1988 Israeli Election
1 November 1988 · The Mahapach and the two-bloc era · 120 seats, 61 for a majority
On 8 October 1988, the Alignment leader Shimon Peres visited the Likud stronghold Beit Shemesh, near Jerusalem. There, he was greeted by a mob of angry protesters, who called him "Peres Arafat", a "traitor", and a "maniac", and threw buckets of cold water at him, forcing dozens of police officers being called to guide Peres away from the demonstrators.
Prime Minister before
Yitzhak Shamir
Likud
Prime Minister (continued)
Yitzhak Shamir
Likud
Largest force
Likud
40 of 120 seats
Turnout
79.7%
The result
| Share of the Knesset | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Likud | — | 40 | -1 | 709,305 | 31.1% | — | |
| Alignment | — | 39 | -5 | 685,363 | 30.0% | — | |
| Shas | — | 6 | +2 | 107,709 | 4.7% | — | |
| Agudat Yisrael | — | 5 | +3 | 102,714 | 4.5% | — | |
| Ratz | — | 5 | +2 | 97,513 | 4.3% | — | |
| National Religious Party | — | 5 | +1 | 89,720 | 3.9% | — | |
| Hadash | — | 4 | 0 | 84,032 | 3.7% | — | |
| Tehiya | — | 3 | -2 | 70,730 | 3.1% | — |
13 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.