How Knesset Seats are Decided The electoral threshold for a party to enter the Knesset is 1.5% of the national vote, estimated at 51,000. Once a party secures its 1.5%, each Knesset seat is equal to 1/120th of the national vote, or approximately 27,000 votes. Israel's voter turnout averages approximately 75% of eligible voters.
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