7 November 2007, 13:05 · 17th Knesset · vote no. 8847

First readingVote on the billelectronic vote

הצעת חוק הרשויות המקומיות (בחירות) (תיקון- השכלה מינימלית), התשס"ז-2007Bill on Local Authorities (Elections) (Amendment - Minimum Education), 2007 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

להעביר את הצעת החוק לוועדה

Bill failed first reading: 5 for, 26 against, 2 abstained

33 of 120 voted — official Knesset result

33 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: הצעת חוק הרשויות המקומיות (בחירות) (תיקון - השכלה מינימלית), התשס"ז-2007Bill on Local Authorities (Elections) (Amendment - Minimum Education), 2007auto

By party on the day of the vote

coalition1 for · 24 against
opposition4 for · 2 against · 2 abst.
  • for
  • abstained
  • against
Kadimaקדימה-עם אהוד אולמרט לראשות הממשלהcoalition1 for · 10 against — majority against

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Laborהעבודה-מימד בראשות עמיר פרץcoalition0 for · 5 against — majority against

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Shasש"ס-התאחדות הספרדים העולמית שומרי תורהcoalition0 for · 5 against — majority against

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Gilגיל-גימלאי ישראל לכנסתcoalition0 for · 3 against — majority against

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Likudהליכוד עם בנימין נתניהו לראשות הממשלהopposition1 for · 1 against · 1 abst. — no majority

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

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National Union–NRPאיחוד לאומי-מפד"ל רשימה יהודית לאומית מאוחדתopposition0 for · 1 against — majority against

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

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Yisrael Beytenuישראל ביתנו בראשות אביגדור ליברמןcoalition0 for · 1 against — majority against

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Meretzמרצ-ישראל חברתית דמוקרטיתopposition0 for · 0 against · 1 abst. — majority abstained

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Roll call (33)

Showing 33 of 33

MemberParty at the timeVoteSource code
Arieh EldadNational Union–NRPagainst8
Said NaffaaBaladfor7
Yacov Ben YizriGilagainst8
Elhanan GlazerGilagainst8
Izhak ZivGilagainst8
Yuli Yoel EdelsteinLikudfor7
Haim KatzLikudagainst8
Reuven RivlinLikudabstained9
Ami AyalonLaboragainst8
Dani YatomLaboragainst8
Eitan CabelLaboragainst8
Ophir Pines-PazLaboragainst8
Shalom SimhonLaboragainst8
Abas ZkoorRa'am–Ta'alfor7
Ahmad TibiRa'am–Ta'alfor7
Avigdor LibermanYisrael Beytenuagainst8
Ran CohenMeretzabstained9
Menahem Ben-SassonKadimaagainst8
Amira DotanKadimaagainst8
Avi DicterKadimaagainst8
Majallie WhbeeKadimaagainst8
Yoel HassonKadimaagainst8
David TalKadimaagainst8
Marina SolodkinKadimafor · against party majority7
Gideon EzraKadimaagainst8
Yohanan PlesnerKadimaagainst8
Otniel SchnellerKadimaagainst8
Ronit TiroshKadimaagainst8
David AzoulayShasagainst8
Shlomo BenizriShasagainst8
Nissim ZeevShasagainst8
Avraham MichaeliShasagainst8
Yakov MargiShasagainst8
Numbers and sources
For
5
Against
26
Abstained
2
Present, did not vote
0

Official result: 5 for, 26 against, 2 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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