Results of the 2003 Election
(January 28, 2003)
Totals
| Total number of ballot boxes counted: |
7,697 |
| Total number of registered voters: |
4,720,074 |
| Total Ballots: |
3,200,773 |
| Invalid Ballots: |
52,409 |
| Valid Ballots: |
3,148,364 |
| Number of votes for qualifying threshold:
|
44,750 |
| Number of votes per Knesset seat: |
23,860 |
Votes by Party List
| LIST |
No. of seats |
No. of votes |
% of votes |
| |
| Likud |
38 |
925,279 |
29.4% |
| Labor-Meimad |
19 |
455,183 |
14.5% |
| Shinui |
15 |
386,535 |
12.3% |
| Shas |
11 |
258,879 |
8.2% |
| National Unity |
7 |
173,973 |
5.5% |
| Meretz |
6 |
164,122 |
5.2% |
| National Religious Party |
6 |
132,370 |
4.2% |
| Torah and Shabbat Judaism |
5 |
135,087 |
4.3% |
| Hadash |
3 |
93,819 |
3.0% |
| Am Ehad |
3 |
86,808 |
2.8% |
| National Democratic Assembly (Balad) |
3 |
71,299 |
2.3% |
| Yisrael Ba'aliya |
2 |
67,719 |
2.2% |
| United Arab List |
2 |
65,551 |
2.1% |
The remaining lists obtained less than the required
minimum for election (1.5% of the total vote):
| LIST |
No. of votes |
% of votes |
| |
| Green Leaf Party |
37,855 |
1.0% |
| Herut |
36,202 |
1.1% |
| Progressive National Alliance |
20,571 |
0.7% |
| Green Party |
12,833 |
0.4% |
| Yisrael Aheret |
7,144 |
0.2% |
| Ahavat Yisrael |
5,468 |
0.2% |
| Tzomet |
2,023 |
0.1% |
| Center Party |
1,961 |
0.1% |
| Organization for Democratic Action |
1,925 |
0.1% |
| Citizen and State |
1,566 |
<0.1% |
| Men's Rights in the Family |
1,284 |
<0.1% |
| Lahava |
1,181 |
<0.1% |
| Za'am |
894 |
<0.1% |
| Leeder |
833 |
<0.1% |
Coalition Possibilities
| Party |
Ideology |
Leader |
Seats 1999 |
Seats 2003
(change) |
| Center-Right and Religious Bloc: |
69 |
| Center-Right Parties |
47 |
| Likud |
Will talk peace with Palestinians only after a cessation of violence |
Ariel Sharon |
19 |
38
(+19) |
| National Union |
No Palestinian state |
Avigdor Lieberman |
7 |
7 |
| Yisrael b'Aliyah |
Palestinian state only if democratic |
Natan Sharansky |
6 |
2
(-4) |
| Center-Right Religious Parties |
22 |
| Shas |
Ultra-Orthodox and traditional Sephardim |
Eli Yishai |
17 |
11
(-6) |
| United Torah Judaism |
Ultra-Orthodox Ashkenazim |
Yaakov Litzman |
5 |
5 |
| National Religious Party |
Religious Zionism, emphasizing army service and the Land of Israel |
Effi Eitam |
5 |
6
(+1) |
| |
| Center, Center-Left, and Arab Party Bloc: |
51 |
| Center-Left Parties |
25 |
| Labor |
Resume talks on Palestinian statehood before end to violence |
Amram Mitzna |
26 |
19
(-7) |
| Meretz |
Withdrawal to 1967 borders |
Yossi Sarid |
10 |
6
(-4) |
| Center Parties |
18 |
| Shinui |
Separation of religion and state |
Yosef Lapid |
6 |
15
(+9) |
| Am Ehad - One Nation |
Workers' rights |
Amir Peretz |
2 |
3
(+1) |
| Arab Parties |
8 |
| United Arab List-Ra'am |
Dominated by Islamic movement, supports Palestinian state |
Abdulmalek Dehamshe |
5 |
2
(-3) |
| Hadash-Ta'al |
Formerly Communist party, supports Palestinian state |
Mohammad Barakeh |
4 |
3
(-1) |
| Balad |
Cultural autonomy for Arabs, supports Palestinian state |
Azmi Bishara |
1 |
3
(+2) |
Source: Israeli
Foreign Ministry;
The
Knesset;
Jerusalem
Center for Public Affairs, (January 29, 2003)
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