| 8,583,916 | 9 |
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019) |
Elections in our database |
| 6,453,255 | 69.48% |
Registered Voters (as of March 16, 2020) |
Average Turnout |
State of Israel
| Name | Official Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Israeli Knesset | Knesset | Assembly |
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Reuven RIVLIN
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Benjamin NETANYAHU
- Assembly: Israel has a unicameral Knesset with 120 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- 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.
Elections
| 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% |