Yamina
ימינה
Yamina has no seat in the 26th Knesset, elected on 27 October 2026.
Yamina was an alliance of right-wing parties that first ran in September 2019, led by Ayelet Shaked, with the New Right, The Jewish Home and Tkuma. It won seven seats in 2019 and six in 2020.
By 2021 only the New Right was left in it, under Naftali Bennett. It won seven seats that year, and Bennett became prime minister.
- Founded
- 29 July 2019
- Made up of
- New Right, The Jewish Home, Religious Zionist Party
The best result of Yamina since 2013 was 7 seats, in the election of 2021.
Seats won in each Knesset election since 2013. Where Yamina ran inside a joint list, the column is the whole list's seats.
| Election | List | Letters | Votes | Share | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Yamina | ב | 273,836 | 6.2% | 7 |
| 2020 | Yamina | טב | 240,689 | 5.2% | 6 |
| September 2019 | Yamina | טב | 260,655 | 5.9% | 7 |
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 2021, Yamina took its highest share of the vote in Efrat, 43.0%.
The five towns of at least 5,000 eligible voters where its list did best that year.
- Efrat43.0%
- Giv'at Shmuel24.1%
- Karnei Shomron20.5%
- Oranit14.6%
- Zur Hadassa14.4%
These parties are part of the story of Yamina.
- New RightThe New Right was a right-wing party that Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked founded in December 2018, after leaving The Jewish Home, as a party open to both religious and secular voters.
- The Jewish HomeThe Jewish Home was the religious Zionist party that carried on the National Religious Party, formed in November 2008.
- Religious Zionist PartyThe Religious Zionist Party, called Tkuma until 2021, was founded in October 1998 by Hanan Porat and Zvi Hendel, who left the National Religious Party.
- Bennett 2026Bennett 2026 is the party that Naftali Bennett, a former prime minister, founded in 2025.
Frequently asked questions
When was Yamina founded?
Yamina was founded on 29 July 2019.
How many seats does Yamina have in the Knesset?
Yamina has no seat in the 26th Knesset, elected on 27 October 2026.
What were the ballot letters of Yamina?
In the election of 2021, Yamina ran on the ballot letters ב.
Sources: English Wikipedia, Yamina, Hebrew Wikipedia, ימינה, the Central Elections Committee.