CHAIRMAN: DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: PROF. KHALID MUBARAK AL-SHAFI

Default / Miscellaneous

Israel's general election in numbers

Published: 19 Mar 2015 - 08:07 pm | Last Updated: 15 Jan 2022 - 10:16 pm

 

Jerusalem--Israel's Central Elections Committee on Thursday published a list of the results of this week's snap elections for the 20th Knesset, or parliament. Here are some key figures:

Israelis eligible to vote: 5,878,362

Number who voted: 4,253,336

Turnout: 72.3% (67.79% in 2013)

Disqualified votes: 43,869

Valid votes: 4,209,467

Votes for parties which did not pass the 3.25% threshold: 136,808

Votes equivalent to one seat: 33,482

Women MPs: 28 (highest number ever, 27 in outgoing Knesset)

Arab MPs 16 (highest number ever, 12 in outgoing Knesset)

First-time MPs: 40