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Shas

11 seatsCoalition · since December 29, 2022In the coalition: 3 years and 10 months (since Dec 29, 2022)Official website ↗

Platform: no official platform published by the party itself was found.

About the party

The party works against discrimination between Sephardi and Ashkenazi Jews and to promote Torah observance and tradition among the Mizrahi-Sephardi public. It combines religious conservatism with socioeconomic positions, including support for higher child allowances and welfare policies for low-income groups.

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Party history

Founded 1984

Seats in each Knesset

In the coalitionIn the opposition
4
111984–1988
6
121988–1992
6
131992–1996
10
141996–1999
17
151999–2002
11
162003–2005
12
172006–2008
11
182009–2012
11
192013–2014
7
202015–2019
8
212019
9
222019–2020
9
232020–2021
9
242021–2022
11
252022–2026

The party first emerged as a municipal movement in Jerusalem in 1982 (started by activists such as Nissim Ze'ev, who sought funding for Sephardi Torah education institutions), and first ran for the Knesset in 1984. · Source ↗

38%
Average vote attendance
0
Ministers in the party
741
Bills that reached a plenum vote · 65 of them passed into law
Full list of bills

Gender breakdown

Men · 11 (100%)

Age breakdown

Aged 40-49: 5Aged 50-59: 2Aged 60-69: 4
Total11
Aged 40-49 · 5 (46%)Aged 50-59 · 2 (18%)Aged 60-69 · 4 (36%)

The party's position by topic

Click a topic to see the bills tagged to it and how the party voted on each one.

Voted for 19 of the 35 decided bills on this topic, against 16 (of these, 16 initiated by the coalition/government, 15 by the opposition, 4 by another or unknown sponsor).

Voted for 33 of the 34 decided bills on this topic, against 1 (of these, 18 initiated by the coalition/government, 3 by the opposition, 13 by another or unknown sponsor).

Voted for 267 of the 341 decided bills on this topic, against 74 (no sponsor breakdown for this topic because of the large number of bills - 414 in total - the latest 150 are shown below).

Voted for 64 of the 65 decided bills on this topic, against 1 (of these, 55 initiated by the coalition/government, 3 by the opposition, 7 by another or unknown sponsor).

Voted for 7 of the 8 decided bills on this topic, against 1 (of these, 3 initiated by the coalition/government, 1 by the opposition, 4 by another or unknown sponsor).

Voted for 39 of the 56 decided bills on this topic, against 17 (of these, 19 initiated by the coalition/government, 22 by the opposition, 15 by another or unknown sponsor).

Party members · 11

Members who resigned or were replaced during the term appear faded and marked ✕, in their original place on the list - so you can see who was actually elected.