Tag Archive: Israeli Elections


Panels poll of 500 people with an error rate of +/- 4.3% was conducted for Knesset Channel on December 2 2012 and broadcast the next day.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets].

39 [42] Likud Beitenu (Likud and Yisrael Beitenu)
19 [08] Labor
12 [05] Jewish Home-Tekuma
10 [10] Shas
07 [—] Yesh Atid
06 [07] The Movement (Livni Party)
05 [05] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
04 [04] Hadash
04 [03] Meretz
03 [01] Am Shalem
03 [03] Ra’am-Ta’al
03 [03] Balad
03 [02] Strong Israel
02 [21] Kadima
00 [05] Independence
00 [–] Ma’da (E-Sana)

72 [65] Right
48 [55] Center-Left

UTJ List in English

UTJ – United Torah Judiasm or Yahadut HaTorah is a faction made up of two parties Agudat Yisrael and Degel HaTorah.

The Agudat Yisrael list: 1) Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman, 2) Former Deputy Minister Meir Porush, 3) Deputy Education Minister Eliezer Moses and 4) MK Yisrael Eichler. Due to the joint list with Degel HaTorah the 5th spot on Agudat Yisrael is not realisitc.

The Degel HaTorah list: 1) Apporpriations Committee Chairman MK Moshe Gafni, 2) MK Uri Maklev, 3) Bnei Brak Mayor Yaakov Asher. Due to the joint list with Agudat Yisrael the 4th spot on Degel HaTorah list is not realisitc.

The joint UTJ list: 1) Litzman 2) Gafni 3) Parush 4) Maklev 5) Moses 6) Eichler 7) Asher

Note: No poll over the last 4 years has given UTJ over 7 seats.

Internal Poll conducted for Labor

Current Knesset seats in [brackets].

39 [42] Likud Beitenu (Likud and Yisrael Beitenu)
21 [08] Labor
10 [—] Yesh Atid
09 [10] Shas
09 [05] Jewish Home-Tekuma
07 [05] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
07 [—] The Movement (Livni Party)
05 [03] Meretz
04 [04] Hadash
04 [04] Ra’am-Ta’al
03 [03] Balad
02 [01] Am Shalem
00 [28] Kadima
00 [05] Independence
00 [02] Strong Israel

66 [65] Right
54 [55] Center-Left

Knesset Jeremy Weekly Average #8 (week of Nov 25-Dec 1) of 7 polls (Channel 10, Globes, Knesset Channel, Channel 2, Yisrael Hayom, Yediot Ahronont, Channel 1)

Current Knesset seats in [brackets], Week 7 average in (brackets)

37.5 (38.0) [42] Likud Beitenu
19.2 (21.4) [08] Labor
11.7 (11.8) [10] Shas
9.8 (9.5) [05] Jewish Home-Tekuma
8.0 (11.1 [–] Yesh Atid
7.8 (???) [–] The Movement (Livni)
5.5 (5.7) [05] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
4.1 (4.0) [03] Meretz
4.0 (3.8) [04] Hadash
3.5 (3.5) [04] Ra’am-Ta’al
3.1 (3.2) [03] Balad
3.0 (2.7) [01] Am Shalem
1.4 (1.4) [02] Strong Israel
0.8 (1.0) [28] Kadima
0.0 (1.8) [05] Independence

69.1 (69.5) [65] Right
50.8 (50.8) [55] Center-Left

Note: Deadline for all parties to submit their lists is December 6th at 10 PM.

Channel 1 poll conducted by Midgam and broadcast on November 30 2012

Current Knesset seats in [brackets].

36 [42] Likud Beitenu (Likud and Yisrael Beitenu)
20 [08] Labor
11 [10] Shas
10 [05] Jewish Home-Tekuma
09 [—] The Movement (Livni Party)
08 [—] Yesh Atid
06 [05] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
04 [03] Meretz
04 [04] Hadash
04 [04] Ra’am-Ta’al
03 [03] Balad
03 [02] Strong Israel
02 [01] Am Shalem
00 [28] Kadima
00 [05] Independence

68 [65] Right
52 [55] Center-Left