Elections for the 19th Knesset to be held on Jan 22, 2013 in Israel.The Knesset is the Unicameral Legislature of Israel which has 120 members directly elected to four-year terms, subject to calls for early elections (which are quite common)
- All Israeli citizens 18 years or older may vote in legislative elections which are conducted by secret ballot.
- Number of eligible voters - 5 656 705
- No. of Polling Stations -10 132 in Israel and 96 in overseas consulates
Election calendar
- 6 December 2012 – the last day for submission of the lists of candidates for the Knesset to the Central Election Commission
- 10 January 2013 – Election day only members of the Israeli diplomatic missions
- 18 January 2013 – after this date the publication of polls and predictions is prohibited.
- 21 January 2013 – starting from 19:00 campaigning using assemblies, meetings, speakers, and media is prohibited.
- 22 January 2013 – Election Day. Polling stations will be open from 7:00 to 22:00.
- 5 February 2013 – the general meeting of the newly elected Knesset.
- 6 February 2013 – the last day to request formation of a new Israeli government from one of the leaders of the factions.
- 20 March 2013 – the last day to report about the task to form a new government by a faction leader to the President.
The National Election Commission announced that 34 parties had filed to contest the election
Opinion Poll for Prime Minister
Incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Nentanyahu has maintained a healthy plurality lead in every poll to date.
Exit Polls
2013 Israeli Legislative Election Results
- Two out of three Israelis voted in Tuesday's election, a slightly higher proportion than in the previous two elections, surprising observers who had predicted a fall in turnout
- Israel's electoral system of proportional representation has ensured no single party has gained an absolute majority since the creation of the state almost 65 years ago
- Speculation about the composition of the next coalition government intensified as the results came in.Negotiations are expected to last several weeks.
- Right wing and allied Orthodox religious parties won half the seats in the Israeli parliament, presenting Netanyahu with a tough political challenge to put together a stable coalition.
- Netanyahu is likely to continue as PM, as his rightwing electoral alliance, Likud-Beiteinu, is the biggest party after winning 31 of 120 seats and as the leader of the biggest party, Netanyahu will be first in line to assemble a coalition
- Kadima, which was the biggest party in the last parliament with 28 seats, saw its support plummet and only just crossed the threshold of votes needed to win two seats
- Yesh Atid, a new centrist party led by the former television personality Yair Lapid, won 19 seats.
- Labour was the third largest party, with 15 seats.Erel Margalit of Labour said the results indicated "a protest vote against Netanyahu"
- The ultra-nationalist Jewish Home, which showed strongly in opinion polls during the campaign, won11 seats
- Also the ultra-orthodox party Shas won 11 seats
- The leftist party Meretz made an unexpectedly strong showing, with six seats, more than doubling its current presence.
- Three parties mostly supported by Israeli Arabs had 12 seats between them. Although they are regarded as part of the left bloc in the Knesset, it is unlikely they would be part of any coalition government.
Party
|
Chairman
|
Votes
|
%
|
Seats
|
+/–
|
832,099
|
23.25%
|
31
|
 -11 |
||
507,879
|
14.19%
|
19
|
 +19 |
||
409,685
|
11.45%
|
15
|
+2 |
||
316,151
|
8.83%
|
11
|
 0 |
||
313,646
|
8.76%
|
11
|
+4 |
||
189,931
|
5.31%
|
7
|
+2 |
||
179,818
|
5.02%
|
6
|
+6 |
||
164,150
|
4.59%
|
6
|
+3 |
||
135,830
|
3.80%
|
5
|
+1 |
||
111,685
|
3.12%
|
4
|
0 |
||
95,312
|
2.66%
|
3
|
0 |
||
74,735
|
2.09%
|
2
|
-26 |
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