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Arab Vote 21 Knesset Election Compiled by Arik Rudnitzky Israel Democracy Institute, Jerusalem The Elections in Numbers 59.2% 81.2% 1 seat • Turnout in • Support of • Arab Arab the Joint List contribution localities in Arab to Blue-White localities Election Turnout, 1999-2019 Nationwide 78.7% Arab and Druze 72.3% 69.8% 75.0% 67.8% 67.8% 68.5% 63.5% 64.7% 62.0% 63.5% 59.2% 56.3% 56.5% 53.4% 49.2% 1999 2003 2006 2009 2013 2015 Apr-19 Sep-19 Arab sector turnout, 22nd Knesset elections (September 2019) 60.5% 60.6% 59.2% 52.1% 52.9% Negev Bedouin Jerusalem Central District North of the Nationwide region (the Triangle) country Arab sector turnout in the elections: April vs. September 2019 September April 52.0% 49.2% 49.9% 41.5% 37.5% Nationwide North of the Central district Jerusalem Negev Bedouin country (the Traingle) region Breakdown of Arab vote in Knesset elections, 1999-2019 * Arab parties Jewish parties 81.9% 83.2% 82.2% 77.2% 71.9% 71.6% 68.6% 69.2% 31.4% 30.8% 28.1% 28.4% 22.8% 18.1% 16.8% 17.8% 1999 2003 2006 2009 2013 2015 Apr-19 Sep-19 * Including lists that did not pass the electoral threshold Arab and Druze vote – Overview turnout 59.2% List breakdown Arab / Jewish parties * Joint List 81.2% Jewish parties Blue-White 7.5% 17.8% Democratic Camp 2.9% Labor 2.0% Yisrael Beitenu 2.0% Likud 1.4% Arab parties Shas 1.2% 82.2% * Including lists that did not pass the electoral threshold North of the country, turnout 60.6% List breakdown Arab / Jewish parties * Joint List 76.4% Jewish Blue-White 10.1% parties 22.6% Democratic Camp 2.4% Labor 2.5% Yisrael Beitenu 3.1% Arab Likud 1.8% parties 77.4% Shas 1.8% * Including lists that did not pass the electoral threshold Bedouin the north, turnout 51.6% List breakdown Arab / Jewish parties * Joint List 66.7% Blue-White 16.7% Jewish parties Democratic Camp 4.4% 31.7% Labor 4.1% Yisrael Beitenu 0.7% Arab parties Likud 2.1% 68.3% Shas 2.1% * Including lists that did not pass the electoral threshold Druze, turnout 54.2% List breakdown Arab / Jewish parties * Joint List 16.3% Arab parties Blue-White 46.0% 16.4% Democratic Camp 3.8% Labor 9.3% Yisrael Beitenu 12.7% Likud 6.2% Jewish parties Shas 3.1% 83.6% * Including lists that did not pass the electoral threshold Christian, turnout 64.8% List breakdown Arab / Jewish parties * Joint List 66.7% Blue-White 9.2% Jewish parties Democratic Camp 8.2% 33.1% Labor 1.7% Yisrael Beitenu 11.1% Arab parties Likud 1.3% 66.9% Shas 0.5% * Including lists that did not pass the electoral threshold Support of Arab parties in the North of the country: April vs. September 2019 Apr-19 Sep-19 66.3% 54.0% 48.8% 10.9% North of the country Bedouin Christian Druze The Triangle region, turnout 60.5% List breakdown Arab / Jewish parties * Joint List 91.0% Jewish parties 8.3% Blue-White 1.6% Democratic Camp 4.7% Labor 0.8% Yisrael Beitenu 0.1% Likud 0.5% Arab parties Shas 0.2% 91.7% * Including lists that did not pass the electoral threshold Southern Triangle, turnout 67.9% List breakdown Arab / Jewish parties * Joint List 88.1% Jewish parties Blue-White 1.9% 11.2% Democratic Camp 7.2% Labor 1.0% Yisrael Beitenu 0.1% Likud 0.4% Arab parties Shas 0.2% 88.8% * Including lists that did not pass the electoral threshold Northern Triangle, turnout 55.0% List breakdown Arab / Jewish parties * Jewish Joint List 93.6% parties 5.7% Blue-White 1.3% Democratic Camp 2.3% Labor 0.6% Yisrael Beitenu 0.1% Likud 0.6% Arab parties Shas 0.3% 94.3% * Including lists that did not pass the electoral threshold Jerusalem region, turnout 52.9% List breakdown Arab / Jewish parties * Joint List 72.3% Jewish Blue-White 12.2% parties 27.2% Democratic Camp 4.0% Labor 1.9% Yisrael Beitenu 0.6% Arab Likud 3.8% parties 72.8% Shas 1.5% * Including lists that did not pass the electoral threshold Negev Bedouin, turnout 52.1% List breakdown Arab / Jewish parties * Joint List 86.5% Jewish parties Blue-White 4.9% 11.3% Democratic Camp 1.9% Labor 1.5% Yisrael Beitenu 0.1% Likud 0.9% Arab parties Shas 0.5% 88.7% * Including lists that did not pass the electoral threshold Bedouins in townships, turnout 55.6% List breakdown Arab / Jewish parties * Joint List 86.0% Jewish parties Blue-White 4.6% 11.7% Democratic Camp 2.3% Labor 1.8% Yisrael Beitenu 0.1% Likud 0.9% Arab parties Shas 0.6% 88.3% * Including lists that did not pass the electoral threshold Bedouins in regional councils, turnout 60.2% List breakdown Arab / Jewish parties * Joint List 79.5% Jewish parties Blue-White 7.9% 15.2% Democratic Camp 2.0% Labor 1.2% Yisrael Beitenu 0.2% Likud 2.2% Arab parties Shas 0.4% 84.8% * Including lists that did not pass the electoral threshold Bedouin tribes, turnout 42.1% List breakdown Arab / Jewish parties * Joint List 90.5% Jewish parties Blue-White 4.5% 8.6% Democratic Camp 0.8% Labor 1.0% Yisrael Beitenu 0.1% Likud 0.6% Arab parties Shas 0.3% 91.4% * Including lists that did not pass the electoral threshold Turnout of Arab residents in mixed Jewish-Arab cities 58.3% Haifa 52.7% 58.6% Lod 45.8% 62.5% Ma'alot-Tarshiha 65.5% 56.3% Nof Hagalil 63.2% Entire city 61.6% Arabs (est.) Akko 59.9% 61.5% Ramle 51.1% 62.1% Tel Aviv - Jaffa 52.3% 69.8% Nationwide 59.2% Turnout of Arab voters in mixed cities: April vs. September 2019 Apr-19 Haifa 48.9% Sep-19 Lod 33.7% Ma'alot-Tarshiha 51.6% Upper Nazareth / Nof Hagalil 58.8% Akko 49.8% Ramle 44.1% Tel Aviv - Jaffa 48.5% Arab parties achievements in Knesset elections: April vs. September 2019 470,611 votes 13 MKs 337,108 votes 10 MKs Hadash-Ta'al + Ra'am-Balad, Joint List, September 2019 April 2019 Rest of country 13,450 21,255 Mixed cities 31,158 44,400 Arab and Druze sector 292,500 404,956 Arab votes to Jewish parties 37,202 14,368 9,787 9,785 6,803 6,133 Blue-White Democratic Labor Yisrael Likud Shas Camp Beitenu Jewish parties achievements in the Arab sector: April vs. September 2019 Sep-19 Apr-19 37,202 36,051 33,620 14,368 9,787 9,785 9,330 8,445 5,542 6,509 6,803 6,133 Blue-White Democratic Labor Yisrael Likud Shas Camp / Beitenu Meretz.
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