All 120 seats in the Knesset 61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
78.50% (0.73pp)
Party
Leader
%
Seats
+/–
Likud
Menachem Begin
37.11
48
+3
Alignment
Shimon Peres
36.57
47
+15
Mafdal
Yosef Burg
4.92
6
−6
Agudat Yisrael
Avraham Yosef Shapira
3.73
4
0
Hadash
Meir Vilner
3.35
4
−1
Tehiya
Yuval Ne'eman
2.31
3
New
Tami
Aharon Abuhatzira
2.30
3
New
Telem
Moshe Dayan
1.58
2
New
Shinui
Amnon Rubinstein
1.54
2
−5
Ratz
Shulamit Aloni
1.44
1
0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before
Prime Minister after
Menachem Begin Likud
Menachem Begin Likud
Knesset elections were held in Israel on 30 June 1981. The ruling Likud won one more seat than the opposition Alignment, in line with many polls which had predicted a tight race.[1] Voter turnout was 78.5%,[2] with Likud receiving around ten thousand more than the Alignment.[2] This elections highlighted the polarization in the country.[3]
^Silver, Eric (1981-06-30). "Labour leads on eve of Israeli poll". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
^ ab"Factional and Government Make-Up of the Tenth Knesset".
^Arian, Asher (1983). The Elections in Israel, 1981. Israel: Ramot Publishing Co.
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