Gesher
גשר
Gesher has no seat in the 26th Knesset, elected on 27 October 2026.
Gesher was a centrist party that Orly Levy, formerly of Yisrael Beiteinu, founded in December 2018, named after the party her father, David Levy, had founded. It focused on the economy and the cost of living.
It missed the threshold in April 2019, then won a seat inside Labor-Gesher in September 2019 and again inside Labor-Gesher-Meretz in 2020.
- Leader
- Orly Levy-Abekasis
- Founded
- 25 December 2018
- Joint lists
- Labor-Gesher-Meretz, Labor-Gesher
Gesher has not passed the threshold on a list of its own since 2013.
Seats won in each Knesset election since 2013. Where Gesher ran inside a joint list, the column is the whole list's seats.
On its own listThe whole joint list it ran inside
| Election | List | Letters | Votes | Share | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Labor-Gesher-Meretz | אמת | 267,480 | 5.8% | 7 |
| September 2019 | Labor-Gesher | אמת | 212,782 | 4.8% | 6 |
| April 2019 | Gesher | נר | 74,701 | 1.7% | 0 |
The results are the Central Elections Committee's; 2026 is the committee's official results of 4 November 2026. The committee's results
In the election of April 2019, Gesher took its highest share of the vote in Beit She'an, 7.4%.
The five towns of at least 5,000 eligible voters where its list did best that year.
- Beit She'an7.4%
- Alfe Menashe3.9%
- Zur Hadassa3.8%
- Mazkeret Batya3.6%
- Ramat Yishai3.6%
These parties are part of the story of Gesher.
- Labor-Gesher-MeretzLabor-Gesher-Meretz was the centre-left list of three parties, Labor, Gesher and Meretz, for the election of March 2020, led by Amir Peretz.
- Labor-GesherLabor-Gesher was the joint list of the Labor Party and Orly Levy's Gesher for the election of September 2019, headed by Amir Peretz and Levy.
Frequently asked questions
Who leads Gesher?
Orly Levy-Abekasis leads Gesher.
When was Gesher founded?
Gesher was founded on 25 December 2018.
How many seats does Gesher have in the Knesset?
Gesher has no seat in the 26th Knesset, elected on 27 October 2026.
What were the ballot letters of Gesher?
In the election of April 2019, Gesher ran on the ballot letters נר.
Sources: English Wikipedia, Gesher (2019 political party), Hebrew Wikipedia, מפלגת גשר (2018), the Central Elections Committee.