Zionist Union
המחנה הציוני
Zionist Union was active from 2014 to 2019.
The Zionist Union was the joint list of the Labor Party, led by Isaac Herzog, and Tzipi Livni's Hatnua, formed in December 2014 for the election of March 2015. It came second with 24 seats and led the opposition.
Labor's leader Avi Gabbay broke it up on 1 January 2019, ahead of that year's April election.
The best result of Zionist Union since 2013 was 24 seats, in the election of 2015.
Seats won in each Knesset election since 2013. Where Zionist Union ran inside a joint list, the column is the whole list's seats.
| Election | List | Letters | Votes | Share | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Zionist Union | אמת | 786,313 | 18.7% | 24 |
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 2015, Zionist Union took its highest share of the vote in Beit Jann, 46.0%.
The five towns of at least 5,000 eligible voters where its list did best that year.
- Beit Jann46.0%
- Kiryat Tiv'on45.4%
- Ramat HaSharon44.2%
- Givatayim40.4%
- Kochav Yair-Tzur Yigal39.6%
These parties are part of the story of Zionist Union.
- LaborThe Israeli Labor Party was founded in January 1968 by the merger of Mapai, Ahdut HaAvoda and Rafi, the parties of the labour movement that had led the country since it was founded.
- HatnuaHatnua was a liberal party that Tzipi Livni, a former foreign minister, formed in November 2012 after leaving Kadima.
Frequently asked questions
When was Zionist Union founded?
Zionist Union was founded on 10 December 2014.
How many seats did Zionist Union win?
The best result of Zionist Union since 2013 was 24 seats, in the election of 2015.
What were the ballot letters of Zionist Union?
In the election of 2015, Zionist Union ran on the ballot letters אמת.
Sources: English Wikipedia, Zionist Union, Hebrew Wikipedia, המחנה הציוני, the Central Elections Committee.