Opinion polling for the April 2019 Israeli legislative election
In the run-up to the April 2019 Israeli legislative election, which was held on 9 April, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intentions in Israel. Results of such polls are displayed in this article, ranging from the previous legislative election, held on 17 March 2015, to the 2019 election.
Campaign period
Electoral threshold
Polls do not take the electoral threshold into account in a uniform fashion. Some polls reported the number of seats each party would win purely according to the percentages, as though there were no threshold; others eliminated parties that polled below the threshold and distributed the 120 available Knesset seats only among those who passed it. As a result, parties that polled at or near the threshold can show inconsistent results, bouncing between 0 and the minimum 3 or 4 seats. Polls may not add up to 120 seats due to rounding or omitted parties that drop out or do not poll consistently.Graphs
These graphs show the polling trends from the time Knesset candidate lists were finalized on 21 February, until the day of the election. No polls were published from Friday before the election until the election date.If more than one poll was conducted on the same day, the graphs show the average of the polls for that date.
Blocs
;Legend- Right-of-centre parties: all current government parties—Likud, Kulanu, Shas, United Torah Judaism, Union of the Right-Wing Parties, and New Right—as well as Yisrael Beiteinu and Zehut.
- Centre and left-of-centre parties: Labor, Blue & White, Ra'am-Balad, Hadash-Ta'al, Meretz, and Gesher.
Parties
Polls
Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first. The highest figure in each survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then both figures are shaded. Parties that fall below the threshold are denoted by the percentage of votes that they received instead of the seats they would have gotten. When a poll has no information on a certain party, that party is instead marked by a dash.These tables list the polls published from the time that Yisrael Beiteinu left the government coalition in mid-November 2018, until election day.
;Legend
- R — sum of right-of-centre parties, including all current government parties—Likud, Kulanu, Shas, United Torah Judaism, Union of the Right-Wing Parties, and New Right—as well as Yisrael Beiteinu and Zehut.
- L — sum of centre and left-of-centre parties, including: Labor, Blue & White, Ra'am-Balad, Hadash-Ta'al, Meretz, and Gesher.
Student polls
This table lists polls answered by Israeli college and university students.Date | Polling firm | Likud | Labor | Blue & White | Kulanu | Ra'am –Balad | Shas | UTJ | URWP | Yisrael Beiteinu | Meretz | Hadash –Ta'al | New Right | Gesher | Zehut | L | R |
Date | Polling firm | ||||||||||||||||
Current seats | 29 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | N/A | 54 | 66 | |
31 Mar 2019 | Panels/National Union of Students | 13 | 14 | 47 | – | – | 7 | – | 15 | 7 | 17 | 76 | 44 |
20th Knesset
This table lists the polls published from the beginning of the 20th Knesset to the time that Yisrael Beiteinu left the government coalition in mid-November 2018.;Legend:
- C — sum of 2015 government coalition parties, including: Likud, Kulanu, The Jewish Home, Shas, United Torah Judaism, and Yisrael Beiteinu.
- O — sum of opposition parties, including: Zionist Union, Yesh Atid, Joint List and Meretz, as well as independent MK Orly Levy who resigned from Yisrael Beiteinu in 2016.
Scenario polls
If Netanyahu is indicted
Date | Polling firm | Likud | Labor | Joint List | Yesh Atid | Kulanu | Shas | UTJ | Hatnuah | Jewish Home | Yisrael Beiteinu | Meretz | New Right | Ta'al | Gesher | Hosen | |
Date | Polling firm | ||||||||||||||||
22 Jan 2019 | Midgam/Army Radio | 25 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 55 |
Mergers
Multiple polls were published about hypothetical mergers, some of which eventually materialized during the pre-campaign, such as Gantz, Ya'alon, Ashkenazi and Lapid, or Jewish Home, Tkuma and Otzma Yehudit.;Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu
Date | Polling firm | Likud +Yisrael Beiteinu | Zionist Union | Joint List | Yesh Atid | Kulanu | Jewish Home | Shas | UTJ | Meretz | Gesher | |
Date | Polling firm | |||||||||||
3 Jun 2018 | Panels Politics/Walla News | 36 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 68 |
;Hosen with Telem
Date | Polling firm | Likud | Zionist Union | Joint List | Yesh Atid | Kulanu | Shas | UTJ | Jewish Home | Yisrael Beiteinu | Meretz | New Right | Gesher | Hosen +Telem | |
Date | Polling firm | ||||||||||||||
30 Dec 2018 | Midgam/Channel 13 | 27 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 56 |
;Hosen with Hatnuah
Date | Polling firm | Likud | Labor | Joint List | Yesh Atid | Kulanu | Shas | UTJ | Hosen with Hatnuah | Jewish Home | Yisrael Beiteinu | Meretz | New Right | Gesher | |
Date | Polling firm | ||||||||||||||
2 Jan 2019 | News Company | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 58 |
;Hosen with Yesh Atid
Date | Polling firm | Likud | Labor | Joint List | Yesh Atid+ Hosen | Kulanu | Shas | UTJ | Hatn. | Jewish Home | Yisrael Beiteinu | Meretz | New Right | Ta'al | Gesher | |
Date | Polling firm | |||||||||||||||
20 Feb 2019 | Panels Politics/Walla! News | 33 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | – | 5 | 8 | 6 | – | 61 | |
17 Feb 2019 | Midgam/Channel 12 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 7 | – | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | – | 59 |
7 Feb 2019 | Panel Project HaMidgam/Channel 13 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 6 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 9 | 6 | – | 62 |
6 Feb 2019 | Direct Polls/Kan | 35 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 6 | – | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | – | 60 |
1 Feb 2019 | Panels Politics/Maariv | 32 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 58 |
31 Jan 2019 | Maagar Mochot/Israel Hayom & i24 News | 30 | – | 9 | 32 | 4 | – | 8 | – | – | – | 4 | 7 | – | 49 | |
30 Jan 2019 | Midgam/Channel 12 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 7 | – | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 58 |
30 Jan 2019 | Midgam/Channel 12 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 7 | – | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 56 |
30 Jan 2019 | Panel Politics/Walla! News | 27 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 54 |
17 Jan 2019 | Teleseker/Saloona | 26 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 7 | – | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 54 | |
17 Jan 2019 | Panels Politics/Walla! News | 33 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 61 |
;Hosen with the Zionist Union
Date | Polling firm | Likud | Zionist Union with Benny Gantz | Joint List | Yesh Atid | Kulanu | Jewish Home | Shas | UTJ | Yisrael Beiteinu | Meretz | Gesher | |
Date | Polling firm | ||||||||||||
27 Dec 2018 | Maagar Mochot/Israel Hayom | 32 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 60 |
25 Dec 2018 | Midgam/News Company | 31 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 58 |
21 Nov 2018 | Panels Politics/Walla News | 30 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | – | 60 |
17 Nov 2018 | Midgam/News Company | 26 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 55 |
;Hosen with Yesh Atid and Labor
Date | Polling firm | Likud | Hosen +Yesh Atid +Labor | Joint List | Kulanu | Shas | UTJ | Hatnuah | Jewish Home | Yisrael Beiteinu | Meretz | New Right | Gesher | |
Date | Polling firm | |||||||||||||
3 Jan 2019 | Maagar Mochot/Israel Hayom | 32 | 34 | 9 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 56 |
;Hosen with Yesh Atid and Gabi Ashkenazi
Date | Polling firm | Likud | Labor | Joint List | Hosen +Yesh Atid +Ashkenazi | Kulanu | Shas | UTJ | Hatnuah | Jewish Home | Yisrael Beiteinu | Meretz | New Right | Ta'al | Gesher | |
Date | Polling firm | |||||||||||||||
7 Feb 2019 | Midgam/Channel 12 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 7 | – | – | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | – | 58 |
6-7 Feb 2019 | Maagar Mochot/Israel Hayom & i24 News | 35 | – | 11 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 10 | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | 61 |
;Hosen with Yesh Atid, Labor, Telem, Hatnua, Ashkenazi, Barak
Date | Polling firm | Likud | Hosen+ Yesh Atid+ Labor+ Telem+ Hatnuah+ Ashkenazi+ Barak | Joint List | Kulanu | Shas | UTJ | Jewish Home | Yisrael Beiteinu | Meretz | New Right | Gesher | |
Date | Polling firm | ||||||||||||
17 Jan 2019 | Teleseker/Saloona | 26 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 55 |
;Hosen with Kulanu and Gabi Ashkenazi
Date | Polling firm | Likud | Labor | Joint List | Yesh Atid | Kulanu+ Hosen+ Ashkenazi | Shas | UTJ | Jewish Home | Hatnuah | Yisrael Beiteinu | Meretz | New Right | Gesher | |
Date | Polling firm | ||||||||||||||
8 Jan 2019 | Panels Politics/Walla! News | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | – | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 75 |
;Union of right-wing parties
Date | Polling firm | Likud | Labor | Joint List | Yesh Atid | Kulanu | Shas | UTJ | Jewish Home +Tkuma +Yachad +Otzma | Hatnuah | Yisrael Beiteinu | Meretz | New Right | Gesher | Hosen | |
Date | Polling firm | |||||||||||||||
9 Feb 2019 | Miskar/Srugim | 30 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 9 | – | 5 | 13 | – | – | – | 7 | – | 24 | |
3 Jan 2019 | Maagar Mochot/Israel Hayom | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 7 | – | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 59 |
;Haredim
Date | Polling firm | Likud | Labor | Joint List | Yesh Atid | Kulanu | Shas +UTJ | Jewish Home | Hatnuah | Yisrael Beiteinu | Meretz | New Right | Gesher | Hosen | |
Date | Polling firm | ||||||||||||||
16 Jan 2019 | TNS/Kan | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 59 |
;Yesh Atid and Hatnuah
Date | Polling firm | Likud | Labor | Joint List | Yesh Atid+ Hatnuah | Kulanu | Shas | UTJ | Jewish Home | Yisrael Beiteinu | Meretz | New Right | Ta'al | Gesher | Hosen Yisrael | |
Date | Polling firm | |||||||||||||||
14-16 Jan 2019 | Midgam/Channel 12 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | – | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 57 |
;Labor and Meretz
Date | Polling firm | Likud | Labor+ Meretz | Joint List | Yesh Atid | Kulanu | Shas | UTJ | Hatnuah | Jewish Home | Yisrael Beiteinu | New Right | Ta'al | Gesher | Hosen Yisrael |
Date | Polling firm | ||||||||||||||
12 Feb | Panel Project HaMidgam/Channel 13 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | – | – | 4 | 8 | 7 | – | 21 |
8 Feb 2019 | Teleseker | 29 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | – | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
;Multiple mergers: Labor and Meretz, Hosen with Yesh Atid and Gabi Ashkenazi, Jewish Home and Tkuma
Date | Polling firm | Likud | Labor+ Meretz | Joint List | Yesh Atid+ Hosen+ Ashkenazi | Kulanu | Shas | UTJ | Hatn. | Jewish Home+ Tkuma | Yisrael Beiteinu | New Right | Ta'al | Gesher | Zehut | |
Date | Polling firm | |||||||||||||||
14 Feb 2019 | Maagar Mochot/Israel Hayom & i24 News | 28 | 12 | 9 | 32 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 11 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 5 | 57 |
6-7 Feb 2019 | Maagar Mochot/Israel Hayom & i24 News | 34 | 12 | 9 | 34 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 60 |
Preferred Prime Minister polls
Some opinion pollsters have asked voters which party leader they would prefer as Prime Minister. Their responses are given as percentages in the tables below.Date | Polling firm | Benjamin Netanyahu | Gideon Sa'ar | Avi Gabbay | Tzipi Livni | Yair Lapid | Moshe Kahlon | Naftali Bennett | Avigdor Liberman | Moshe Ya'alon | Benny Gantz | Ehud Barak |
Date | Polling firm | |||||||||||
30 Dec 2018 | Midgam/Channel 13 | 36 | 29 | |||||||||
27 Dec 2018 | Maagar Mochot/Israel Hayom | 35 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | ||||
25 Dec 2018 | Sarid/Kan News | 37 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 13 | |||||
25 Dec 2018 | Panels Politics/Walla! | 40 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |||||||
21 Nov 2018 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | ||||
14-15 Nov 2018 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 15 | ||||||
7 Oct 2018 | 38 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||||||
25 Jun 2018 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 13 | ||||||
8 Jun 2018 | 39 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 4 | |||||||
12 Mar 2018 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | |||||
12 Mar 2018 | 36 | 8 | 12 | 6 | ||||||||
8 Mar 2018 | 39 | 11 | 16 | |||||||||
1 Mar 2018 | 37 | 9 | 20 | |||||||||
21 Jan 2018 | 33 | 11 | 18 | |||||||||
10-11 Jan 2018 | 35 | 23 | ||||||||||
27-29 Dec 2017 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 17 | ||||||
4 Dec 2017 | 35 | 20 | ||||||||||
4 Dec 2017 | 39 | 19 | ||||||||||
1 Dec 2017 | 26 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||||||
19 Nov 2017 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 7 | |||||||
9 Nov 2017 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
28 Oct 2017 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
17 Oct 2017 | 33 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
21 Sep 2017 | 15 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | |||||
27 Jul 2017 | 32 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 7 | |||||||
21 Jul 2017 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | ||||||
12 Jul 2017 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 3 | ||||||
11 Jul 2017 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | |||||||
11 Jul 2017 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 6 |
Date | Polling firm | Benjamin Netanyahu | Gideon Sa'ar | Isaac Herzog | Yair Lapid | Naftali Bennett | Avigdor Liberman | Moshe Ya'alon | Gabi Ashkenazi | Ehud Barak |
Date | Polling firm | |||||||||
26 May 2017 | 35 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 9 | ||||
5 Apr 2017 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 4 | ||||
12 Jan 2017 | 37 | 33 | ||||||||
5 Jan 2017 | 23 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |||
30 Dec 2016 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 9 | |||||
21 Jan 2016 | 35 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 |