Israel 1999 legislative election
What was the result of the 1999 legislative election in Israel?
Alignment / Labor won 26 of 120 seats with 20.2% of the vote. 78.7% 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 26 of 120 seats with 20.2% of the vote; 78.7% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 0.6 points on 1996.
- Alignment / Labor 26 −8 seats 20.2% −6.6 points
- Likud 19 −5 seats 14.1% −11.0 points
- Shas 17 +7 seats 13.0% +4.3 points
- Meretz 10 +1 seat 7.6% +0.2 points
- Yisrael BaAliyah 6 −1 seat 5.1% −0.6 points
- Shinui 6 5.0%
- Center Party 6 5.0%
- National Religious Party / The Jewish Home 5 −4 seats 4.2% −3.6 points
- United Torah Judaism 5 +1 seat 3.7% +0.5 points
- Ra'am 5 +1 seat 3.4% +0.5 points
- National Union--Tkuma / Religious Zionist Party 3 3.0%
- New Communist List / Democratic Front 3 −2 seats 2.6% −1.6 points
- 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 1996 legislative election, party by party.
- Alignment / Labor26
- Likud19
- Shas17
- Meretz10
- Center Party6
- Shinui6
- Yisrael BaAliyah6
- National Religious Party / The Jewish Home5
- Ra'am5
- United Torah Judaism5
- Yisrael Beiteinu4
- National Union--Tkuma / Religious Zionist Party3
- New Communist List / Democratic Front3
- Balad2
- One Nation2
- Herut – The National Movement1
Key numbers
20.2%
Share of the vote won by Alignment / Labor and its allies
Alignment / Labor and its allies won 26 of 120 seats. A majority needs 61.
+7 seats
Seats gained by Shas
The largest gain in seats compared with 1996. Likud lost 5 seats.
78.7%
Voter turnout
Down 0.6 points on 1996.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alignment / Laborwith Gesher and Meimad | 26 | −8 | 20.2 | −6.6 | 670,484 |
| Likud | 19 | −5 | 14.1 | −11.0 | 468,103 |
| Shas | 17 | +7 | 13.0 | +4.3 | 430,676 |
| Meretz | 10 | +1 | 7.6 | +0.2 | 253,525 |
| Yisrael BaAliyah | 6 | −1 | 5.1 | −0.6 | 171,705 |
| Shinui | 6 | 5.0 | 167,748 | ||
| Center Party | 6 | 5.0 | 165,622 | ||
| National Religious Party / The Jewish Home | 5 | −4 | 4.2 | −3.6 | 140,307 |
| United Torah Judaismwith Agudat Yisrael and Banner of the Torah | 5 | +1 | 3.7 | +0.5 | 125,741 |
| Ra'am | 5 | +1 | 3.4 | +0.5 | 114,810 |
| National Union--Tkuma / Religious Zionist Party | 3 | 3.0 | 100,181 | ||
| New Communist List / Democratic Front | 3 | −2 | 2.6 | −1.6 | 87,022 |
The other parties and groups
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yisrael Beiteinu | 4 | 2.6 | 86,153 | ||
| Baladwith Arab Movement for Renewal | 2 | 1.9 | 66,103 | ||
| One Nation | 2 | 1.9 | 64,143 | ||
| Momentum | 0 | 1.3 | 44,953 | ||
| Herut – The National Movement | 1 |
± is the change against the Israel 1996 legislative election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Alignment / Labor 670,484
- Likud 468,103
- Shas 430,676
- Meretz 253,525
- Yisrael BaAliyah 171,705
- Shinui 167,748
- Center Party 165,622
- National Religious Party / The Jewish Home 140,307
- United Torah Judaism 125,741
- Ra'am 114,810
- National Union--Tkuma / Religious Zionist Party 100,181
- New Communist List / Democratic Front 87,022
- Yisrael Beiteinu 86,153
- Balad 66,103
- One Nation 64,143
- Momentum 44,953
- Herut – The National Movement
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?
78.7% of the 4,285,428 registered voters cast a ballot (3,373,748 ballots), down 0.6 points on 1996. 3,309,416 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Alignment / Labor20.2% of votes21.7% of seats
- Likud14.1% of votes15.8% of seats
- Shas13.0% of votes14.2% of seats
- Meretz7.6% of votes8.3% of seats
- Yisrael BaAliyah5.1% of votes5.0% of seats
- Center Party5.0% of votes5.0% of seats
- Shinui5.0% of votes5.0% of seats
- National Religious Party / The Jewish Home4.2% of votes4.2% of seats
- United Torah Judaism3.7% of votes4.2% of seats
- Ra'am3.4% of votes4.2% of seats
- Yisrael Beiteinu2.6% of votes3.3% of seats
- National Union--Tkuma / Religious Zionist Party3.0% of votes2.5% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 10.2 by votes and 8.7 by seats; Alignment / Labor led Likud by 6.1 points of the vote.
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