IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Israel

State of Israel

9,756,600
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2023)

6,788,804
Registered Voters (as of None)

68.80%
Average Turnout

12
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.715
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Democracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: July 17, 1980
Ratified Date: Oct. 3, 1991

SIGI* Score: 31.6
Level of Discrimination: Medium
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: March 30, 2007
Ratified Date: Sept. 28, 2012

HDI* Score: 0.919
Category: Very High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Israeli Prime Minister	None	Head of Government
Israeli Knesset	Knesset	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Isaac HERZOG (since 7 July 2021)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Benjamin NETANYAHU (since 29 December 2022)
Assembly: 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

2022-11-01 | Status: Held
Israeli Knesset
Votes 4,793,641
Registered 6,788,804
Turnout 70.61

2021-03-23 | Status: Held
Israeli Knesset
Votes 4,436,365
Registered 6,578,084
Turnout 67.44

2020-03-02 | Status: Held
Israeli Knesset
Votes 4,615,135
Registered 6,453,255
Turnout 71.52

2019-09-17 | Status: Held
Israeli Knesset
Votes 4,581,003
Registered 6,394,030
Turnout 71.65

2019-04-09 | Status: Held
Israeli Knesset
Votes 4,261,683
Registered 6,339,729
Turnout 67.22

2015-03-17 | Status: Held
Israeli Knesset
Votes 4,254,738
Registered 5,881,696
Turnout 72.34

2013-01-22 | Status: Held
Israeli Knesset
Votes 3,834,136
Registered 5,656,705
Turnout 67.78

2009-02-10 | Status: Held
Israeli Knesset
Votes 3,416,587
Registered 5,278,985
Turnout 64.72

2006-03-28 | Status: Held
Israeli Knesset
Votes 3,186,739
Registered 5,014,622
Turnout 63.55

2003-01-28 | Status: Held
Israeli Knesset
Votes 3,200,773
Registered 4,720,075
Turnout 67.81

2001-02-12 | Status: Held
Israeli Prime Minister
Votes 2,805,938
Registered 4,504,769
Turnout 62.29

1999-05-17 | Status: Held
Israeli Knesset
Votes 3,373,748
Registered 4,285,428
Turnout 78.73

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Israeli Knesset	2022-11-01	Held	4,793,641	6,788,804	70.61
Israeli Knesset	2021-03-23	Held	4,436,365	6,578,084	67.44
Israeli Knesset	2020-03-02	Held	4,615,135	6,453,255	71.52
Israeli Knesset	2019-09-17	Held	4,581,003	6,394,030	71.65
Israeli Knesset	2019-04-09	Held	4,261,683	6,339,729	67.22
Israeli Knesset	2015-03-17	Held	4,254,738	5,881,696	72.34
Israeli Knesset	2013-01-22	Held	3,834,136	5,656,705	67.78
Israeli Knesset	2009-02-10	Held	3,416,587	5,278,985	64.72
Israeli Knesset	2006-03-28	Held	3,186,739	5,014,622	63.55
Israeli Knesset	2003-01-28	Held	3,200,773	4,720,075	67.81
Israeli Prime Minister	2001-02-12	Held	2,805,938	4,504,769	62.29
Israeli Knesset	1999-05-17	Held	3,373,748	4,285,428	78.73

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