2006 Israeli legislative election

2006 Israeli legislative election

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All 120 seats in the Knesset 61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	63.55% ( 4.26 pp)
Party Leader % Seats +/– Kadima Ehud Olmert 22.02 29 New Labor Amir Peretz 15.06 19 0 Shas Eli Yishai 9.53 12 +1 Likud Benjamin Netanyahu 8.99 12 −26 Yisrael Beiteinu Avigdor Lieberman 8.99 11 +8 National Union–NRP Benny Elon 7.14 9 −1 Gil Rafi Eitan 5.92 7 New UTJ Yaakov Litzman 4.69 6 +1 Meretz Yossi Beilin 3.77 5 −1 Ra'am–Ta'al Ibrahim Sarsur 3.02 4 +2 Hadash Mohammad Barakeh 2.74 3 0 Balad Azmi Bishara 2.30 3 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Ariel Sharon Ehud Olmert (acting) Kadima Ehud Olmert Kadima

Elections for the 17th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 March 2006. The voting resulted in a plurality of seats for the then-new Kadima party, followed by the Labor Party, and a major loss for the Likud party.

After the election, the government was formed by the Kadima, Labor, Shas, and Gil parties, with the Yisrael Beiteinu party joining the government later. The Prime Minister was Ehud Olmert, leader of Kadima, who had been the acting prime minister going into the election.