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About 420,000 votes were lost below the threshold in 2022, Taub Center says

A list may need 171,000 to 195,000 votes to enter the Knesset this time, depending on turnout.

Delegation around a table with the President in a formal room.
Hadash-Ta'al MKs meet President Herzog after the election, 11 November 2022. Photo: Kobi Gideon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

The Taub Center found that about 420,000 votes in 2022, around 8.8% and close to ten seats, went to parties that missed the 3.25% threshold.

About 155,000 valid votes were enough to pass in 2022. With eligible voters up from about 6.789 million to about 7.561 million, a list may need about 171,000 votes at 70% turnout, 183,000 at 75% and 195,000 at 80%.

  • 420,000votes wasted in 2022
  • 3.25%threshold
  • 7.561meligible voters 2026

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