / Labor won 34 of 120 seats with 26.8% of the vote. 79.3% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Israel- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Alignment / Labor won 34 of 120 seats with 26.8% of the vote; 79.3% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 1.9 points on 1992.
- Alignment / Labor 34 −10 seats 26.8% −7.9 points
- Likud 24 −8 seats 25.1% +0.2 points
- Shas 10 +4 seats 8.7% +3.8 points
- National Religious Party / The Jewish Home 9 +3 seats 7.8% +2.8 points
- Meretz 9 −3 seats 7.4% −2.2 points
- Yisrael BaAliyah 7 5.7%
- New Communist List / Democratic Front 5 +2 seats 4.2% +1.8 points
- United Torah Judaism 4 0 seats 3.2% −0.1 points
- Third Way 4 3.2%
- Ra'am 4 2.9%
- Moledet 2 −1 seat 2.4% 0.0 points
- Gesher 5
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Israel 1992 legislative election, party by party.
- Alignment / Labor34
- Likud24
- Shas10
- Meretz9
- National Religious Party / The Jewish Home9
- Yisrael BaAliyah7
- Gesher5
- New Communist List / Democratic Front5
- Ra'am4
- Third Way4
- United Torah Judaism4
- Tzomet3
- Moledet2
Key numbers
26.8%
Share of the vote won by Alignment / Labor
Alignment / Labor won 34 of 120 seats. A majority needs 61.
+4 seats
Seats gained by Shas
The largest gain in seats compared with 1992. Alignment / Labor lost 10 seats.
79.3%
Voter turnout
Up 1.9 points on 1992.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alignment / Labor | 34 | −10 | 26.8 | −7.9 | 818,741 |
| Likud | 24 | −8 | 25.1 | +0.2 | 767,401 |
| Shas | 10 | +4 | 8.7 | +3.8 | 259,796 |
| National Religious Party / The Jewish Home | 9 | +3 | 7.8 | +2.8 | 240,271 |
| Meretz | 9 | −3 | 7.4 | −2.2 | 226,275 |
| Yisrael BaAliyah | 7 | 5.7 | 174,994 | ||
| New Communist List / Democratic Front | 5 | +2 | 4.2 | +1.8 | 129,455 |
| United Torah Judaismwith Agudat Yisrael and Banner of the Torah | 4 | 0 | 3.2 | −0.1 | 98,657 |
| Third Way | 4 | 3.2 | 96,474 | ||
| Ra'amwith Arab Democratic Party | 4 | 2.9 | 89,514 | ||
| Moledet | 2 | −1 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 72,002 |
| Largest party without seats | 0 | 0.7 | 22,741 | ||
| Gesher | 5 | ||||
| Tzomet | 3 | −5 |
± is the change against the Israel 1992 legislative election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Alignment / Labor 818,741
- Likud 767,401
- Shas 259,796
- National Religious Party / The Jewish Home 240,271
- Meretz 226,275
- Yisrael BaAliyah 174,994
- New Communist List / Democratic Front 129,455
- United Torah Judaism 98,657
- Third Way 96,474
- Ra'am 89,514
- Moledet 72,002
- Largest party without seats 22,741
- Gesher
- Tzomet
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.
How many people voted?
79.3% of the 3,933,250 registered voters cast a ballot (3,119,832 ballots), up 1.9 points on 1992. 3,052,130 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Alignment / Labor26.8% of votes28.3% of seats
- Likud25.1% of votes20.0% of seats
- Shas8.7% of votes8.3% of seats
- National Religious Party / The Jewish Home7.8% of votes7.5% of seats
- Meretz7.4% of votes7.5% of seats
- Yisrael BaAliyah5.7% of votes5.8% of seats
- New Communist List / Democratic Front4.2% of votes4.2% of seats
- Third Way3.2% of votes3.3% of seats
- United Torah Judaism3.2% of votes3.3% of seats
- Ra'am2.9% of votes3.3% of seats
- Moledet2.4% of votes1.7% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 5.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.2 by votes and 6.7 by seats; Alignment / Labor led Likud by 1.7 points of the vote.
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