1981 Israeli legislative election

1981 Israeli legislative election
Israel
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All 120 seats in the Knesset
61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout78.50% (Decrease0.73pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Likud Menachem Begin 37.11 48 +3
Alignment Shimon Peres 36.57 47 +15
Mafdal Yosef Burg 4.92 6 −6
Agudat Yisrael Avraham Yosef Shapira 3.73 4 0
Hadash Meir Vilner 3.35 4 −1
Tehiya Yuval Ne'eman 2.31 3 New
Tami Aharon Abuhatzira 2.30 3 New
Telem Moshe Dayan 1.58 2 New
Shinui Amnon Rubinstein 1.54 2 −5
Ratz Shulamit Aloni 1.44 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Menachem Begin
Likud		 Menachem Begin
Likud

Knesset elections were held in Israel on 30 June 1981. The ruling Likud won one more seat than the opposition Alignment, in line with many polls which had predicted a tight race.[1] Voter turnout was 78.5%,[2] with Likud receiving around ten thousand more than the Alignment.[2] This elections highlighted the polarization in the country.[3]

  1. ^ Silver, Eric (1981-06-30). "Labour leads on eve of Israeli poll". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  2. ^ a b "Factional and Government Make-Up of the Tenth Knesset".
  3. ^ Arian, Asher (1983). The Elections in Israel, 1981. Israel: Ramot Publishing Co.