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Israel 2009 legislative election

What was the result of the 2009 legislative election in Israel?

Kadima won 28 of 120 seats with 22.5% of the vote. 64.7% 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 : Kadima won 28 of 120 seats with 22.5% of the vote; 64.7% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 1.2 points on 2006.

  • Kadima 28 −1 seat 22.5% +0.5 points
  • Likud 27 +15 seats 21.6% +12.6 points
  • Yisrael Beiteinu 15 +4 seats 11.7% +2.7 points
  • Alignment / Labor 13 −6 seats 9.9% −5.2 points
  • Shas 11 −1 seat 8.5% −1.0 points
  • United Torah Judaism 5 −1 seat 4.4% −0.3 points
  • Ra'am 4 0 seats 3.4% +0.4 points
  • National Union--Tkuma / Religious Zionist Party 4 −5 seats 3.3% −3.8 points
  • New Communist List / Democratic Front 4 +1 seat 3.3% +0.6 points
  • Meretz 3 −2 seats 3.0% −0.8 points
  • National Religious Party / The Jewish Home 3 2.9%
  • Balad 3 0 seats 2.5% +0.2 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 2006 legislative election, party by party.

61 of 120 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 22.5%

    Share of the vote won by Kadima

    Kadima won 28 of 120 seats. A majority needs 61.

  2. +15 seats

    Seats gained by Likud

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2006. National Union--Tkuma / Religious Zionist Party lost 5 seats.

  3. 64.7%

    Voter turnout

    Up 1.2 points on 2006.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Kadima28−122.5+0.5758,032
Likud27+1521.6+12.6729,054
Yisrael Beiteinu15+411.7+2.7394,577
Alignment / Labor13−69.9−5.2334,900
Shas11−18.5−1.0286,300
United Torah Judaismwith Agudat Yisrael and Banner of the Torah5−14.4−0.3147,954
Ra'amwith Arab Movement for Renewal403.4+0.4113,954
National Union--Tkuma / Religious Zionist Party4−53.3−3.8112,570
New Communist List / Democratic Front4+13.3+0.6112,130
Meretz3−23.0−0.899,611
National Religious Party / The Jewish Home32.996,765
Balad302.5+0.283,739
Meimad00.827,737

± is the change against the Israel 2006 legislative election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Kadima 758,032
  • Likud 729,054
  • Yisrael Beiteinu 394,577
  • Alignment / Labor 334,900
  • Shas 286,300
  • United Torah Judaism 147,954
  • Ra'am 113,954
  • National Union--Tkuma / Religious Zionist Party 112,570
  • New Communist List / Democratic Front 112,130
  • Meretz 99,611
  • National Religious Party / The Jewish Home 96,765
  • Balad 83,739
  • Meimad 27,737

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?

64.7% of the 5,278,985 registered voters cast a ballot (3,416,587 ballots), up 1.2 points on 2006. 3,313,490 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Kadima22.5% of votes23.3% of seats
  • Likud21.6% of votes22.5% of seats
  • Yisrael Beiteinu11.7% of votes12.5% of seats
  • Alignment / Labor9.9% of votes10.8% of seats
  • Shas8.5% of votes9.2% of seats
  • United Torah Judaism4.4% of votes4.2% of seats
  • Ra'am3.4% of votes3.3% of seats
  • National Union--Tkuma / Religious Zionist Party3.3% of votes3.3% of seats
  • New Communist List / Democratic Front3.3% of votes3.3% of seats
  • Meretz3.0% of votes2.5% of seats
  • National Religious Party / The Jewish Home2.9% of votes2.5% of seats
  • Balad2.5% of votes2.5% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 7.4 by votes and 6.8 by seats; Kadima led Likud by 0.9 points of the vote.

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