2021 Israeli legislative election

{{further|2018–2022 Israeli political crisis}}

According to the coalition agreement signed between Likud and Blue and White in 2020, elections were to be held 36 months after the swearing-in of the 35th government, making 23 May 2023 the last possible election date. However, Israeli law stipulates that if the 2020 state budget was not passed by 23 December 2020, the Knesset would be dissolved, and elections would be held by 23 March 2021.{{cite news|title=The Knesset dispersal bill will inevitably be an anti-climax – analysis|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/the-knesset-dispersal-bill-will-inevitably-be-an-anticlimax-analysis-650850|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=1 December 2020|access-date=1 December 2020|first=Gil|last=Hoffman}}

On 2 December 2020, the Knesset passed the preliminary reading of a bill to dissolve the current government by a vote of 61–54.{{cite news|title=Israel elections loom as lawmakers back bill to dissolve parliament|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-55145115|work=BBC News |date=2 December 2020|access-date=2 December 2020}} On 21 December 2020, the Knesset failed to pass a bill to avoid dispersal by a vote of 47–49.{{cite news|title=Election prevention bill fails, Israel headed to elections on March 23|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/law-to-avoid-knesset-dispersal-fails-to-pass-elections-on-march-23-652855|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=22 December 2020|access-date=21 December 2020|first=Gil|last=Hoffman}} Since the Knesset had failed to approve the 2020 state budget by the required deadline, at midnight IST on 23 December 2020, the government coalition collapsed, and the 23rd Knesset was officially dissolved. In accordance with the law that the election must be held within 90 days after the dissolution of the Knesset, the date for elections to the 24th Knesset was automatically set for 23 March 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-calls-4th-election-in-2-years-as-netanyahu-gantz-coalition-collapses/|title=Israel calls 4th election in 2 years as Netanyahu-Gantz coalition collapses|first=Raoul|last=Wootliff|website=The Times of Israel|access-date=23 December 2020}} Netanyahu was reported as facing a strong challenge from opposition parties.{{Cite news|date=23 March 2021|title=Israel's Netanyahu faces uphill battle as voters return to polls|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56483277|access-date=23 March 2021}}

{{further|Elections in Israel}}

The 120 seats in the Knesset were elected by closed list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency. The electoral threshold for this election was 3.25%.{{cite news|title=With Bader-Ofer method, not every ballot counts|url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-Elections/With-Bader-Ofer-method-not-every-ballot-counts-394027|work=The Jerusalem Post|first=Lahav|last=Harkov|date=16 March 2014}}

{{further|D'Hondt method}}

Two parties could sign a surplus vote agreement that allowed them to compete for leftover seats as if they were running together on the same list. The Bader–Ofer method slightly favours larger lists, meaning that alliances are more likely to receive leftover seats than parties would be individually. If the alliance receives leftover seats, the Bader–Ofer calculation is applied privately, to determine how the seats are divided among the two allied lists.[https://main.knesset.gov.il/EN/About/Lexicon/Pages/seats.aspx The Distribution of Knesset Seats Among the Lists—the Bader-Offer Method] Knesset

The following parties signed surplus vote-sharing agreements for the 2021 election:

• Yamina and New Hope{{cite news|title=Four parties conspire against Netanyahu with vote deals|first=Gil|last=Hoffman|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/yamina-and-new-hope-sign-surplus-vote-sharing-agreement-654229|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=4 January 2021}}
• Yesh Atid and Yisrael Beiteinu{{cite news |last1=Azulay |first1=Moran |title=Yesh Atid and Yisrael Beytenu sign surplus-vote sharing agreement |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/HyV8l0gCv |website=Ynetnews |date=4 January 2021 |access-date=4 January 2021}}
• Blue and White and New Economic Party{{cite news|last1=Azulay|first1=Moran|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/B17bk9plu |title=Blue & White, New Economic Party sign surplus agreement |newspaper=Ynetnews |access-date=7 February 2021|date=7 February 2021}}
• Likud and Religious Zionist Party{{cite news |title=Religious Zionist Party signs vote surplus deal with Likud |url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/296573 |work=Israel National News |date=10 February 2021 |language=en}}
• Israeli Labor Party and Meretz{{cite news |last1=Harkov |first1=Lahav |last2=Hoffman |first2=Gil |title=Netanyahu: Kahanist won't be in my government |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/likud-and-religious-zionist-party-have-signed-a-surplus-agreement-658449 |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=2 February 2021}}
• Shas and United Torah Judaism{{cite news |last1=Nachshoni |first1=Kobi |title=Torah Judaism, Shas sign surplus agreement |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/S11136JNQd |website=Ynetnews |access-date=8 March 2021|date=8 March 2021}}

Leadership elections were held by some parties to determine party leadership ahead of the election. Primary elections were held by some parties in advance of the national election to determine the composition of their party list.

Knesset MK Sami Abu Shehadeh announced on 14 January 2021 that he would run for the leadership of Balad.{{cite web|url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/528940|title=MK Samy Abu Shahadeh to run for Balad leadership|work=Arutz Sheva|date=14 January 2021|access-date=14 January 2021}} MK and former leader Mtanes Shehadeh sought re-election. The party held primaries on 23 January 2021 for its leader and its list for Knesset. The Balad council, which consists of a total of 600 members, were eligible to vote in Nazareth.{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-elections/balad-party-to-elect-leader-on-saturday-656228/|title=Balad Party to elect leader on Saturday|first=Gil|last=Hoffman|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=21 January 2021|access-date=21 January 2021}} Abu Shehadeh was elected party leader by the Central Committee, with a total of 230 votes.{{cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-lawmaker-sami-abu-shehadeh-wins-leadership-primary-in-israeli-arab-party-balad-1.9476060|title=Lawmaker Sami Abu Shehadeh Wins Leadership Primary in Israeli Arab Party Balad|work=Haaretz|date=24 January 2021|access-date=24 January 2021|first=Jack|last=Khoury}}

Stav Shaffir was re-elected as the head of Green Party on 29 January 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-elections/israel-elections-dozens-running-for-four-seats-in-labor-657265/|title=Israel elections: Dozens running for four seats in Labor|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=30 January 2021|access-date=30 January 2021|first=Gil| last=Hoffman}}

{{see|2021 Jewish Home leadership election}}

On 5 January, incumbent Jewish Home party leader Rafi Peretz stated that he would not head the party and would not stand for re-election, but did not rule out a return to politics in the future.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/rafi-peretz-to-quit-politics-as-jewish-home-seeks-to-merge-with-yamina-once-more/|title=Rafi Peretz to quit politics as Jewish Home seeks to merge with Yamina once more|work=The Times of Israel|date=5 January 2021|access-date=5 January 2021}} Nir Orbach announced he would run for the leadership slot.{{cite web|url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/294336|title=Nir Orbach looks to replace Rabbi Rafi Peretz as Jewish Home leader|work=Arutz Sheva|date=5 January 2021|access-date=5 January 2021}} Hagit Moshe also ran (at Netanyahu's request).{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/bayit-yehudi-to-hold-leadership-primaries-netanyahu-interferes-655888|title=Bayit Yehudi to hold leadership primaries, Netanyahu interferes|date=18 January 2021|access-date=18 January 2021|work=The Jerusalem Post|first=Gil|last=Hoffman}} The party's Central Committee selected its chair and party list, rather than holding a vote amongst party members.{{cite web|url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/527839|title=Jewish Home Central Committee approves election of chairman and list|work=Arutz Sheva|date=5 January 2021|access-date=5 January 2021}} Moshe was elected party leader by the Central Committee on 19 January 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/jerusalem-deputy-mayor-hagit-moshe-to-head-bayit-yehudi-656010|title=Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Hagit Moshe to head Bayit Yehudi|first=Gil|last=Hoffman|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=19 January 2021|access-date=24 January 2021}} Party primaries were held on 26 January.{{cite tweet|user=IsraelexLive|number=1354139822957408269|title=Results of the Jewish Home primaries. The party head, Hagit Moshe, was selected last week; the other seven candidates will appear in this order on whatever list the Jewish Home ends up running.|work=Twitter|date=26 January 2021|access-date=26 January 2021}}

{{see|2021 Israeli Labor Party leadership election|2021 Israeli Labor Party primary}}

The Tel Aviv District Court ruled on 3 January 2021 that primaries for Labor's Knesset list and leadership must take place, despite the fact that Amir Peretz and his supporters voted in favor of canceling them. MK Merav Michaeli announced she would run for party leadership shortly after.{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/israel-elections-court-forces-primaries-in-labor-party-654115/|title=Israel Elections: Court forces primaries in Labor Party|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=3 January 2021|access-date=3 January 2021|first=Gil|last=Hoffman}} Gil Beilin announced he would run on 11 January.{{cite web|url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/528415|title=Gil Beilin announces he will run to head Labor Party |work=Arutz Sheva|date=11 January 2021|access-date=29 June 2022}} The Israeli High Court rejected an appeal by the Labor party, ensuring that all party members (instead of just committee members) will be able to vote in the primary.{{cite tweet|user=IsraelexLive|number=1349717944868204548|title=It's official: The High Court has rejected Labor's appeal. Labor will remain bound by the lower court's ruling forcing it to hold a full primary among all its members, rather than only those in its Central Committee.|date=14 January 2021|access-date=14 January 2021}} Former Labor leader Ehud Barak announced on 18 January that he would not run,{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/ehud-barak-to-not-run-for-labor-leader-655893|title=Ehud Barak to not run for Labor leader|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=18 January 2021|access-date=18 January 2021|author-link=Gil Hoffman|first=Gil|last=Hoffman}} while Itzik Shmuli announced the next day that he would not run. Avi Shaked and David Landsman,{{cite web|url=https://hamodia.com/2021/01/19/labor-lose-another-mk/|title=Labor to Lose Another MK|work=Hamodia|date=19 January 2021|access-date=19 January 2021|author=Shmuel Smith}} Ethiopian immigrant Yitzhak Time,{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-elections/ethiopian-immigrant-joins-labor-leadership-race-656223|title=Ethiopian immigrant joins Labor leadership race|work=The Jerusalem Post|author-link=Gil Hoffman|first=Gil|last=Hoffman|date=21 January 2021|access-date=21 January 2021}} and Na'ava Katz also ran.{{cite web|url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/529700|title=Efrat councilwoman to run for leadership of Labor|work=Arutz Sheva|date=21 January 2021|access-date=21 January 2021}}

The vote for party leader was won by Michaeli on 24 January.{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/merav-michaeli-has-won-the-labor-primaries-656556|title=Victorious Michaeli to begin merger talks with Huldai|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=24 January 2021|access-date=24 January 2021|author-link=Gil Hoffman|first=Gil| last=Hoffman}}

The deadline for entering the Knesset primary was extended to 30 January; 59 candidates entered the race. The primary election for choosing the Knesset slate took place 1 February.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-general-social-activist-reform-rabbi-take-top-slots-in-labor-primary/|title=Ex-commando, social activist, Reform rabbi take top slots in Labor primary|work=The Times of Israel|date=2 February 2021|access-date=3 February 2021|first=Raoul|last=Wootliff}}

The Likud was ordered by its internal court to have its Constitutional Committee meet by 30 December to begin preparations for the selection of candidates for its electoral slate, following a petition filed by members of the party's Central Committee.{{cite web|url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/293847|title=Will there be primaries in the Likud?|work=Arutz Sheva|date=27 December 2020|access-date=27 December 2020|first=Hezki|last=Baruch}} The party's Constitution Committee voted on 30 December to cancel party primaries,{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/likud-poised-to-cancel-primary-653793|title=Likud cancels primary, lets Netanyahu choose 6 candidates|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=30 December 2020|access-date=30 December 2020|first=Lahav|last=Harkov}} which was made official on 2 January 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/likud-officially-cancels-leadership-primaries-654080|title=Likud officially cancels leadership primaries|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=2 January 2021|access-date=2 January 2021}}

Meretz would have held a leadership election on 13 January 2021, while a primary for the rest of its electoral list would have been held on 21 January.{{cite tweet|user=IsraelexLive|number=1343916638471671810|title=Meretz has scheduled its leadership election for January 13, and the primary election to populate the rest of the list on January 21.|date=30 December 2020|access-date=30 December 2020}} However, the party decided on 3 January 2021 to not hold primaries as no one challenged Nitzan Horowitz, the party leader.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/meretz-agrees-to-nix-primaries-adds-2nd-arab-candidate-in-partys-top-5/|title=Meretz agrees to nix primaries, adds 2nd Arab candidate in party's top 5|date=3 January 2021|access-date=9 March 2021|work=The Times of Israel}}

{{main list|Party lists for the 2021 Israeli legislative election}}

{{see also|List of political parties in Israel}}

At the end of the 23rd Knesset, there were thirteen factions in parliament. The parties of these parliamentary factions are all fielding lists to compete in the 2021 elections, or are members of such lists, with the exception of The Jewish Home.

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! rowspan="2" colspan=2| Name

! rowspan="2"| Ideology

! rowspan="2"| Symbol

! rowspan="2"| Primary demographic

! rowspan="2"| Leader

! colspan="2"| 2020 result

! rowspan="2"| At the time
of dissolution

|-

! Votes (%)

! Seats

|-

| style="background:{{party color|Likud}};"|

| Likud

| Conservatism

| align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|מחל}}

| –

| Benjamin Netanyahu

| style="text-align:center;"|29.46%

| {{Composition bar|36|120|{{party color|Likud}}}}

| {{Composition bar|36|120|{{party color|Likud}}}}

|-

| style="background:{{party color|Yesh Atid}}"|

| Yesh Atid–Telem

| Liberalism

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3| {{Script/Hebrew|פה}}

| –

| Yair Lapid, Moshe Ya'alon

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|26.59%

| {{Composition bar|18|120|#003BA3}}

| {{Composition bar|16|120|#003BA3}}

|-

| style="background:{{party color|Blue and White}};"|

| Blue and White

| Liberal Zionism

| –

| Benny Gantz

| {{Composition bar|15|120|{{party color|Blue and White}}}}

| {{Composition bar|15|120|{{party color|Blue and White}}}}

|-

| style="background:#2181E5;"|

| Derekh Eretz

| Liberal conservatism

| –

| Yoaz Hendel, Zvi Hauser

|

| {{Composition bar|2|120|#2181E5}}

|-

|style="background:{{party color|Joint List}};"|

| Joint List

| Minority interests

| align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|ודעם}}

| Israeli Arabs

| Ayman Odeh

| style="text-align:center;" |12.67%

| {{Composition bar|15|120|{{party color|Joint List}}}}

| {{Composition bar|15|120|{{party color|Joint List}}}}

|-

| style="background:{{party color|Shas}};"|

| Shas

| Religious conservatism

| align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|שס}}

| Sephardi and
Mizrahi Haredim

| Aryeh Deri

| style="text-align:center;"|7.69%

| {{Composition bar|9|120|{{party color|Shas}}}}

| {{Composition bar|9|120|{{party color|Shas}}}}

|-

| style="background:{{party color|United Torah Judaism}};"|

| United Torah Judaism

| Religious conservatism

| align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|ג}}

| Ashkenazi Haredim

| Yaakov Litzman

| style="text-align:center;"|5.98%

| {{Composition bar|7|120|{{party color|United Torah Judaism}}}}

| {{Composition bar|7|120|{{party color|United Torah Judaism}}}}

|-

| style="background:{{party color|Israeli Labor Party}};"|

| Labor

| Labor Zionism

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3| {{Script/Hebrew|אמת}}

| –

| Amir Peretz

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|5.83%

| {{Composition bar|3|120|{{party color|Israeli Labor Party}}}}

| {{Composition bar|3|120|{{party color|Israeli Labor Party}}}}

|-

| style="background:{{party color|Meretz}};"|

| Meretz

| Social democracy

| –

| Nitzan Horowitz

| {{Composition bar|3|120|{{party color|Meretz}}}}

| {{Composition bar|3|120|{{party color|Meretz}}}}

|-

| style="background:{{party color|Gesher (2019 political party)}};"|

| Gesher

| Social liberalism

| –

| Orly Levy

| {{Composition bar|1|120|{{party color|Gesher (2019 political party)}}}}

| {{Composition bar|1|120|{{party color|Gesher (2019 political party)}}}}

|-

| style="background:{{party color|Yisrael Beiteinu}};"|

| Yisrael Beiteinu

| Nationalism

| align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|ל}}

| Russian-speakers

| Avigdor Lieberman

| style="text-align:center;"|5.74%

| {{Composition bar|7|120|{{party color|Yisrael Beiteinu}}}}

| {{Composition bar|7|120|{{party color|Yisrael Beiteinu}}}}

|-

|style="background:#CBD53A;"|

|Yamina

|National conservatism

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| {{Script/Hebrew|טב}}

| –

| Naftali Bennett

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|5.24%

| {{Composition bar|5|120|#CBD53A}}

| {{Composition bar|5|120|#CBD53A}}

|-

| style="background:{{party color|The Jewish Home}};"|

| Jewish Home

| Religious Zionism

| Israeli settlers,
Modern Orthodox and Hardal Jews

| Rafi Peretz

| {{Composition bar|1|120|{{party color|The Jewish Home}}}}

| {{Composition bar|1|120|{{party color|The Jewish Home}}}}

|}

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A total of 39 parties registered to contest the elections.[https://bechirot24.bechirot.gov.il/election/Candidates/Pages/default.aspx רשימות המועמדים, הכינויים והאותיות שהתבקשו מוועדת הבחירות המרכזית לכנסת ה-24] Central Elections Committee

{| class=wikitable

|-

!Party or alliance

!Head of list

!Hebrew
ballot letter

!Arabic
ballot letter

|-

|Am Shalem||Haim Amsalem||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|רף}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ر ف}}

|-

|Blue and White||Benny Gantz||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|כן}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ك ن}}

|-

|Bible Bloc||Dennis Lipkin||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|יק}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ي ق}}

|-

|Common Alliance||Bishara Shlian||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|ינ}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ي ن}}

|-

|Da'am Workers Party||Yoav Gal Tamir||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|ץ}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ص}}

|-

|Democratic Party (withdrawn){{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-elections/israel-elections-lapid-says-vote-meretz-but-not-gantz-labor-662173|title=Debate unlikely despite Netanyahu agreeing to Lapid challenge|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=16 March 2021|access-date=16 March 2021|author=Gil Hoffman}}||Haim Cohen||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|רק}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ر ض}}

|-

|The Israelis||Yaron Regev||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|ז}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ز}}

|-

|Hetz||Lior Shapira||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|צף}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ص ف}}

|-

|Hope for Change||Abd el-Karim Abucaf||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|רנ}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ر ن}}

|-

|Human Dignity||Arkadi Pogech||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|יף}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ي ف}}

|-

|Israeli Labor Party||Merav Michaeli||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|אמת}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|أ م ت}}

|-

|Jewish Heart||Eli Yosef||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|כ}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ك}}

|-

|Likud||Benjamin Netanyahu||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|מחל}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|م ح ل}}

|-

|Joint List||Ayman Odeh||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|ודעם}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|و ض ع م}}

|-

|Kama||Dorit Liat Biran||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|נ}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ن}}

|-

|Ma'an (withdrawn)||Mohammed Darawshe||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|צכ}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ص ك}}

|-

|Me and You||Alon Giladi||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|כך}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ك خ}}

|-

|Meretz||Nitzan Horowitz||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|מרצ}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|م ر ص}}

|-

|Mishpat Tzedek||Larissa Amir||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|קץ}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ق ص}}

|-

|New Economic Party||Yaron Zelekha||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|יז}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ي ز}}

|-

|New Hope||Gideon Sa'ar||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|ת}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ت}}

|-

|New Order||Avital Ofek||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|קך}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ق خ}}

|-

|New World||Yoram Edri||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|ני}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ن ي}}

|-

|Atzmeinu (withdrawn){{cite news |date=18 March 2021 |title=מפלגה נוספת פורשת: העצמאים יתמכו בכחול לבן |trans-title= |url=https://www.srugim.co.il/546193-מפלגה-נוספת-פורשת-העצמאים-יתמכו-בכחול |language=Hebrew |work=Srugim |access-date=21 March 2021}}||Dotan Sofer||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|צי}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ص ي}}

|-

|The Impossible – Possible||Noam Aryeh Coleman||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|ק}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ق}}

|-

|Pirate Party||Ohad Shem Tov||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|ףז}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ف ز}}

|-

|Rapeh only Health||Aryeh Avni||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|ר}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ر}}

|-

|Religious Zionist Party||Bezalel Smotrich||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|ט}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ط}}

|-

|Shas||Aryeh Deri||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|שס}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ش س}}

|-

|Shama||Naftali Baruch Goldman||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|קי}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ق ي}}

|-

|Social Bang – Pensioners||Tzion Yahav||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|י}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ي}}

|-

|Social Leadership||Ilan Yar-Zanber||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|יר}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ي ر}}

|-

|Tzomet||Moshe Green||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|זץ}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ز ص}}

|-

|United Arab List||Mansour Abbas||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|עם}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ع م}}

|-

|United Torah Judaism||Moshe Gafni||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|ג}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ج}}

|-

|Us||Mosh Huga||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|נר}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ن ر}}

|-

|Yamina||Naftali Bennett||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|ב}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ب}}

|-

|Yesh Atid||Yair Lapid||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|פה}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ف ه}}

|-

|Yisrael Beiteinu||Avigdor Lieberman||align=center|{{Script/Hebrew|ל}}||align=center|{{Script/Arabic|ل}}

|}

The following parties, which did not have representation in the Knesset prior to the election, expressed interest in participating in the 2021 election, but ultimately chose not to contest it:

• Or HaShahar, founded by former Labor MK and Haifa mayor Yona Yahav{{cite web|url=https://www.1075.fm/%d7%99%d7%94%d7%91-%d7%9e%d7%a7%d7%99%d7%9d-%d7%9e%d7%a4%d7%9c%d7%92%d7%94-%d7%97%d7%93%d7%a9%d7%94-50-%d7%90%d7%97%d7%95%d7%96-%d7%9e%d7%94%d7%a8%d7%a9%d7%99%d7%9e%d7%94-%d7%a2%d7%a8%d7%91%d7%99/|title=יהב מקים מפלגה חדשה: "50 אחוז מהרשימה – ערבים" • רדיו חיפה 107.5|date=5 January 2021|language=he}}
• Unity Party, founded by former Labor MK Michael Bar-Zohar{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/yamina-and-new-hope-sign-surplus-vote-sharing-agreement-654229|title=Four parties conspire against Netanyahu with vote deals|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=4 January 2021|access-date=4 January 2021|first=Gil|last= Hoffman}}

• The Israelis, a party founded by Tel Aviv mayor Ron Huldai, dropped out of the race on 4 February 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/531268|title=Huldai announces he won't run either|date=4 February 2021|access-date=4 February 2021|work=Arutz Sheva}}
• The Israeli Veterans Party dropped out of the race on 3 February 2021{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/parties-start-registering-slates-for-knesset-election-unveiling-candidates|title=Parties start registering slates for Knesset election, unveiling candidates|date=3 February 2021|work=The Times of Israel|access-date=3 February 2021}} and has endorsed Yesh Atid.{{cite web|url=https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/02/03/pensioners-party-pulls-out-of-knesset-race/|title=Pensioners party pulls out of Knesset race |date=3 February 2021|work=Israel Hayom|access-date=3 February 2021}}
• The Jewish Home dropped out of the race on 4 February 2021 and has endorsed Yamina.{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/israel-elections-bayit-yehudi-party-not-running-in-election-657916|title=Israel Elections: Bayit Yehudi Party not running in election|date=4 February 2021|work=The Jerusalem Post|author=Gil Hoffman|access-date=4 February 2021}}
• Telem dropped out of the race on 1 February 2021.{{Cite news|url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/295996|title=Telem chief Moshe Yaalon drops out of Knesset race|work=Arutz Sheva|first=Hezki|last=Baruch|access-date=1 February 2021|date=1 February 2021}}
• Tnufa, a party founded by former Yesh Atid MK Ofer Shelah, dropped out of the race on 4 February 2021.{{Cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/ofer-shelah-quits-political-race-following-failed-merger-talks-with-labor-657862|title=Ofer Shelah quits political race following failed merger talks with Labor|work=The Jerusalem Post|access-date=4 February 2021|date=4 February 2021}}
• Zehut announced on 24 December 2020 that the party would not run in the election.{{Cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-december-24-2020/|title=Feiglin won't run in election; decries fixation on personas rather than ideas|work=The Times of Israel|first=Michael|last=Bachner|access-date=24 December 2020|date=24 December 2020}}

{{main|Opinion polling for the 2021 Israeli legislative election}}

{{#section-h: Opinion polling for the 2021 Israeli legislative election|Polling graph}}

The daily Haaretz endorsed four parties in the 2021 election: Meretz, the Joint List, Labor, and Yesh Atid.{{cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/editorial/israel-election-one-danger-four-answers-1.9643865?lts=1616534486869|title=Israel Election: One Danger, Four Answers|author=Editorial|newspaper=Haaretz}}

[[File:2021 Israel Election Results by Coalition.svg|thumb|upright=0.9|24th Knesset election result map of winning coalition,{{efn|Unity coalition comprises Yesh Atid, Blue and White, Yamina, Israeli Labor Party, Yisrael Beiteinu, New Hope, Meretz, and United Arab List; the Netanyahu coalition comprises Likud, Shas, United Torah Judaism, and Religious Zionist Party}} by regional election committee:

{{legend|#850309|Unity coalition—70–80%}}

{{legend|#d00a12|Unity coalition—60–70%}}

{{legend|#ff454c|Unity coalition—50–60%}}

{{legend|#ff8487|Unity coalition—40–50%}}

{{legend|#89afe2|Netanyahu coalition—40–50%}}

{{legend|#4c82c4|Netanyahu coalition—50–60%}}

{{legend|#1e4882|Netanyahu coalition—60–70%}}

]]

{{multiple image

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| image1 = Winning party by district in the 2021 Israeli legislative election.svg

| alt1 = Winning party by district

| image2 = Winning party by sub-district in the 2021 Israeli legislative election.svg

| alt2 = Winning party by sub-district

| footer = Largest party by Administrative district (left) and sub-district (right)

{{Legend|#1f5aa5|Likud}}

{{Legend|#163a9d|Yesh Atid}}

{{Legend|#123262|United Torah Judaism}}

{{Legend|#01B2AC|Joint List}}

}}

File:Reuven Rivlin receiving the official results of the 24th Knesset election in Israel, March 2021 (GPOABG 8002).jpg chairman Uzi Vogelman (left) presents the election results to President Reuven Rivlin (right). Beit HaNassi, 31 March 2021.]]

{{Election results

|image=File:Israel Knesset 2021 Français.svg

|party1=Likud|votes1=1066892|seats1=30|sc1=–7

|party2=Yesh Atid|votes2=614112|seats2=17|sc2=+4

|party3=Shas|votes3=316008|seats3=9|sc3=0

|party4=Blue and White|votes4=292257|seats4=8|sc4=–7

|party5=Yamina|votes5=273836|seats5=7|sc5=+4

|party6=Israeli Labor Party|votes6=268767|seats6=7|sc6=+4

|party7=United Torah Judaism|votes7=248391|seats7=7|sc7=0

|party8=Yisrael Beiteinu|votes8=248370|seats8=7|sc8=0

|party9=Religious Zionist Party|votes9=225641|seats9=6|sc9=+4

|party10=Joint List|votes10=212583|seats10=6|sc10=–5

|party11=New Hope|votes11=209161|seats11=6|sc11=New

|party12=Meretz|votes12=202218|seats12=6|sc12=+3

|party13=United Arab List|votes13=167064|seats13=4|sc13=0

|party14=New Economic Party|color14=#FEB414|votes14=34883|seats14=0|sc14=New

|party15=Rapeh only Health|color15=#63BC46|votes15=17346|seats15=0|sc15=New

|party16=Pirate Party|votes16=1309|seats16=0|sc16=0

|party17=Me and You|color17=#101B68|votes17=1291|seats17=0|sc17=0

|party18=Hope for Change|color18=#557711|votes18=1189|seats18=0|sc18=New

|party19=Social Bang – Pensioners|color19=#0083C4|votes19=811|seats19=0|sc19=New

|party20=Mishpat Tzedek|color20=#591A2D|votes20=729|seats20=0|sc20=0

|party21=Tzomet|votes21=663|seats21=0|sc21=0

|party22=Am Shalem|color22=#005189|votes22=592|seats22=0|sc22=New

|party23=New Order|color23=#112DE9|votes23=514|seats23=0|sc23=0

|party24=Kama|color24=#51BEED|votes24=486|seats24=0|sc24=0

|party25=The Impossible – Possible|color25=#126DFF|votes25=463|seats25=0|sc25=New

|party26=Jewish Heart|color26=#0001FC|votes26=443|seats26=0|sc26=0

|party27=Atzmeinu|color27=#19265a|votes27=441|seats27=0|sc27=New

|party28=Bible Bloc|color28=#205FD0|votes28=429|seats28=0|sc28=0

|party29=New World|color29=#F8993F|votes29=429|seats29=0|sc29=New

|party30=Common Alliance|color30=#C6A973|votes30=408|seats30=0|sc30=0

|party31=The Israelis|color31=#0E4190|votes31=395|seats31=0|sc31=New

|party32=Shama|color32=#6FA4E8|votes32=395|seats32=0|sc32=0

|party33=Da'am Workers Party|votes33=385|seats33=0|sc33=0

|party34=Social Leadership|color34=#bdb76b|votes34=256|seats34=0|sc34=0

|party35=Ma'an – Together for a New Era|color35=#19204C|votes35=253|seats35=0|sc35=New

|party36=Hetz|votes36=226|seats36=0|sc36=New

|party37=Us|color37=#AE002E|votes37=220|seats37=0|sc37=New

|party38=Human Dignity|color38=lightskyblue|votes38=196|seats38=0|sc38=0

|total_sc=0

|invalid=26313

|electorate=6578084

|source=[https://votes24.bechirot.gov.il/ CEC]

}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"

!colspan=2|Party

!Name

!Year elected

!Source

|-

! rowspan=1 style="background-color: {{party color|Blue and White}}" |

| rowspan=1|Blue and White

|Ruth Wasserman Lande

|2021

|{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/renegades-rabble-rousers-tv-anchors-army-chiefs-the-mks-who-wont-be-back/|title=Renegades, rabble-rousers, TV anchors, army chiefs: The MKs who won't be back|website=The Times of Israel |date=30 March 2021|access-date=5 April 2021}}

|-

! rowspan=4 style="background-color: {{party color|Joint List}}" |

| rowspan=4|Joint List

|Heba Yazbak

|2019

|{{cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-israel-election-results-bid-farewell-to-these-lawmakers-1.9652764|title=Israel Election Results: Voters Left These Lawmakers Out of the Next Knesset|newspaper=Haaretz |date=25 March 2021|access-date=17 April 2021}}

|-

|Yousef Jabareen

|2015

|

|-

|Sondos Saleh

|2020

|{{cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-israel-election-results-arab-parties-take-stock-after-failure-in-polls-1.9657988|title=Israel Election Results: Arab Parties Take Stock After Failure in Polls|newspaper=Haaretz |date=26 March 2021|access-date=17 April 2021}}

|-

|Jabar Asakla

|2019

|

|-

! rowspan=9 style="background-color: {{party color|Likud}}" |

| rowspan=9|Likud

|Tali Ploskov

|2020

|

|-

|Uzi Dayan

|2020

|

|-

|Ariel Kallner

|2020

|

|-

|Osnat Mark

|2020

|

|-

|Amit Halevi

|2020

|

|-

|Nissim Vaturi

|2020

|

|-

|Shevah Stern

|2020

|

|-

|Ayoob Kara

|2020

|

|-

|Matti Yogev

|2020

|

|-

! rowspan=1 style="background-color: {{party color|New Hope (Israel)}}" |

| rowspan=1|New Hope

|Zvi Hauser

|2019

|

|-

! style="background-color: {{party color|Shas}}" |

| Shas

|Yosef Taieb

|2020

|

|-

! style="background-color: {{party color|United Arab List}}" |

| United Arab List

|Iman Khatib-Yasin

|2020

|

|-

! rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|United Torah Judaism}}" |

| rowspan=2|United Torah Judaism

|Ya'akov Tessler

|2019

|

|-

|Eliyahu Baruchi

|2020

|

|-

! style="background-color: {{party color|Yesh Atid}}" |

| Yesh Atid

|Moshe Tur-Paz

|2020

|

|}

{{main|Thirty-sixth government of Israel}}

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin met with the heads of all political parties on 5 April,{{Cite web|title=Netanyahu secures most nominations for PM; Rivlin to tap candidate Tuesday|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-secures-most-nominations-for-premiership-after-new-hope-abstains/|access-date=6 April 2021|date=5 April 2021|website=The Times of Israel|language=en-US}} and charged Benjamin Netanyahu with forming the government the next day.{{cite news |title=Rivlin hands Netanyahu mandate to form coalition despite low chance of success|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/rivlin-to-rule-on-coalition-mandate-as-netanyahu-receives-backer-majority-664239/|date=6 April 2021|author=Gil Hoffman|access-date=6 April 2021|work=The Jerusalem Post}} Netanyahu had been given until the end of 4 May to form a government.{{cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-netanyahu-says-might-agree-to-let-bennett-serve-first-as-pm-as-deadline-looms-1.9769113|title=In Crunch Time, Right-wing Leader Bennett Says Netanyahu 'Doesn't Have a Government'|first=Jonathan|last=Lis|work=Haaretz|date=3 May 2021|access-date=3 May 2021}} Netanyahu failed to form a new government by the deadline.{{cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-as-netanyahu-s-coalition-deadline-expires-lapid-seen-likely-to-get-the-nod-1.9773891|title=As Netanyahu's Coalition Deadline Expires, Lapid Seen Likely to Get the Nod|first1=Jonathan|last1=Lis|first2=Jack|last2=Khoury|work=Haaretz|date=4 May 2021|access-date=4 May 2021}} The next day, Rivlin entrusted Yair Lapid with the second mandate.{{cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/rivlin-to-meet-lapid-bennett-as-consultations-begin-667245|title=Lapid, Bennett hope to form government within a week|first=Gil|last=Hoffman|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=5 May 2021|access-date=5 May 2021}} On 9 May 2021, it was reported that Lapid and Naftali Bennett had made major headway in the coalition talks.{{cite news|url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/politics/1620592930-lapid-bennett-make-major-headway-in-coalition-talks-reports|title= Lapid, Bennett make major headway in coalition talks: reports|work=I24 News|date=9 May 2021|access-date=10 May 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/05/10/report-lapid-bennett-make-major-headway-in-coalition-talks/|title=Report: Lapid, Bennett make major headway in coalition talks|first=Yehuda|last=Shlezinger|work=Israel Hayom|date=10 May 2021|access-date=10 May 2021}} On 10 May, it was reported that plans were made to form a new government consisting of the current opposition, but that the Islamist Ra'am Party, which froze talks with both Lapid and Bennett in the wake of recent warfare in Gaza, still needed to pledge support for the Change bloc for the opposition MKs to secure a majority.{{cite news |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/change-bloc-seeking-to-swear-in-new-government-as-early-as-tuesday/ |title='Change bloc' seeking to swear in new government as early as Tuesday |first1=Raoul |last1=Wootliff |first2=Tal |last2=Schneider|work=Times of Israel |date=9 May 2021 |access-date=9 May 2021}}{{cite news |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/raam-freezes-coalition-talks-with-change-bloc-amid-violence/ |title=Ra'am freezes coalition talks with 'change bloc', amid violence |first1=Alexander |last1=Fulbright|work=Times of Israel |date=10 May 2021 |access-date=10 May 2021}} In late May, Lapid secured the support from Blue and White, Labor Party, Yisrael Beiteinu, New Hope, and Meretz, with Yamina and Ra'am possibly giving support.{{cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-bennett-expected-to-announce-coalition-deal-with-lapid-within-days-source-says-1.9856339|title=Israel Election: Bennett Expected to Announce Coalition Deal With Lapid Within Days, Source Says|date=29 May 2021|website=Haaretz}} On 30 May 2021, Bennett announced in a televised address that Yamina would join a unity government with Lapid, after all but one Yamina MK agreed to back this decision.{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-his-partys-support-bennett-says-hes-heading-into-government-with-lapid/|title=With his party's support, Bennett says he's heading into government with Lapid|work=The Times of Israel|date=30 May 2021|access-date=30 May 2021}}

On 2 June 2021, following negotiations with Lapid and Bennett, Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas officially signed a coalition agreement with Lapid, and agreed to allow his party to join a non-Netanyahu government.{{cite news|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/mansour-abbas-signs-coalition-agreement-to-unseat-benjamin-netanyahu-1.1233837|title=Mansour Abbas signs coalition agreement to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu|publisher=The National|date=2 June 2021|access-date=2 June 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/LIVE-lapid-aims-to-announce-new-government-with-bennett-at-the-helm-1.9866751|title=Lapid expected to The Tell President He Has Succeeded in Forming a Government|first=Michael Hauser|last=Tov|publisher=Haaretz|date=2 June 2021|access-date=2 June 2021}} Just an hour before his 2 June mandate was set to expire, Lapid informed outgoing president Reuven Rivlin that he could form a new government.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/coalition-deals-signed-669949|title=Coalition deals signed|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=2 June 2021|access-date=2 June 2021}}{{Cite web|title=Lapid, Bennett hope to form government within a week|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/rivlin-to-meet-lapid-bennett-as-consultations-begin-667245|url-status=live|access-date=2 June 2021|website=The Jerusalem Post|date=5 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505151515/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/rivlin-to-meet-lapid-bennett-as-consultations-begin-667245 |archive-date=5 May 2021 }}{{Cite web|title=What happens now: A timetable of the process to (maybe) form a government|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/what-happens-now-a-timetable-of-the-process-to-maybe-form-a-government/|url-status=live|access-date=2 June 2021|website=The Times of Israel|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326154427/https://www.timesofisrael.com/what-happens-now-a-timetable-of-the-process-to-maybe-form-a-government/ |archive-date=26 March 2021 }} On 11 June 2021, Bennett's Yamina party became the last opposition faction to sign a coalition agreement with Lapid's Yesh Atid party, thus allowing the thirty-sixth government of Israel to be sworn in on 13 June.{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/lapid-inks-formal-coalition-deals-with-raam-yisrael-beytenu/|title=Lapid finalizes coalition deals with all parties in incoming 'change government'|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=11 June 2021|access-date=12 June 2021}} Bennett became prime minister with Lapid as alternate prime minister, intended to take over as head of government in 2023.

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