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25th Knesset · outgoing

Basic Law: The Knesset (Amendment – Adequate Representation for Women on the List of Candidates for the Knesset) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק-יסוד: הכנסת (תיקון - ייצוג הולם לנשים ברשימת מועמדים לכנסת)

TL;DRA bill to change Basic Law: The Knesset to ensure representation of at least 30% women on every party's list of candidates.

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What does the bill do?

The bill adds a section to Basic Law: The Knesset requiring every party submitting a list of candidates to ensure representation of women at a rate of no less than 30% out of every ten candidates. The bill is an amendment protecting adequate representation of women on candidate lists in Knesset elections, with the aim of changing a situation in which women are pushed to lower places when lists merge between parties.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: July 1, 2026

The votes on this bill

Rejected32 for · 50 against · 0 abstained · 38 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudAgainst 23 · Absent 9
ShasAgainst 7 · Absent 4
United Torah JudaismAgainst 5 · Absent 2
Otzma YehuditAgainst 4 · Absent 2

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 20 · Absent 4
Yisrael BeytenuFor 2 · Absent 4
Ra'amAbsent 5
Hadash–Ta'alFor 2 · Absent 3
LaborFor 2 · Absent 2

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Other bills with a similar name · 3Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.