IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Israel

Name	Official Name	Type
Israeli Knesset	Knesset	Assembly

The President is elected by parliament to serve a 7-year term.
The Prime Minister is designated by the president to serve a 4-year term. After parliamentary elections, the president will usually select a prime minister that he/she feels has the best possibility of forming a new government.
In the Knesset 120 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms. There is a 3.25% threshold required to gain representation. All candidates run in one, nationwide district.

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Israeli Knesset	1999-05-17	3,373,748	4,285,428	78.73%
Israeli Knesset	2003-01-28	3,200,773	4,720,075	67.81%
Israeli Knesset	2006-03-28	3,186,739	5,014,622	63.55%
Israeli Knesset	2009-02-10	3,416,587	5,278,985	64.72%
Israeli Knesset	2013-01-22	3,834,136	5,656,705	67.78%
Israeli Knesset	2015-03-17	4,254,738	5,881,696	72.34%
Israeli Knesset	2019-04-09	4,261,683	6,339,729	67.22%
Israeli Knesset	2019-09-17	4,581,003	6,394,030	71.65%
Israeli Knesset	2020-03-02	4,615,135	6,453,255	71.52%
Israeli Knesset	2021-03-23	4,436,365	6,578,084	67.44%
Israeli Knesset	2022-11-01	4,793,641	6,788,804	70.61%