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This study aims to provide a statistical comparison between the results of four Israeli Knesset elections and to measure influence extent of the Arab parties in these elections. The Arab parties unified under what was called the " Arab alliance Joint List" of the Knesset elections in March 2015, and obtained (446,583) votes, with a percentage of (10.61%) which represented by (13) seats. Noting that the number of Arab voters for the Zionist parties reached 85,063, with a percentage of 16% from the whole Arab voters. The Arab parties were divided in the Knesset elections of April 2019, and it did not enter into a unified list, as was the case in the previous elections. The first list got (193,442) votes with a percentage of (4.46%), and this percentage was equivalent to (6) seats. As for the second list, it obtained (143,666) votes, with a ratio of (3.32%), and this percentage was equivalent to (4) seats. Thus, the whole Arab won (10) seats in the Knesset, and this indicates a decrease in the number of seats comparing to the 2015 elections.it is important to mention that the number of Arab voters for the Zionist parties increased to reached 143,337 with a ratio of 30% from the whole Arab voters. As for the Knesset elections in September 2019, the Arab parties returned to unify under the joint list, as was the case in the 2015 elections, and it ranked third with a number of votes of 470,211 votes with a ratio of (10.60%), and this percentage Equivalent to (13) seats, which indicates the increase in the number of seats for the Arab component compared to the April 2019 elections, which was 10 seats, taking into consideration that the number of Arab voters for the Zionist parties reached 117,652, representing 20% from the whole Arab voters. Finally, regarding to the Knesset elections in March 2020, the Arab parties), continued its alliance under the "joint list" (as was the case in the elections of March 2015 and September, 2019) and was ranked third with 581,540 votes. With a percentage of (12.67%), and this percentage is equivalent to (15) seats, which means that it obtained (110,929) additional votes compared to the September 2019 elections, and the percentage of Arab participation in the elections has increased to (65%), the Arab List got 88% of them, after they were in the September 2019 elections (80%), with decrease in the number of Arab voters for the Zionist parties to reach 80,000 by a percentage of 12% from the whole Arab voters.
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