Political instability in Israel over the last decades – Causes and consequences

Figures & data

Table 1. Length of term of Israeli governments (in months) versus number of seats of the ruling party. Source: Israeli Knesset⁶

Government No.	Years	No. of Months	Ruling Party	No. of Seats	Prime Minister
1	10.3.49–1.11.50	19	Mapay	46	Ben Gurion
2	1.11.50–8.10.51	11	Mapay	46/45	Ben Gurion
3	8.10.51–24.12.52	14	Mapay	45	Ben Gurion
4	24.12.52–26.1.54	13	Mapay	45	Ben Gurion
5	26.1.54–29.6.55	17	Mapay	45	Sharett
6	29.6.55–3.11.55	4	Mapay	45/40	Sharett
7	3.11.55–7.1.58	26	Mapay	40	Ben Gurion
8	8.1.58–17.12.59	23	Mapay	40/47	Ben Gurion
9	17.12.59–2.11.61	23	Mapay	47/42	Ben Gurion
10	2.11.61–26.6.63	20	Mapay	42	Ben Gurion
11	26.6.63–22.12.64	18	Mapay	42	Eshkol
12	22.12.64–12.11.66	23	Mapay	42/45	Eshkol
13	12.11.66–17.3.69	38	Mapay/Maharach	45	Eshkol/Alon
14	17.3.69–15.12.69	9	Maharach	45/56	Meir
15	15.12.69–10.3.74	51	Maharach	56/51	Meir
16	10.3.74–3.6.74	3	Maharach	51	Meir
17	3.6.74–10.6.77	36	Maharach	51/43	Rabin
18	10.6.77–5.8.81	50	Alikud	43/48	Begin
19	5.8.81–10.10.83	26	Alikud	48	Begin
20	10.10.83–13.9.84	11	Aalikud	48/44	Shamir
21	13.9.84–20.10.86	25	Maharach	44	Peres
22	20.10.86–22.12.88	26	Alikud	44/40	Shamir
23	22.12.88–11.6.90	17	Alikud	40	Shamir
24	11.6.90–13.7.92	25	Alikud	40	Shamir
25	13.7.92–22.1195	40	Maharach	44	Rabin/Peres
26	22.11.95–18.6.96	8	Maharach	44/34	Peres
27	18.6.96–8.7.99	37	Alikud	34/26	Netanyahu
28	8.7.99–7.3.01	21	Israel Hachat	26	Barak
29	7.3.01–27.2.03	21	Alikud/Kadima	26/38	Sharon
30	27.2.03–4.5.06	38	Kadima	38/29	Sharon/Olmert
31	4.5.06–31.3.09	35	Kadima	29/28	Olmert
32	31.3.09–18.3.13	47	Alikud	28/31	Netanyahu
33	18.3.13–14.5.15	26	Alikud	31/30	Netanyahu
34	14.5.15–17.5.20	60	Alikud	30/35/33/36	Netanyahu
35	17.5.20–13.6.21	13	Alikud	36/30	Netanyahu
36	13.6.21–12.2022	18	The “change block”	7/17	Benet/Lapid

Figure 1. Length of term of Israeli parliaments (in months).

Source: Israeli Knesset.¹⁰

Table 2. Length of term of Israeli parliaments (in months)

Figure 2. Number of parties running for Knesset.

Source: Israeli Knesset.⁷

Figure 3. Number of parties versus number of seats of the largest party.

Source: Israeli Knesset.⁹

Figure 4. Number of parties in the Knesset.

Source: Israeli Knesset.⁸