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Elections in Israel
Israel elects its national legislature, the Knesset, by proportional representation on a national list basis. The Knesset has 120 members, elected for four-year terms. The Israeli electoral system has a low electoral threshold of 2%, making it more favourable to minor parties than systems used in other countries. Israel has a multi-party system and generally no one party is able to form a government, requiring the parties to form coalition governments. In 1992, Israel adopted a system of direct election of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister was directly elected separately from the Knesset in 1996, 1999 and 2001. The direct election of the Prime Minister was abandoned after the 2001 election.
Israeli elections
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Summary of the 28 January 2003 Israeli Knesset Israeli election results
| Party |
Ideology |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| Likud ליכוד ("Consolidation") |
Conservatism |
925,279 |
29.39% |
38 |
| Labour העבודה (Ha-Avoda) |
Social Democracy |
455,183 |
14.46% |
19 |
| Shinui שינוי ("Change") |
Liberalism |
386,535 |
12.28% |
15 |
| Mifleget Ha-Sfaradim Shomrei Torah מפלגת הספרדים שומרי תורה ("Sephardi Religious Party") |
Jewish/Sectarian Democracy |
258,879 |
8.22% |
11 |
| National Union האיחוד הלאומי (Ha-Ihud Ha-Leumi)
|
Right-wing |
173,973 |
5.52% |
7 |
| Meretz מרצ ("Vigor") |
"Left"/Zionist |
164,122 |
5.21% |
6 |
| National Religious Party מפלגה דתית לאומית-מפד"ל (Miflaga Datit Le'umit or Mafdal) |
Sectarian Zionism |
132,370 |
4.20% |
6 |
| United Torah Judaism יהדות התורה (Yahadut Ha-Torah also Achdut HaTorah HaMeuchedet)
|
Union of Religious Factions |
135,087 |
4.29% |
5 |
| Ha-Chazit Ha-Demokratit le-Shalom ule-shivyon החזית הדמוקרטית לשלום ולשוויון ("Democratic Front for Peace and Equality") |
Left-wing/Anti-zionist |
93,819 |
2.98% |
3 |
| Am Ehad עם אחד ("One Nation") |
Socialism |
86,808 |
2.76% |
3 |
| Brit Leumit Demokratit ברית לאומית דמוקרטית al-Tajamu' al-Watani al-Dimuqrati) ("National Democratic League") |
Arab/Secular Democratic |
71,299 |
2.26% |
3 |
| Israel Ba-Aliya ישראל בעלייה |
immigration/Secular Democratic |
67,719 |
2.15% |
2 |
| United Arab List רשימה ערבית מאוחדת-רע"ם (Reshima Aravit Me'uchedet or Ra'am) |
Reform Zionist/Palestinian |
65,551 |
2.08% |
2 |
| Others |
N/A |
128,740 |
4.09% |
0 |
| Total |
|
3,145,364 |
100% |
120 |
- Israel prime ministerial election, 2001
- Israel legislative election, 1999
- Israel legislative election, 1996
- Israel legislative election, 1992
- Israel legislative election, 1988
- Israel legislative election, 1984
- Israel legislative election, 1981
- Israel legislative election, 1977
- Israel legislative election, 1973
- Israel legislative election, 1969
- Israel legislative election, 1965
- Israel legislative election, 1961
- Israel legislative election, 1959
- Israel legislative election, 1955
- Israel legislative election, 1951
- Israel constituent assembly election, 1949
See also
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