2006 Israeli legislative election

2006 Israeli legislative election
Israel
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All 120 seats in the Knesset
61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout63.55% (Decrease 4.26pp)
Party Leader Vote % 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 UnionNRP 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'amTa'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 Ariel Sharon
Ehud Olmert (acting)
Kadima
Ehud Olmert
Kadima
Ehud Olmert

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.