21 February 2007, 11:41 · 17th Knesset · vote no. 7499

First readingVote on the billelectronic vote

הצעת חוק המוסד העליון ללשון הערבית, התשס"ו-2006Bill on the Supreme Institute for the Arabic Language, 2006 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

להעביר את הצעת החוק לוועדה

Bill passed first reading: 25 for, 6 against

31 of 120 voted — official Knesset result

31 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 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: חוק המוסד העליון ללשון הערבית, התשס"ז-2007Law on the Supreme Institute for the Arabic Language, 2007auto

By party on the day of the vote

coalition16 for · 2 against
opposition9 for · 4 against
  • for
  • abstained
  • against
Kadimaקדימה-עם אהוד אולמרט לראשות הממשלהcoalition7 for · 0 against — majority for

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National Union–NRPאיחוד לאומי-מפד"ל רשימה יהודית לאומית מאוחדתopposition0 for · 4 against — majority against

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Laborהעבודה-מימד בראשות עמיר פרץcoalition4 for · 0 against — majority for

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Gilגיל-גימלאי ישראל לכנסתcoalition3 for · 0 against — majority for

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Meretzמרצ-ישראל חברתית דמוקרטיתopposition3 for · 0 against — majority for

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Likudהליכוד עם בנימין נתניהו לראשות הממשלהopposition2 for · 0 against — majority for

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Yisrael Beytenuישראל ביתנו בראשות אביגדור ליברמןcoalition0 for · 2 against — majority against

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Shasש"ס-התאחדות הספרדים העולמית שומרי תורהcoalition2 for · 0 against — majority for

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Baladאלתג'מוע אלווטני אל דימוקרטי-בל"דopposition1 for · 0 against — majority for

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Ra'am–Ta'alהרשימה הערבית המאוחדת התנועה הערבית להתחדשותopposition1 for · 0 against — majority for

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Hadashחזית דמוקרטית לשלום ושוויוןopposition1 for · 0 against — majority for

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United Torah Judaismיהדות התורה והשבת אגודת ישראל-דגל התורהopposition1 for · 0 against — majority for

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Roll call (31)

Showing 31 of 31

MemberParty at the timeVoteSource code
Arieh EldadNational Union–NRPagainst8
Uri Yehuda ArielNational Union–NRPagainst8
Zvi HendelNational Union–NRPagainst8
Yitzhak LevyNational Union–NRPagainst8
Wasil TahaBaladfor7
Yacov Ben YizriGilfor7
Itshac GalanteeGilfor7
Moshe SharoniGilfor · not in official result7
Michael EitanLikudfor7
Reuven RivlinLikudfor7
Colette AvitalLaborfor7
Dani YatomLaborfor7
Raleb MajadeleLaborfor7
Michael MelchiorLaborfor7
Ibrahim SarsourRa'am–Ta'alfor7
Mohammad BarakehHadashfor7
Moshe GafniUnited Torah Judaismfor7
Sofa LandverYisrael Beytenuagainst8
David RotemYisrael Beytenuagainst8
Chaim OronMeretzfor7
Yossi BeilinMeretzfor7
Ran CohenMeretzfor7
Zeev ElkinKadimafor7
Ze`ev BoimKadimafor7
Menahem Ben-SassonKadimafor7
Shlomo BreznitzKadimafor7
Amira DotanKadimafor7
Yoel HassonKadimafor7
Avigdor ItzchakyKadimafor7
Nissim ZeevShasfor7
Yakov MargiShasfor7
Numbers and sources
For
25
Against
6
Abstained
0
Present, did not vote
0

Official result: 24 for, 6 against, 0 abstained — adopted. According to the source, 1 roll-call record was 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 ↗

Bill on the Supreme Institute for the Arabic Language, 2006 — 21 February 2007 · How the Knesset Votes