Likud
הליכוד
Likud won 27 of the 120 seats in the election of 27 October 2026, with 1,167,591 votes (20.51%).
Likud is the main party of the Israeli right. Menachem Begin and Ariel Sharon founded it in 1973 as an alliance of right-wing parties, and its win in 1977 was the first time the left lost power in Israel.
Its leaders have included the prime ministers Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir, Ariel Sharon and Benjamin Netanyahu, who leads it today. For the election of 2026, Gideon Sa'ar's New Hope merged into it.
- Leader
- Benjamin Netanyahu
- Founded
- 13 September 1973
- In the 26th Knesset
- 27 seats
- Joint lists
- Likud Yisrael Beiteinu
The best result of Likud since 2013 was 36 seats, in the election of 2020.
Seats won in each Knesset election since 2013. Where Likud 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Likud | 1,167,591 | 20.5% | 27 | |
| 2022 | Likud | מחל | 1,115,336 | 23.4% | 32 |
| 2021 | Likud | מחל | 1,066,892 | 24.2% | 30 |
| 2020 | Likud | מחל | 1,352,449 | 29.5% | 36 |
| September 2019 | Likud | מחל | 1,113,617 | 25.1% | 32 |
| April 2019 | Likud | מחל | 1,140,370 | 26.5% | 35 |
| 2015 | Likud | מחל | 985,408 | 23.4% | 30 |
| 2013 | Likud Yisrael Beiteinu | מחל | 885,054 | 23.3% | 31 |
The results are the Central Elections Committee's; 2026 is the committee's official results of 4 November 2026. The committee's results
Likud has 27 members in the 26th Knesset.
Benjamin Netanyahu
No. 1 on the list
Eli Cohen
No. 2 on the list
Amir Ohana
No. 3 on the list
Yariv Levin
No. 4 on the list
Miri Regev
No. 5 on the list
Israel Katz
No. 6 on the list
Gideon Sa'ar
No. 7 on the list
Ofir Katz
No. 8 on the list
Talik Gvili
No. 9 on the list
Yoav Kisch
No. 10 on the list
Yaakov Bardugo
No. 11 on the list
Miki Zohar
No. 12 on the list
Almog Cohen
No. 13 on the list
Amichai Chikli
No. 14 on the list
Elisha Medan
No. 15 on the list
David Peter
No. 16 on the list
Moshe Saada
No. 17 on the list
Haim Katz
No. 18 on the list
Dudi Amsalem
No. 19 on the list
Eti Atiya
No. 20 on the list
Boaz Bismuth
No. 21 on the list
David Bitan
No. 22 on the list
Shlomo Karhi
No. 23 on the list
Nir Barkat
No. 24 on the list
Gila Gamliel
No. 25 on the list
Eli Goldschmidt
No. 26 on the list
Erez Tadmor
No. 27 on the list
In the election of 2026, Likud took its highest share of the vote in Beit She'an, 52.0%.
The five towns of at least 5,000 eligible voters where its list did best that year.
- Beit She'an52.0%
- Dimona51.9%
- Kiryat Eqron48.2%
- Kiryat Shemona48.0%
- Tirat Carmel47.5%
These parties are part of the story of Likud.
- New HopeNew Hope is a centre-right party that Gideon Sa'ar founded in December 2020.
- KulanuKulanu was a party that Moshe Kahlon founded in November 2014, focused on the economy and the cost of living.
- Likud Yisrael BeiteinuLikud Yisrael Beiteinu was the joint list of Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu for the election of January 2013.
Frequently asked questions
Who leads Likud?
Benjamin Netanyahu leads Likud.
When was Likud founded?
Likud was founded on 13 September 1973.
How many seats does Likud have in the Knesset?
Likud won 27 of the 120 seats in the election of 27 October 2026, with 1,167,591 votes (20.51%).
What were the ballot letters of Likud?
In the election of 2022, Likud ran on the ballot letters מחל.
Sources: English Wikipedia, Likud, Hebrew Wikipedia, הליכוד, the Central Elections Committee.