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Yisrael Beytenu

6 seatsOppositionOfficial website ↗

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About the party

A secular Zionist party whose core support comes from immigrants from the former Soviet Union, emphasizing immigration (aliyah), security and settlement. It supports a two-state solution based on land swaps, firm security positions against terrorism, and opposes religious coercion.

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Party history

Founded 1999

Seats in each Knesset

In the coalitionIn the opposition
4
151999–2002
3
162003–2005
11
172006–2008
15
182009–2012
11
192013–2014
6
202015–2019
5
212019
8
222019–2020
7
232020–2021
7
242021–2022
6
252022–2026

It grew out of 'Yisrael BaAliyah' as a satellite of Likud before establishing itself as an independent party representing mainly the Russian-speaking public. · Source ↗

28%
Average vote attendance
0
Ministers in the party
460
Bills that reached a plenum vote · 34 of them passed into law
Full list of bills

Gender breakdown

Men · 4 (67%)Women · 2 (33%)

Age breakdown

Aged 40-49: 2Aged 50-59: 2Aged 60-69: 2
Total6
Aged 40-49 · 2 (34%)Aged 50-59 · 2 (33%)Aged 60-69 · 2 (33%)

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 16 of the 22 decided bills on this topic, against 6 (of these, 7 initiated by the coalition/government, 13 by the opposition, 2 by another or unknown sponsor).

Voted for 10 of the 26 decided bills on this topic, against 16 (of these, 16 initiated by the coalition/government, 3 by the opposition, 7 by another or unknown sponsor).

Voted for 216 of the 232 decided bills on this topic, against 16 (no sponsor breakdown for this topic because of the large number of bills - 414 in total - the latest 150 are shown below).

Voted for 4 of the 51 decided bills on this topic, against 47 (of these, 47 initiated by the coalition/government, 1 by the opposition, 3 by another or unknown sponsor).

Voted for 5 of the 5 decided bills on this topic, against 0 (of these, 2 initiated by the coalition/government, 1 by the opposition, 2 by another or unknown sponsor).

Voted for 24 of the 37 decided bills on this topic, against 13 (of these, 10 initiated by the coalition/government, 17 by the opposition, 10 by another or unknown sponsor).

Party members · 6

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.