19 July 2006, 13:13 · 17th Knesset · vote no. 6470

First readingVote on the billelectronic vote

הצעת חוק-יסוד: הממשלה (תיקון - הגבלת מספר השרים וסגניהם)Bill to Amend the Basic Law: Government (Limitation of the Number of Ministers and their Deputies) · automatic translation · suggest a correction

להעביר את הצעת החוק לוועדה

Bill failed first reading: 34 for, 42 against

76 of 120 voted — official Knesset result

What was put to the vote

«להעביר את הצעת החוק לוועדה 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: הממשלה (תיקון - הגבלת מספר השרים וסגניהם)Bill to Amend the Basic Law: Government (Limitation of the Number of Ministers and their Deputies)auto

By party on the day of the vote

Coalition and opposition voted differently.

coalition0 for · 42 against
opposition34 for · 0 against
  • for
  • abstained
  • against
Kadimaקדימה-עם אהוד אולמרט לראשות הממשלהcoalition0 for · 18 against — majority against

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Laborהעבודה-מימד בראשות עמיר פרץcoalition0 for · 10 against — majority against

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National Union–NRPאיחוד לאומי-מפד"ל רשימה יהודית לאומית מאוחדתopposition9 for · 0 against — majority for

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Shasש"ס-התאחדות הספרדים העולמית שומרי תורהcoalition0 for · 9 against — majority against

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Likudהליכוד עם בנימין נתניהו לראשות הממשלהopposition6 for · 0 against — majority for

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Gilגיל-גימלאי ישראל לכנסתcoalition0 for · 5 against — majority against

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Yisrael Beytenuישראל ביתנו בראשות אביגדור ליברמןopposition5 for · 0 against — majority for

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Meretzמרצ-ישראל חברתית דמוקרטיתopposition4 for · 0 against — majority for

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

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Ra'am–Ta'alהרשימה הערבית המאוחדת התנועה הערבית להתחדשותopposition3 for · 0 against — majority for

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United Torah Judaismיהדות התורה והשבת אגודת ישראל-דגל התורהopposition3 for · 0 against — majority for

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Hadashחזית דמוקרטית לשלום ושוויוןopposition1 for · 0 against — majority for

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Roll call (76)

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MemberParty at the timeVoteSource code
Zevulun OrlevNational Union–NRPfor7
Effie EitamNational Union–NRPfor7
Arieh EldadNational Union–NRPfor7
Benyamin ElonNational Union–NRPfor7
Uri Yehuda ArielNational Union–NRPfor7
Eliahu GabbayNational Union–NRPfor7
Zvi HendelNational Union–NRPfor7
Yitzhak LevyNational Union–NRPfor7
Nissan SlomianskyNational Union–NRPfor7
Azmi BisharaBaladfor7
Jamal ZahalkaBaladfor7
Wasil TahaBaladfor7
Rafi EitanGilagainst · not in official result8
Yacov Ben YizriGilagainst8
Elhanan GlazerGilagainst8
Izhak ZivGilagainst8
Sara Marom ShalevGilagainst8
Moshe KahlonLikudfor7
Israel KatzLikudfor7
Gideon Sa'arLikudfor7
Reuven RivlinLikudfor7
Yuval SteinitzLikudfor7
Natan SharanskyLikudfor7
Colette AvitalLaboragainst8
Binyamin (Fouad) Ben-EliezerLaboragainst8
Isaac HerzogLaboragainst8
Nadia HilouLaboragainst8
Shelly YachimovichLaboragainst8
Eitan CabelLaboragainst8
Michael MelchiorLaboragainst8
Yoram MarcianoLaboragainst8
Ophir Pines-PazLaboragainst8
Yuli TamirLaboragainst8
Talab El-SanaRa'am–Ta'alfor7
Ahmad TibiRa'am–Ta'alfor7
Ibrahim SarsourRa'am–Ta'alfor7
Dov KheninHadashfor7
Moshe GafniUnited Torah Judaismfor7
Meir PorushUnited Torah Judaismfor7
Avraham RavitzUnited Torah Judaismfor7
Yitzhak AharonovitchYisrael Beytenufor7
Alex MillerYisrael Beytenufor7
Stas MisezhnikovYisrael Beytenufor7
Yosef ShagalYisrael Beytenufor7
Lia ShemtovYisrael Beytenufor7
Chaim OronMeretzfor7
Yossi BeilinMeretzfor7
Zehava GalonMeretzfor7
Avshalom VilanMeretzfor7
Ruhama Avraham BalilaKadimaagainst8
Jacob EderyKadimaagainst8
Zeev ElkinKadimaagainst8
Eli AflaloKadimaagainst · not in official result8
Ronnie Bar-OnKadimaagainst8
Shlomo BreznitzKadimaagainst8
Amira DotanKadimaagainst8
Abraham HirchsonKadimaagainst8
Tzachi HanegbiKadimaagainst8
Majallie WhbeeKadimaagainst8
Yoel HassonKadimaagainst8
Avigdor ItzchakyKadimaagainst8
Michael NudelmanKadimaagainst8
Marina SolodkinKadimaagainst8
Gideon EzraKadimaagainst8
Meir SheetritKadimaagainst8
Otniel SchnellerKadimaagainst8
Ronit TiroshKadimaagainst8
David AzoulayShasagainst8
Chaim AmsellemShasagainst8
Shlomo BenizriShasagainst8
Yitzhak VakninShasagainst8
Nissim ZeevShasagainst8
Eliyahu YishaiShasagainst8
Avraham MichaeliShasagainst8
Yakov MargiShasagainst8
Meshulam NahariShasagainst8
Numbers and sources
For
34
Against
42
Abstained
0
Present, did not vote
0

Official result: 34 for, 40 against, 0 abstained — rejected. According to the source, 2 roll-call records were not counted in the official result (vote declared or corrected after the vote). 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.

Source: vote page on the Knesset website ↗