Parliamentary election in Israel 1999

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(in %)

 %

30th

20th

10

0

20.2

14.1

13

7.6

5.1

5

5

4.2

3.7

22.1

Yisrael agate ^a

Likud ^b

Schas

Meretz

Yisra'el ba-Aliyah

Schinui

Mifleget ha-Merkas

Mafdal

VTJ ⁱ

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 1996

 % p

   8th

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

  -8th

-10

-12

-6.6

-11.0

+4.5

+0.2

-0.6

+5

+5

-3.6

+0.5

+6.9

Yisrael agate ^a

Likud ^b

Schas

Meretz

Yisra'el ba-Aliyah

Schinui

Mifleget ha-Merkas

Mafdal

VTJ ⁱ

Otherwise.

Remarks:

^a 1996: Avoda

^b 1996: together with Gescher and Tzomet

^{i of} which Ra'am 3.4%, National Union 3.0%, Chadasch 2.6%, Jisra'el Beitenu 2.6%, Balad 1.9%, Am Echad 1.9%

Distribution of seats in the 15th Knesset

2

3

5

10

2

26th

6th

6th

4th

6th

19th

5

17th

5

4th

2 3 5 10 2 26th 6th 6th 4th 6th 19th 5 17th 5 4th 

A total of 120 seats

• Balad - Ta'al : 2
• Chadash : 3
• Ra'am : 5
• Meretz : 10
• At the Echad : 2
• Yisrael agate : 26
• Shinui : 6
• Mifleget ha-Merkas : 6
• Jisra'el Beitenu : 4
• Yisra'el ba-Aliyah : 6
• Likud : 19
• National Religious Party : 5
• Schas : 17
• United Torah Judaism : 5
• National Union : 4

The 1999 parliamentary elections in Israel took place on May 17, 1999; the 15th Knesset was elected . The Israeli Prime Minister was elected directly in parallel to the parliamentary elections . Ehud Barak was elected prime minister, his party alliance Yisrael Achat became the strongest party in the Knesset.

Result

Political party	be right	%	Seats	+/-
Yisrael agate	670.484	20.3	26th	−11
Likud	468.103	14.1	19th	−8
Schas	430,676	13.0	17th	+7
Meretz	253,525	7.6	10	+1
Yisra'el ba-Aliyah	171,705	5.1	6th	−1
Schinui	167,748	5.0	6th	New
Mifleget ha-Merkas	165.622	5.0	6th	New
Mafdal	140.307	4.2	5	−4
United Torah Judaism	125,741	3.7	5	+1
Ra'am	114,810	3.4	5	−1
National Union	100.181	3.0	4th	+2
Chadash	87,022	2.6	3	−1
Jisra'el Beiteinu	86,153	2.6	4th	New
Balad	66.103	1.9	2	+1
At the Echad	64.143	1.9	2	New
Tnufa	44,953	1.3	0	New
Power for pensioners	37,525	1.1	0	New
Ale yarok	34,029	1.0	0	New
HaDerech HaSchlischit	26,290	0.7	0	-4
HaJerukim	13,292	0.4	0	New
Tikva	7,366	0.2	0	New
Casino party	6,540	0.1	0	New
Lev LaOlim	6.311	0.1	0	New
Negev party	4,324	0.1	0	New
Tzomet	4.128	0.1	0	New
Natural Law Party	2,924	0.1	0	New
Progressive Center Party	2,797	0.1	0	New
Da'am Mifleget Po'alim	2.151	0.1	0	0
New Arab Party	2,042	0.1	0	New
Ra'ash	1,257	0.04	0	New
Moreshet Avot	1,164	0.04	0	New
Invalid votes	64,332	-	-	-
total	3,373,748	100	120	0
Registered voters / turnout	4,285,428	78.7	-	-

source

Factional and Government Make-Up of the Fifteenth Knesset (election result on the Knesset website)