Israel 2020 legislative election
What was the result of the 2020 legislative election in Israel?
Likud won 36 of 120 seats with 29.5% of the vote. 71.5% 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 : Likud won 36 of 120 seats with 29.5% of the vote; 71.5% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 1.7 points on 2019.
- Likud 36 +4 seats 29.5% +4.4 points
- Blue and White 33 0 seats 26.6% +0.6 points
- New Communist List / Democratic Front 15 +2 seats 12.7% +2.1 points
- Shas 9 0 seats 7.7% +0.3 points
- United Torah Judaism 7 0 seats 6.0% −0.1 points
- Alignment / Labor 7 +1 seat 5.8% +1.0 points
- Yisrael Beiteinu 7 −1 seat 5.2% −1.8 points
- Yamina 6 −1 seat 5.2% −0.6 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 September 2019 legislative election, party by party.
- Likud36
- Blue and White33
- New Communist List / Democratic Front15
- Shas9
- Alignment / Labor7
- United Torah Judaism7
- Yisrael Beiteinu7
- Yamina6
Key numbers
29.5%
Share of the vote won by Likud
Likud won 36 of 120 seats. A majority needs 61.
+4 seats
Seats gained by Likud
The largest gain in seats compared with 2019. Yisrael Beiteinu lost 1 seat.
71.5%
Voter turnout
Up 1.7 points on 2019.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Likud | 36 | +4 | 29.5 | +4.4 | 1,352,449 |
| Blue and Whitewith Israel Resilience Party, Yesh Atid and Telem | 33 | 0 | 26.6 | +0.6 | 1,220,381 |
| New Communist List / Democratic Frontwith Arab Movement for Renewal, Ra'am and Balad | 15 | +2 | 12.7 | +2.1 | 581,507 |
| Shas | 9 | 0 | 7.7 | +0.3 | 352,853 |
| United Torah Judaismwith Agudat Yisrael and Banner of the Torah | 7 | 0 | 6.0 | −0.1 | 274,437 |
| Alignment / Laborwith Gesher and Meretz | 7 | +1 | 5.8 | +1.0 | 267,480 |
| Yisrael Beiteinu | 7 | −1 | 5.2 | −1.8 | 240,689 |
| Yamina | 6 | −1 | 5.2 | −0.6 | 240,689 |
| Otzma Yehudit | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | −1.5 | 19,402 |
± is the change against the Israel September 2019 legislative election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Likud 1,352,449
- Blue and White 1,220,381
- New Communist List / Democratic Front 581,507
- Shas 352,853
- United Torah Judaism 274,437
- Alignment / Labor 267,480
- Yisrael Beiteinu 240,689
- Yamina 240,689
- Otzma Yehudit 19,402
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?
71.5% of the 6,453,255 registered voters cast a ballot (4,615,135 ballots), up 1.7 points on 2019. 4,553,161 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 2015 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Likud29.5% of votes30.0% of seats
- Blue and White26.6% of votes27.5% of seats
- New Communist List / Democratic Front12.7% of votes12.5% of seats
- Shas7.7% of votes7.5% of seats
- United Torah Judaism6.0% of votes5.8% of seats
- Alignment / Labor5.8% of votes5.8% of seats
- Yisrael Beiteinu5.2% of votes5.8% of seats
- Yamina5.2% of votes5.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 0.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.2 by votes and 5.0 by seats; Likud led Blue and White by 2.9 points of the vote.
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