14 March 2007, 13:42 · 17th Knesset · vote no. 7662

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הצעת חוק היועץ המשפטי הראשי (מינוי וכהונה), התשס"ו-2006Bill on the Chief Legal Advisor (Appointment and Tenure), 2006 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

להעביר את הצעת החוק לוועדה

Bill failed first reading: 12 for, 23 against, 1 abstained

36 of 120 voted — official Knesset result

36 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 →

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By party on the day of the vote

Coalition and opposition voted differently.

coalition0 for · 21 against
opposition12 for · 2 against · 1 abst.
  • for
  • abstained
  • against
Kadimaקדימה-עם אהוד אולמרט לראשות הממשלהcoalition0 for · 8 against — majority against

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Yisrael Beytenuישראל ביתנו בראשות אביגדור ליברמןcoalition0 for · 6 against — majority against

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National Union–NRPאיחוד לאומי-מפד"ל רשימה יהודית לאומית מאוחדתopposition3 for · 2 against — majority for

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Meretzמרצ-ישראל חברתית דמוקרטיתopposition5 for · 0 against — majority for

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Laborהעבודה-מימד בראשות עמיר פרץcoalition0 for · 3 against — majority against

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Gilגיל-גימלאי ישראל לכנסתcoalition0 for · 2 against — majority against

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Ra'am–Ta'alהרשימה הערבית המאוחדת התנועה הערבית להתחדשותopposition2 for · 0 against — majority for

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Shasש"ס-התאחדות הספרדים העולמית שומרי תורהcoalition0 for · 2 against — majority against

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Likudהליכוד עם בנימין נתניהו לראשות הממשלהopposition0 for · 0 against · 1 abst. — majority abstained

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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 (36)

Showing 36 of 36

MemberParty at the timeVoteSource code
Arieh EldadNational Union–NRPfor7
Benyamin ElonNational Union–NRPagainst · against party majority8
Uri Yehuda ArielNational Union–NRPfor7
Zvi HendelNational Union–NRPagainst · against party majority8
Yitzhak LevyNational Union–NRPfor7
Yacov Ben YizriGilagainst8
Izhak ZivGilagainst8
Reuven RivlinLikudabstained9
Nadia HilouLaboragainst8
Michael MelchiorLaboragainst8
Ophir Pines-PazLaboragainst8
Ahmad TibiRa'am–Ta'alfor7
Ibrahim SarsourRa'am–Ta'alfor7
Hanna SwaidHadashfor7
Moshe GafniUnited Torah Judaismfor7
Yitzhak AharonovitchYisrael Beytenuagainst8
Israel HassonYisrael Beytenuagainst8
Avigdor LibermanYisrael Beytenuagainst8
Alex MillerYisrael Beytenuagainst8
Stas MisezhnikovYisrael Beytenuagainst8
Lia ShemtovYisrael Beytenuagainst8
Chaim OronMeretzfor7
Yossi BeilinMeretzfor7
Zehava GalonMeretzfor7
Avshalom VilanMeretzfor7
Ran CohenMeretzfor7
Ze`ev BoimKadimaagainst8
Menahem Ben-SassonKadimaagainst8
Shlomo BreznitzKadimaagainst8
Avi DicterKadimaagainst8
Avigdor ItzchakyKadimaagainst8
Marina SolodkinKadimaagainst8
Gideon EzraKadimaagainst8
Otniel SchnellerKadimaagainst8
Shlomo BenizriShasagainst8
Nissim ZeevShasagainst8
Numbers and sources
For
12
Against
23
Abstained
1
Present, did not vote
0

Official result: 12 for, 23 against, 1 abstained — rejected. 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 ↗

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