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Israeli Elections: Electoral History

(1949 - Present)

A party needs to win 61 seats in the election to secure a majority - a feat which has yet to occur - meaning the winning party forms a coalition to stay in power. At least 112 different political parties have been represented in the Knesset.

Click on any election below to view more detailed information.
 
Number (Year)
Overall Valid Votes
Winning Party
Seats Won
Twenty-Fifth Knesset (2022)  4,763,694 Likud 32
Twenty-Fourth Knesset (2021)  4,410,052 Likud 30
Twenty-Third Knesset (2020) 4,612,297 Likud 36
Twenty-Second Knesset (2019) 4,465,168 Kahol Lavan 33
Twenty-First Knesset (2019) 4,309,270 Likud 35
4,254,738
30
3,579,115
31
3,373,490
28
3,137,064
29
3,148,364
38
3,309,416
26
2,973,580
34
2,616,841
44
2,283,123
40
2,073,321
Alignment
44
1,937,366
48
1,747,820
43
1,566,855
Alignment
51
1,367,743
Alignment
56
1,206,728
Alignment
45
1,006,964
42
969,337
47
853,219
40
687,492
45
434,684
46