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Israeli Electoral History: Elections to the 17th Knesset

(March 28, 2006)

Valid votes
3,137,064
Qualifying threshold (1.5%)
47,055
Votes per seat
26,142

Political Party
Valid Votes
% of Total
Seats Won
Kadima
690,901
22.02 29
Labor-Meimad
472,366
15.05 19
Likud
281,996
8.9 12
Shas
299,054
9.5 12
Yisrael Beitenu
281,880
8.9 11
Ichud Leumi - Mafdal
224,083
7.14 9
Gil
185,759
5.9 7
Torah and Shabbat Judaism
147,091
4.7 6
Meretz
118,302
3.8 5
United Arab List - Arab Renewal
94,786
3.0 4
National Democratic Assembly
72,066
2.3 3
Hadash
86,092
2.7 3

Sources: The Knesset