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Religious Zionism

7 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

A right-wing national-religious party emphasizing the 'Greater Land of Israel', strengthening the state's Jewish-religious identity, expanding settlement in Judea and Samaria, and advancing 'Jewish sovereignty' over the territories. It supports limiting the courts' involvement in government decisions.

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Party history

Founded 1999

Seats in each Knesset

In the coalitionIn the opposition
4
242021–2022
7
252022–2026

The party's roots lie in a split from the National Religious Party (Mafdal) in 1998 and the founding of the National Union in 1999; it has changed form and identity several times over the years. In the 2022 election (25th Knesset) it ran on a joint list with Otzma Yehudit and Noam, which won 14 seats together (7 of them for the Religious Zionism component itself). In August 2023 a merger agreement was signed with the Jewish Home, which has not yet been fully implemented. · Source ↗

34%
Average vote attendance
3
Ministers in the party
437
Bills that reached a plenum vote · 41 of them passed into law
Full list of bills

Gender breakdown

Men · 6 (75%)Women · 2 (25%)

Age breakdown

Aged 30-39: 1Aged 40-49: 3Aged 50-59: 3Aged 60-69: 1
Total8
Aged 30-39 · 1 (13%)Aged 40-49 · 3 (38%)Aged 50-59 · 3 (37%)Aged 60-69 · 1 (12%)

The party's position by topic

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Voted for 13 of the 29 decided bills on this topic, against 16 (of these, 12 initiated by the coalition/government, 15 by the opposition, 2 by another or unknown sponsor).

Voted for 30 of the 31 decided bills on this topic, against 1 (of these, 18 initiated by the coalition/government, 1 by the opposition, 12 by another or unknown sponsor).

Voted for 204 of the 278 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 57 of the 58 decided bills on this topic, against 1 (of these, 53 initiated by the coalition/government, 1 by the opposition, 4 by another or unknown sponsor).

Voted for 5 of the 6 decided bills on this topic, against 1 (of these, 3 initiated by the coalition/government, 1 by the opposition, 2 by another or unknown sponsor).

Voted for 33 of the 50 decided bills on this topic, against 17 (of these, 18 initiated by the coalition/government, 20 by the opposition, 12 by another or unknown sponsor).

Party members · 8

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. Any further gap from the number of seats is explained by the Norwegian Law (a minister gives up their Knesset seat so the next candidate on the list can enter): the minister is still shown here as a key public figure, next to the MK who took their seat.