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The Elections for the 19th Knesset | January 22, 2013

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Number of Eligible Voters
5,656,705

Number of Voters
3,834,136

Voting rate
67.8%

Electoral Threshold
2%

Number of Valid Votes
3,793,221

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Election Results

Following is information about the 34 parties that ran in the 2013 elections. Note that we have included English platforms when available. In some cases, however, platforms were not available in either language.

Party No. of Seats No. of Votes % of Votes Candidates
 Platform
Likud Beytenu 31 885,163 23.3 Candidates  
Yesh Atid 19 543,458 14.3 Candidates Platform (Eng)
Labor Party 15 432,118 11.4 Candidates Platform (Heb)
Habayit Hayehudi 12 345,985 9.1 Candidates Platform (Eng)
Platform (Heb)
Shas 11 331,868 8.8 Candidates Platform (Heb)
United Torah Judaism 7 195,892 5.2 Candidates  
Hatnua 6 189,167 5.0 Candidates Platform (Eng)
Platform (Heb)
Meretz 6 172,403 4.5 Candidates 4 Point Plan (Eng)
Platform (Heb)
Ra'am-Ta'al 4 138,450 3.7 Candidates  
Hadash 4 113,439 3.0 Candidates Goals (Eng)
Platform (Heb)
Balad 3 97,030 2.6 Candidates  
Kadima 2 78,974 2.1 Candidates  
Otzma LeYisrael -  66,775 1.8 Candidates  
Am Shalem - 45,690 1.2 Candidates Goals (Eng)
Goals (Heb)
Green Leaf - Liberal List - 43,734 1.1 Candidates Platform (Heb)
Eretz Hadasha - 28,080 0.7 Candidates Platform (Heb)
Koach Lehashpia - 28,049 0.7 Candidates Platform (Heb)
Hayisraelim - 18,939 0.5 Candidates  
Green Party - 8,117 0.2 Candidates Platform (Eng)
Platform (Heb)
Dor (Generation) - 5,975 0.2 Candidates  
Haim Bekavod - 3,640 0.1 Candidates  
Da-am (Workers' Party) - 3,546 0.1 Candidates Platform (Eng)
Platform (Heb)
Ahim Anachnu - 2,899 0.1 Candidates  
Tzedek Hevrati - 2,877 0.1 Candidates Platform (Heb)
The Pirates - 2,076 0.1 Candidates  
Kulanu Haverim - 2,176 0.1 Candidates Platform (Eng)
The Economics Party - 1,972 0.1 Candidates  
Leader (Progressive Liberal Democratic) - 1,352 0.0 Candidates  
Orr (Light) - 1,027 0.0 Candidates Platform (Heb)
Brit Olam Legeulat Yisrael - 761 0.1 Candidates Platform (Heb)
Hatikva Leshinui - 649 0.0 Candidates Platform (Heb)
Moreshet Avot - 461 0.0 Candidates  

For information about the government formed following the elections of 2013, see the main page.

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