Israeli Election

[minionofmidas]

The notion of a centrist party led by Sharon ... yeah well, I still find it hard to wrap my mind around that.

[minionofmidas]

How is the Knesset elected?

National list PR; % of votes = % of seats.

The most putrid of voting systems

Dave

I like it, but by far the worst is the way Japan does it (or used to, I'm not sure if they switched.) That's the only thing that could possibly make FPTP look good.

The way it is is that you have multiple-member districts (I think it's 4 apeice) and each voter has only one vote. The top 4 vote getters win. So the only thing that matters is being the party best at coordinating tactical voters. No wonder the LDP can't be beaten.

Not the current system ... that's bad too though.

[minionofmidas]

I'm wondering where the data are coming from... the official sites (Central Election Committee, Knesset) have no results data whatsoever. The Wiki doesn't state a source. (I was lokking for detailed regional results.)

[minionofmidas]

I'm wondering where the data are coming from... the official sites (Central Election Committee, Knesset) have no results data whatsoever. The Wiki doesn't state a source. (I was lokking for detailed regional results.)

Presumably it came from the count then. It would be nice if the whole lot was published...

It's of course possible that there are official press releases and they're just not putting them on the net ...

[minionofmidas]

Do the Haredi parties not believe in passive voting rights for women?

[minionofmidas]

Interesting election, and it went pretty much as I wanted it to. And instead of wondering what the results would've been under FPTP...how about under a German-level threshold of 5%?

Wait a sec...
all I can tell you without looking (since I've checked that already) is that under Hare-Niemeyer, Kadima, Avoda and Likud would have a seat less each, and Gil, United Arab List and Hadash one seat more.

Frankly, I can't imagine a 5% threshold getting passed in Israel - I can't imagine an Israeli government trying to force the Ashkenazi Haredim out of parliament. (they took around 4.5 IIRC)

[minionofmidas]

Meretz and Likud in the same governing coalition? I can't see the logic behind that at all.

Keeping out Kadima's the logic behind it.

[minionofmidas]

What would be the point of each party putting the party they disagree with far more in just to keep Kadima out?

They might not like the people in charge of Kadima.

[minionofmidas]