18 July 2012, 16:02 · 18th Knesset · vote no. 18232

First readingVote on the billelectronic vote

הצעת חוק-יסוד: נשיא המדינה (תיקון - שינוי אופן בחירת נשיא המדינה ומבקר המדינה)

להעביר את הצעת החוק לוועדה שתקבע ועדת הכנסת

Bill passed first reading: 33 for, 5 against — official Knesset result

38 of 120 members voted. The plenum has no quorum: a decision passes by a simple majority of those voting. A special majority (61 votes) is needed only for no-confidence motions and some provisions of Basic Laws. Glossary →

What was put to the vote

«להעביר את הצעת החוק לוועדה שתקבע ועדת הכנסת להכנה לקריאה שניה ושלישית»

First reading: A vote on the bill after committee preparation (government bills start here). If it passes, it goes back to committee for further work. Glossary →

Bill: הצעת חוק-יסוד: נשיא המדינה (תיקון מס' 8) (שינוי סדרי ההצבעה)

Result from roll-call records

For
33
Against
5
Abstained
0
Present, did not vote
0

Official result: 33 for, 5 against, 0 abstained — adopted. Taking that into account, the roll call matches the official result.

Only members with a record are counted. No record does not mean the member was absent.

By party on the day of the vote

Coalition: 25 for, 0 against · Opposition: 8 for, 5 against

  • for
  • abstained
  • against
Yisrael Beytenuישראל ביתנו בראשות אביגדור ליברמןcoalition7 for · 0 against — majority for

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Likudהליכוד - אח"י בהנהגת בנימין נתניהו לראשות הממשלהcoalition6 for · 0 against — majority for

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Kadimaקדימה - עם ציפי לבני לראשות הממשלהcoalition5 for · 0 against — majority for

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Laborהעבודהopposition0 for · 4 against — majority against

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Ra'am–Ta'alהרשימה הערבית המאוחדת - התנועה הערבית להתחדשותopposition4 for · 0 against — majority for

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Shasהתאחדות הספרדים העולמית שומרי תורהcoalition4 for · 0 against — majority for

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Baladאלתג'מוע אלווטני אלדמוקרטי - בל"דopposition3 for · 0 against — majority for

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United Torah Judaismיהדות התורה והשבת אגודת ישראל - דגל התורהcoalition3 for · 0 against — majority for

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Meretzהתנועה החדשה מרצopposition0 for · 1 against — majority against

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Hadashחזית דמוקרטית לשלום ושוויוןopposition1 for · 0 against — majority for

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Roll call (38)

Showing 38 of 38

MemberParty at the timeVoteSource code
Hanin ZoabiBaladfor7
Jamal ZahalkaBaladfor7
Said NaffaaBaladfor7
Zeev ElkinLikudfor7
Ofir AkunisLikudfor7
Yariv LevinLikudfor7
Zion PinyanLikudfor7
Yossi PeledLikudfor7
Reuven RivlinLikudfor7
Daniel Ben SimonLaboragainst8
Avishay BravermanLaboragainst8
Eitan CabelLaboragainst8
Raleb MajadeleLaboragainst8
Talab El-SanaRa'am–Ta'alfor7
Masud GanaimRa'am–Ta'alfor7
Ahmad TibiRa'am–Ta'alfor7
Ibrahim SarsourRa'am–Ta'alfor7
David AzoulayShasfor7
Nissim ZeevShasfor7
Amnon CohenShasfor7
Avraham MichaeliShasfor7
Nitzan HorowitzMeretzagainst8
Hanna SwaidHadashfor7
Moshe GafniUnited Torah Judaismfor7
Yakov LitzmanUnited Torah Judaismfor7
Menachem Eliezer MosesUnited Torah Judaismfor7
Uzi LandauYisrael Beytenufor7
Sofa LandverYisrael Beytenufor7
Moshe Mutz MatalonYisrael Beytenufor7
Anastassia MichaeliYisrael Beytenufor7
Alex MillerYisrael Beytenufor7
Fania KirshenbaumYisrael Beytenufor7
Lia ShemtovYisrael Beytenufor7
Arie BibiKadimafor7
Zeev BielskiKadimafor7
Majallie WhbeeKadimafor7
Akram HassonKadimafor7
Shlomo (Neguse) MollaKadimafor7

Source: vote page on the Knesset website ↗