Elections and system of government
Votes on the electoral system and the structure of government
Timeline
Second and third reading6The votes where a law passes or fails
| Date | Vote | Reading | Result | For / Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2026 | Elections to the 26th Knesset (Special Provisions and Legislative Amendments) Bill, 2026 Committee bill | Third reading | Passed | 23 / 6 |
| December 15, 2025 | Party Financing Law (Amendment No. 44) Bill, 2025 Committee bill | Third reading | Passed | 18 / 0 |
| May 12, 2025 | Basic Law: The Government (Amendment No. 13) Bill Committee billInitiator: Eliyahu Revivo, Efrat Rayten and 1 more | Third reading | Passed | 84 / 0 |
| July 3, 2024 | Knesset Law (Amendment No. 52) Bill, 2024 Committee bill | Third reading | Passed | 10 / 0 |
| December 27, 2022 | Basic Law: The Government (Amendment No. 11) Bill Joint initiativeInitiator: Simcha Rothman, Moshe Arbel and 1 more | Third reading | Passed | 63 / 55 |
| December 19, 2022 | Knesset Law (Amendment No. 51) Bill, 2022 Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Yoav Kisch, Hanoch Milwidsky | Third reading | Passed | 63 / 51 |
Preliminary and first reading34Bills at the start of the process
The bill gives the government exclusive authority to appoint and transfer senior officials in the civil service, with hearings in the Knesset and automatic termination of tenure after 100 days.
A bill to dissolve the 25th Knesset and hold elections for the 26th Knesset within a range of dates between September and October 2026.
A bill to limit a minister to heading only one ministry, except for the Prime Minister.
The bill regulates in law the election of chairs of standing committees in the Knesset and sets a procedure for filling the position when it becomes vacant.
A bill to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to at most eight consecutive years.
A proposal to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to two consecutive terms of office or eight consecutive years.
A bill to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to two terms or eight years in total, with no possibility of being appointed to the position after reaching the limit.
A bill to bar ministers who did not serve in the army or who were declared deserters from being members of the Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs.
The bill allows commercial flight aircrew members to vote at a special polling station at the airport in Knesset elections, if they are abroad because of their job.
A bill to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to two terms or eight cumulative years.
Abolishing the alternation government mechanism by deleting the relevant sections in the Basic Laws and in laws concerning the government.
Repeal of the provisions of the law relating to an alternate government, with conforming changes to related sections of Basic Law: The Government.
A bill to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to two consecutive terms only.
The bill requires the Prime Minister to appoint an acting prime minister in advance from among the ministers who are members of the national security committee, automatically.
The proposal requires the Prime Minister to appoint an acting Prime Minister from among the ministers, deputy ministers or MKs from their party, instead of this being an option.
A bill to amend Basic Law: The Government to end the tenure of a prime minister or minister when an indictment is filed for serious corruption offenses.
| Date | Vote | Reading | Result | For / Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2026 | Elections to the 26th Knesset (Special Provisions and Legislative Amendments) Bill, 2026 Committee bill | First reading | Passed | 32 / 19 |
| July 7, 2026 | Party Financing Law (Amendment No. 46 – Temporary Provision) (Financing of the Elections for the 26th Knesset) Bill, 2026 Committee bill | First reading | Passed | 62 / 0 |
| June 10, 2026 | Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Senior Appointments in the Civil Service) Bill The bill gives the government exclusive authority to appoint and transfer senior officials in the civil service, with hearings in the Knesset and automatic termination of tenure after 100 days. Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Shalom Danino | Preliminary reading | Passed | 53 / 41 |
| June 1, 2026 | Dissolution of the Twenty-Fifth Knesset Bill, 2026 A bill to dissolve the 25th Knesset and hold elections for the 26th Knesset within a range of dates between September and October 2026. Joint initiativeInitiator: Ofir Katz, Uri Maklev and 3 more | First reading | Passed | 106 / 0 |
| March 11, 2026 | Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Restrictions on a Minister Serving in More Than One Ministry) Bill A bill to limit a minister to heading only one ministry, except for the Prime Minister. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Vladimir Beliak, Karine Elharrar | Preliminary reading | Did not pass | 0 / 0 |
| February 25, 2026 | Knesset Law (Amendment – Election of a Committee Chair) Bill, 2026 The bill regulates in law the election of chairs of standing committees in the Knesset and sets a procedure for filling the position when it becomes vacant. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Moshe Tur-Paz | Preliminary reading | Did not pass | 35 / 52 |
| February 18, 2026 | Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Maximum Period of Tenure in the Role of Prime Minister) Bill A bill to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to at most eight consecutive years. Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionInitiator: Benny Gantz, Pnina Tamano-Shata and 5 more | Preliminary reading | Did not pass | 44 / 55 |
| January 14, 2026 | Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Limiting the Prime Minister's Tenure to Two Consecutive Terms) Bill A proposal to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to two consecutive terms of office or eight consecutive years. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Oded Forer, Avigdor Liberman and 4 more | Preliminary reading | Did not pass | 39 / 55 |
| January 14, 2026 | Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Limiting the Prime Minister's Term of Office) Bill A bill to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to two terms or eight years in total, with no possibility of being appointed to the position after reaching the limit. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Efrat Rayten, Karine Elharrar | Preliminary reading | Did not pass | 44 / 54 |
| December 24, 2025 | Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Conditioning Membership in the Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs on Military Service) Bill A bill to bar ministers who did not serve in the army or who were declared deserters from being members of the Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Meirav Cohen | Preliminary reading | Did not pass | 33 / 53 |
| July 9, 2025 | Knesset Elections Law (Amendment – Voting by Aircrew Members) Bill, 2023 The bill allows commercial flight aircrew members to vote at a special polling station at the airport in Knesset elections, if they are abroad because of their job. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Evgeny Sova, Avigdor Liberman and 4 more | Preliminary reading | Did not pass | 33 / 45 |
| July 9, 2025 | Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Limiting the Prime Minister's Term of Office) Bill A bill to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to two terms or eight cumulative years. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Efrat Rayten, Karine Elharrar | Preliminary reading | Did not pass | 37 / 47 |
| November 11, 2024 | Basic Law: The Government (Amendment No. 18) (Abolishing the Alternate Government) Bill Committee billInitiator: Eliyahu Revivo, Efrat Rayten and 1 more | First reading | Passed | 62 / 0 |
| August 5, 2024 | Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Abolishing the Alternate Government) Bill Abolishing the alternation government mechanism by deleting the relevant sections in the Basic Laws and in laws concerning the government. Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Eliyahu Revivo | Preliminary reading | Passed | 18 / 0 |
| August 5, 2024 | Basic Law: The Government (Amendment No. 17) (Abolishing the Alternate Government) Bill Repeal of the provisions of the law relating to an alternate government, with conforming changes to related sections of Basic Law: The Government. Committee bill | First reading | Passed | 18 / 0 |
| July 3, 2024 | Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Limiting the Prime Minister's Tenure to Two Consecutive Terms) Bill A bill to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to two consecutive terms only. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Merav Michaeli | Preliminary reading | Did not pass | 49 / 52 |
| June 19, 2024 | Knesset Law (Amendment No. 53) (Appeal against a Decision regarding Withdrawal from a Faction) Bill, 2024 Committee bill | First reading | Passed | 5 / 0 |
| May 29, 2024 | Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Duty to Appoint an Acting Prime Minister) Bill The bill requires the Prime Minister to appoint an acting prime minister in advance from among the ministers who are members of the national security committee, automatically. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Yoav Segalovitz | Preliminary reading | Did not pass | 39 / 48 |
| May 29, 2024 | Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Duty to Appoint an Acting Prime Minister) Bill The proposal requires the Prime Minister to appoint an acting Prime Minister from among the ministers, deputy ministers or MKs from their party, instead of this being an option. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Merav Michaeli | Preliminary reading | Did not pass | 38 / 49 |
| May 22, 2024 | Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Termination of the Tenure of the Prime Minister or a Minister Due to the Filing of an Indictment) Bill A bill to amend Basic Law: The Government to end the tenure of a prime minister or minister when an indictment is filed for serious corruption offenses. Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Yoav Segalovitz | Preliminary reading | Did not pass | 35 / 43 |
Other plenum votes50Approvals, motions for the agenda and procedural decisions
Knesset map by topic
A weighted position for each MK across all the votes on this topic (a third reading counts for more). 🟡 Mixed = voted both for and against in different votes. The map shows 152 MKs: 120 serving today, plus 32 who served at some point in the current term and actually voted on this topic - which is why the number is above 120.