Netanya election: 60.2% turnout; Likud leads with 35.62%
Turnout in Netanya reached 60.2%. With all 319 city polling stations counted, Likud had 35.62% of valid votes and Eisenkot’s party 15.32%.
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Turnout in Netanya in Israel’s 26th Knesset election reached 60.2%, compared with 77.7% nationally, a gap of 17.5 percentage points. Participation varied considerably among the city’s voting areas.
Hof HaZahav (Blue Bay) recorded the highest rate, 79.9%, while Kiryat Sanz registered the lowest, 42.6%. The difference was 37.3 percentage points. Turnout was 79% in Kiryat HaSharon and 78.1% in Agamim.
According to News08 citing the Central Elections Committee, as of 10:58 p.m. on October 27, 129,292 of Netanya’s 214,856 eligible voters had voted. Blue Bay has only 656 registered voters, making it a relatively small area. In Kiryat HaSharon, 13,593 of 17,203 eligible voters cast ballots.
Turnout by voting area in Netanya
| Area | % |
|---|---|
| Ramat Poleg | 69.6% |
| Ir Yamim | 70.9% |
| Kiryat Nordau | 60.0% |
| HaIrusim | 69.7% |
| Agamim | 78.1% |
| Galei Yam | 47.9% |
| Neot Shaked | 58.4% |
| Dora | 63.6% |
| Nof HaTayelet | 60.6% |
| Ramat Hen | 70.6% |
| Ben Zion | 71.6% |
| Southern city centre | 48.0% |
| Ramat Efraim | 60.9% |
| Northwest city centre | 45.1% |
| Northeast city centre | 62.2% |
| Neot Herzl | 60.3% |
| Kochav HaTzafon | 74.4% |
| Pardes HaGdud | 62.9% |
| Kiryat Sanz | 42.6% |
| Ein HaTkhelet | 71.9% |
| Hof HaZahav (Blue Bay) | 79.9% |
| Kiryat HaSharon | 79.0% |
| Kiryat Rabin | 75.0% |
| Mishkenot Zvulun | 73.7% |
| Neot Ganim | 68.4% |
| Neve Itamar | 71.2% |
In the November 2022 Knesset election, turnout in Netanya was 58.3%, so the current figure is 1.9 percentage points higher. The area breakdown reflects polling-station locations, not necessarily each voter’s home address. Turnout alone does not indicate how voters chose parties. Figures remain subject to change until the final official results are published.
Vote distribution
According to 90FM, after all 319 city polling stations were processed, 123,552 valid ballots were counted and 650 were invalid. Likud led with 35.62%, or 44,007 votes, followed by Gadi Eisenkot’s party with 15.32%, or 18,922 votes. These figures reflect the count available when this update was published and may change after double-envelope ballots are processed.
90FM: Netanya voting results, October 28, 2026.
Sources
News08, 28.10.2026 · Central Elections Committee / ועדת הבחירות המרכזית · Ynet election coverage
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