Small Parties' Embarrassing Vote Totals Burn Millions of Shekels and Mandates
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Several small Israeli parties failed to cross the electoral threshold in the recent elections, resulting in millions of shekels and nearly six parliamentary mandates being "burned." Moti Leitner's Haredi Public party received just over 8,700 votes, while Tzeva Shachor garnered over 9,300. The "Miluamnyikim" party led the lists that missed the threshold with nearly 118,000 votes. These lost votes could significantly affect the final seat distribution between the major political blocs.
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- Millions of shekels and nearly six parliamentary mandates were "burned" as small parties failed to cross the electoral threshold.
- Moti Leitner's Haredi Public party received only 8,748 votes, amounting to about 0.20% of the total.
- Tzeva Shachor garnered 9,308 votes, also falling short of a single mandate.
- The "Miluamnyikim" party received 117,489 votes, the largest share of votes for a party missing the threshold.
- The Netanyahu bloc does not hold the 61 seats needed to form a government despite leading the opposition bloc.
Following Israel's recent elections, which concluded without a decisive bloc victory, several smaller parties that had promised significant change or "historic" results awoke to disappointment. These parties failed to cross the electoral threshold, resulting in a substantial loss of votes and potential parliamentary seats. Official data, with approximately 77% of ballots counted, reveals that Moti Leitner's Haredi Public party received only 8,748 votes, amounting to about 0.20% of the total. The party Tzeva Shachor garnered 9,308 votes, also falling short of a single mandate, which requires around 36,000 votes.
Collectively, at least 213,618 valid votes, or 4.85% of the total cast, went to parties that will not enter the Knesset. This represents approximately 5.82 "burned" mandates, based on a general measure of 36,682 votes per mandate. The largest share of these lost votes came from the "Miluamnyikim" party, which received 117,489 votes (2.67%), followed by "Amcha Israel" with 71,647 votes (1.63%).
These figures do not include an additional 24 smaller lists that each received less than 1% of the vote. The total number of "burned" mandates is therefore expected to be higher, potentially impacting the final distribution of seats between the major blocs. The outcome means that despite the Netanyahu bloc leading the opposition bloc by several mandates, it does not hold the 61 seats needed to form a government.
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