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25th Knesset · outgoing

Local Authorities (Election Financing) Law (Amendment – Representation of Women in the Local Authority) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הרשויות המקומיות (מימון בחירות) (תיקון - ייצוג נשים ברשות המקומית)

TL;DRA bill to increase the financial incentive for election lists that show representation of women, from an addition of 15% to additions of 20% and 30% in election funding.

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What does the bill do?

The bill changes the Local Authorities (Election Financing) Law to increase the financial incentive for lists that put a woman at the head or ensure that at least half of the elected council members serving at the end of seven months after the elections are women. Instead of a 15% addition to election funding, they will rise to an addition of 20% and 30%. The bill applies to parties and lists participating in local authority elections, with the aim of increasing the representation of women on local councils.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: July 8, 2026

The votes on this bill

Rejected22 for · 39 against · 0 abstained · 59 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudAgainst 17 · Absent 15
ShasAgainst 9 · Absent 2
United Torah JudaismAgainst 4 · Absent 3
Religious ZionismAgainst 4 · Absent 3
Otzma YehuditAgainst 2 · Absent 4
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 3 · Absent 1

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 20 · Absent 4
Yisrael BeytenuFor 1 · Absent 5
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborFor 1 · Absent 3

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