2021 Israeli Election
23 March 2021 · The Netanyahu era and the deadlock cycle · 120 seats, 61 for a majority
Legislative elections were held in Israel on 23 March 2021 to elect the 120 members of the 24th Knesset. It was the fourth Knesset election in two years, amidst the continued political deadlock following the previous three elections in April 2019, September 2019 and 2020.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Gaza–Israel conflict (2006–present). Conflicts →
Prime Minister before
Benjamin Netanyahu
Likud
Prime Minister after
Naftali Bennett
Yamina
Largest force
Likud
30 of 120 seats
Turnout
67.4%
The result
| Share of the Knesset | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Likud | — | 30 | +7 | 1,066,892 | 24.2% | — | |
| Yesh Atid | — | 17 | +4 | 614,112 | 13.9% | — | |
| Shas | — | 9 | 0 | 316,008 | 7.2% | — | |
| Blue and White | — | 8 | +7 | 292,257 | 6.6% | — | |
| Yamina | — | 7 | +4 | 273,836 | 6.2% | — | |
| Israeli Labor Party | — | 7 | +4 | 268,767 | 6.1% | — | |
| United Torah Judaism | — | 7 | 0 | 248,391 | 5.6% | — | |
| Yisrael Beiteinu | — | 7 | 0 | 248,370 | 5.6% | — |
28 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.