Elections for the 16th KnessetThe Knesset is the legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Operation of the Knesset:...
were held in
IsraelIsrael officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...
on 28 January 2003. The result was a resounding victory for
Ariel Sharon' is an Israeli general and statesman, former Israeli Prime Minister...
's
LikudLikud is the major center-right political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin in an alliance with several right-wing and liberal parties. Likud's victory in the 1977 elections was a major turning point in the country's political history, marking the first time the left had...
.
1 Yisrael BaAliyah merged into Likud
2 Kadima broke away from Likud.
3 Noy broke away from One Nation and joined Likud. One Nation then merged into Labour.
4 The Secular Faction, Tzalash, and HaOlim broke away from Shinui.
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Elections for the 16th KnessetThe Knesset is the legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Operation of the Knesset:...
were held in
IsraelIsrael officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...
on 28 January 2003. The result was a resounding victory for
Ariel Sharon' is an Israeli general and statesman, former Israeli Prime Minister...
's
LikudLikud is the major center-right political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin in an alliance with several right-wing and liberal parties. Likud's victory in the 1977 elections was a major turning point in the country's political history, marking the first time the left had...
.
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% of vote |
Seats at start
of session |
Seats at end
of session |
LikudLikud is the major center-right political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin in an alliance with several right-wing and liberal parties. Likud's victory in the 1977 elections was a major turning point in the country's political history, marking the first time the left had...
1 2 3 |
925,279 |
29.39% |
38 |
27 |
| Labour-Meimad Meimad is a left-wing religious Zionist political party in Israel. Founded in 1999, it is based on the ideology of the Meimad movement founded in 1988 by Rabbi Yehuda Amital...
3 |
455,183 |
14.46% |
19 |
21 |
ShinuiShinui is a Zionist, secular and anti-clerical free market liberal party and political movement in Israel. The party twice became the third largest in the Knesset, but both occasions were followed by a split and collapse; in 1977 the party won 15 seats as part of the Democratic Movement for...
4 |
386,535 |
12.28% |
15 |
2 |
ShasShas is a political party in Israel, primarily representing Haredi Sephardi and Mizrahi Judaism. Following the 2009 elections in which Shas won 11 seats, it joined Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government and holds four cabinet posts...
|
258,879 |
8.22% |
11 |
11 |
| National Union The National Union is a nationalist political party in Israel. In the 2009 elections the Union was an alliance of four parties: Moledet, Hatikva, Eretz Yisrael Shelanu, and Tkuma.-Background:...
4 5 |
173,973 |
5.52% |
7 |
4 |
| Meretz-Yachad The New Movement-Meretz , previously known as Meretz, then Yachad, and then Meretz-Yachad is a left-wing, Zionist, social democratic political party in Israel, which emphasizes the strive for peace, human rights, religious freedom and green politics.-History:Meretz was formed in 1992 prior to the...
and the Democratic ChoiceThe Democratic Choice was a minor political party in Israel headed by Roman Bronfman.-Background:The party was formed in July 1999 during the 15th Knesset when Roman Bronfman and Alexander Tzinker broke away from Yisrael BaAliyah...
|
164,122 |
5.21% |
6 |
6 |
| National Religious Party The National Religious Party was a political party in Israel representing the religious Zionist movement...
6 |
132,370 |
4.20% |
6 |
4 |
United Torah JudaismUnited Torah Judaism is an alliance of Degel HaTorah and Agudat Israel, two small Israeli Haredi political parties in the Knesset. It was first formed in 1992....
7 |
135,087 |
4.29% |
5 |
0 |
HadashHadash is a communist-socialist political party in Israel...
-Ta'alTa'al is a two-man Israeli Arab political party in Israel led by Ahmad Tibi and Mahmud Asad.It was founded by Tibi after he left Balad during the 15th Knesset...
8 |
93,819 |
2.98% |
3 |
2 |
| One Nation 3 |
86,808 |
2.76% |
3 |
0 |
| Balad |
71,299 |
2.26% |
3 |
3 |
| Yisrael BaAliyah 1 |
67,719 |
2.15% |
2 |
0 |
| United Arab List The United Arab List , commonly known in Israel by its Hebrew acronym Ra'am , is a political party representing and supported by Israeli Arabs...
|
65,551 |
2.08% |
2 |
2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
Ale YarokAle Yarok is a minor liberal political party in Israel best known for its ideology of decriminalizing cannabis. To date it has had no representation in the Knesset.-History:...
|
37,855 |
1.20% |
0 |
0 |
| Herut – The National Movement |
36,202 |
1.15% |
0 |
0 |
| Progressive National Alliance The Progressive National Alliance , originally known as National Unity – National Progressive Alliance , was a small Israeli Arab political party in Israel in the early 21st century.-Background:The party was formed when three MKs broke away from the United Arab List during the 15th Knesset...
|
20,571 |
0.65% |
0 |
0 |
| The Greens The Greens is a minor political party in Israel currently headed by Pe'er Visner. Although the party is currently not represented in the Knesset, it does hold seats in 22 municipalities across Israel.-History:...
|
12,833 |
0.41% |
0 |
0 |
| Yisrael Aheret |
7,144 |
0.23% |
0 |
0 |
| Ahavat Yisrael |
5,468 |
0.17% |
0 |
0 |
| Tzomet Tzomet is a small secular, right-wing political party in Israel.-Ideology:The party was the one who first brought the "peace for peace" slogan, which today is used by all Israeli right wing parties and movements...
|
2,023 |
0.06% |
0 |
0 |
| Centre Party The Centre Party , originally known as Israel in the Centre, was a short-lived political party in Israel. Formed in 1999 by former Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai, the aim was to create a group of moderates to challenge both Binyamin Netanyahu on the right and opposition leader Ehud Barak's...
|
1,961 |
0.06% |
0 |
0 |
Organization for Democratic ActionThe Organisation for Democratic Action is a political party in Israel, where it is commonly known by the acronym, Da'am .-Name:The party has slightly different names in Arabic and Hebrew...
|
1,925 |
0.06% |
0 |
0 |
| Citizen and State Hetz was a secularist political party in Israel.-Background and ideology:Hetz was formed in the aftermath of the messy breakup of Shinui towards the end of the 16th Knesset...
|
1,566 |
0.05% |
0 |
0 |
| Men's Rights in the Family The Man's Rights in the Family Party is a minor political party in Israel. It is currently headed by Yaakov Shlusser.-Background:...
|
1,284 |
0.04% |
0 |
0 |
| Lahava |
1,181 |
0.04% |
0 |
0 |
| Za'am |
894 |
0.03% |
0 |
0 |
| Leeder |
833 |
0.03% |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
3,148,364 |
100% |
120 |
120 |
| |
|
|
|
|
KadimaKadima was founded as a centrist political party in Israel by moderates from Likud soon joined by like-minded Labor politicians. It became the largest party in the Knesset after the 2006 elections, winning 29 of the 120 seats...
2 |
| 0 |
14 |
| Secular Faction Hetz was a secularist political party in Israel.-Background and ideology:Hetz was formed in the aftermath of the messy breakup of Shinui towards the end of the 16th Knesset...
4 9 |
| 0 |
9 |
| Yisrael Beiteinu 5 |
| 0 |
4 |
| Agudat Israel Agudat Israel began as the original political party representing Haredi Judaism in Israel. It was the umbrella party for almost all Haredi Jews in Israel, and before that in the British Mandate of Palestine...
7 |
| 0 |
3 |
| Degel HaTorah Degel HaTorah is an Ashkenazi ultra-orthodox political party in Israel. For much of its existence it has been allied to Agudat Israel under the name United Torah Judaism.-Ideology:...
7 |
| 0 |
2 |
| National Home National Home was a short-lived political faction in Israel during 2006.-Background:National Home was formed on 5 February 2006 when two MKs, Hemi Doron and Eliezer Sandberg broke away from the Secular Faction...
9 |
| 0 |
2 |
| Renewed Religious National Zionist Party 6 |
| 0 |
2 |
| Ta'al Ta'al is a two-man Israeli Arab political party in Israel led by Ahmad Tibi and Mahmud Asad.It was founded by Tibi after he left Balad during the 15th Knesset...
8 |
| 0 |
1 |
| Tzalash Tzalash was a one-man political faction in Israel.-Background:...
4 |
| 0 |
1 |
| Noy Noy was a short-lived one-man political faction in Israel.-Background:Noy was established by ultra-orthodox Knesset member David Tal on 23 May 2005...
3 |
| 0 |
0 |
| HaOlim 4 |
| 0 |
0 |
1 Yisrael BaAliyah merged into Likud
2 Kadima broke away from Likud.
3 Noy broke away from One Nation and joined Likud. One Nation then merged into Labour.
4 The Secular Faction, Tzalash, and HaOlim broke away from Shinui. HaOlim merged into the National Union.
5 Yisrael Beiteinu left the National Union.
6 The Renewed Religious National Zionist Party broke away from the National Religious Party
7 United Torah Judaism split into Agudat Israel and Degel HaTorah
8 Ta'al left Hadash
9 National Home broke away from the Secular Faction.
The Sixteenth Knesset
Ariel Sharon' is an Israeli general and statesman, former Israeli Prime Minister...
formed the 30th government on 28 February 2003. His coalition initially included just Shinui and the National Union (Israel BaAliya had merged into Likud soon after the election), though the National Religious Party joined the government on 3 March.
Sharon's decision to implement the
Gaza disengagement planIsrael's unilateral disengagement plan , also known as the "Disengagement plan", "Gaza expulsion plan", and "Hitnatkut") was a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, adopted by the government on June 6, 2004 and enacted in August 2005, to evict...
led to the National Union and the National Religious Party leaving the coalition during June and November 2004 respectively. Shinui left the government in December 2004 following disagreements over the budget.
Labour-Meimad joined the coalition in January 2005, with Agudat Israel added to the government in March 2005. Labour-Meimad later pulled out in November that year, the same month in which Sharon led a breakaway from Likud to form Kadima. Likud left the coalition in January 2006. Following Sharon's stroke,
Ehud OlmertEhud Olmert is an Israeli political figure, and former Prime Minister of Israel having served from 2006 to 2009. Olmert was the mayor of Jerusalem from 1993 to 2003. In 2003 he was elected to the Knesset and became a minister and Acting Prime Minister in the government of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon...
took over as Acting Prime Minister.
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