Voter Turnout Varies Widely Across Israeli Settlements and Cities
Translated & summarized from Vesty by baba
Voter turnout for Israel's 26th Knesset elections reached 55.7% by 4:00 PM on October 27th. Turnout varied significantly, with the moshav of Timorim reporting the highest at 91.6% and Sha'ar Menashe the lowest at 13.2%. Tel Aviv's municipality disputed the official turnout figures, claiming a higher percentage based on different statistical data. Major cities like Rehovot, Petah Tikva, and Jerusalem showed turnouts between 46% and 54%.
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- Overall voter turnout for Israel's 26th Knesset elections reached 55.7% by 4:00 PM on October 27th.
- The moshav of Timorim recorded the highest turnout at 91.6%, while Sha'ar Menashe had the lowest at 13.2%.
- Tel Aviv's municipality contested the Central Elections Committee's turnout data, citing discrepancies in calculation methods.
- Major cities like Rehovot, Petah Tikva, and Tel Aviv-Yafo reported turnouts between 50.4% and 54%.
- Arab cities saw Rahat leading with 60.6% turnout, and ultra-Orthodox cities were led by Elad with 59%.
As of 4:00 PM on Tuesday, October 27th, voter turnout for the 26th Knesset elections reached 55.7%, with 4,085,075 out of 7,331,981 eligible voters casting ballots, according to the Central Elections Committee (CEC). Turnout figures show significant disparities across different localities. The highest turnout was recorded in the moshav of Timorim near Kiryat Malachi, at 91.6%. Other locations with high participation included the settlement of Asa'el (Judea) at 82.3%, Beit Ha'arava (Jordan Valley) at 79.6%, moshav Milot (Negev) at 79.4%, and moshav Shlomit (Negev) at 78.8%.
Conversely, Sha'ar Menashe (Haifa District) reported the lowest turnout at 13.2%. Other areas with low participation included Alonim Yitzhak (North) at 16.6%, Rajar (Golan Heights) at 16.7%, Ibim (Negev) at 17.7%, Almon (Mateh Yehuda) at 20.7%, and Yotvata (Arava) at 21.4%.
Among major cities, Rehovot led with 54% turnout (63,111 voters). Petah Tikva and Ramat Gan both registered 52.9% (107,955 and 79,197 voters, respectively). Rishon LeZion had 50.9% (113,224 voters), Tel Aviv-Yafo 50.4% (238,665 voters), and Ashdod also 50.4% (94,033 voters). Holon reported 48.5% (78,552 voters), Jerusalem 47.7% (217,449 voters), Beersheba 46.8% (79,124 voters), Haifa 46.2% (123,615 voters), Netanya 41.5% (89,135 voters), and Bat Yam 40% (51,917 voters).
The Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality challenged the CEC's figures, claiming a 63.5% turnout. The municipality argued that the CEC's calculation method, based on the population registry, is less accurate than data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). The municipality stated that the population registry lists 490,900 eligible voters aged 18 and over, while CBS data for 2024 indicates around 365,000 in that age group.
Among Arab cities, Rahat had the highest turnout at 60.6%, followed by Shfaram (48.3%), Nazareth (46.7%), and Umm al-Fahm (41.7%). In ultra-Orthodox cities, Elad led with 59%, followed by Modi'in Illit (58.8%), Bnei Brak (53.3%), and Beitar Illit (52%). In the Negev and Gaza border communities, Netivot reported the highest turnout at 56%, with Ofakim at 53.9% and Sderot at 51.6%. Lower turnouts were seen in kibbutzim like Be'eri (34.6%), Kfar Aza (29%), and Nir Oz (22.6%). In northern communities near Lebanon, Shlomi had 52.3% turnout, Nahariya 49.1%, Acre 43.8%, Kiryat Shmona 43.2%, and Metula 42.4%.
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