Surprising Vote Tallies Emerge from Parties Failing to Clear Threshold
Data from Israeli parties that failed to cross the electoral threshold reveals surprising localized voting patterns, including stray votes for withdrawn factions and regional strongholds.
An analysis of voting data from parties that failed to pass the electoral threshold reveals surprising trends and localized support patterns across Israel. Despite Benny Gantz announcing his party's withdrawal from the race prior to the vote, four individuals in Nazareth, Shfaram, Nahariya, and Ein Harod still cast ballots for his faction.
In the Druze village of Ein Qiniyye, Sharen Haskel's "Israel First" party secured second place behind Yisrael Beytenu with 110 votes, largely driven by the local council head occupying the fourth spot on the party's electoral list. Meanwhile, Eitan Shvili, widely known as "Sherer HaMelech", garnered 1,572 valid votes nationwide, spanning communities from Fasael to Jisr az-Zarqa, Amikam, and Shilo.
The Pirate Party, which featured Prof. Dan Ariely on its slate, attracted 696 votes, with its highest concentration of supporters located in Moshav Lapidot. Additionally, the Alliance of the Covenants party, led by Captain Bishara Shalian, received 0.07 percent of the national vote, drawing its primary backing from the West Bank community of Shaked.
Finally, the Biblical Bloc party, running under the ballot symbol "Yod-Kaf", received 304 votes nationwide with its platform focused on defending believers. Its supporters included modest numbers in major urban centers, registering 6 votes in Ashdod, 13 in Rishon LeZion, 19 in Haifa, and 16 in Netanya.
