Opinion polling for the 2013 Israeli legislative election

Main article: Israeli legislative election, 2013

Polls may not add up to 120 seats due to rounding or omitted parties that dropped out or did not poll consistently.

Polling

By party

Date	Poll	Kadima	Likud	Yisrael Beiteinu	Labor	Shas	UTJ	National Union	Jewish Home	UAL -Ta'al	Hadash	Balad	Meretz	Yesh Atid	Otzma	Am Shalem	Hatnuah
2009 election results		28	27	15	13	11	5	4	3	4	4	3	3	—	—	—	—
Seats in the outgoing Knesset		21	27	15	8	10	5	2	3	4	4	3	3	—	2	1	7
Final results[1]		2	31		15	11	7	12		4	4	3	6	19	0	0	6
2013
22 Jan	Channel 1 exit poll[2]	0	31		17	11	6	12		3	3	2	7	19	2	0	7
22 Jan	Channel 2 exit poll[2]	0	31		17	12	6	12		3	4	2	7	19	0	0	7
22 Jan	Channel 10 exit poll[2]	0	31		17	13	6	12		4	5	2	6	18	0	0	6
18 Jan	Yedioth Ahronot/Dahaf[3]	2	32		17	11	6	12		4	4	3	6	13	2		8
17 Jan	Haaretz/Dialogue[4]	2	32		17	12	5	14		3	5	4	6	12			8
17 Jan	Knesset Channel/Panels Politics	3	34		16	10	6	14		4	4	3	6	11	2		7
17 Jan	Israel Hayom/The New Wave[5]	2	35		17	11	6	15		3	4	3	5	12			7
17 Jan	Maariv/Ma'agar Mochot[6]	3	37		15	12	6	14		3	4	3	7	8	2	1	5
16 Jan	Channel 10/Dialogue[7]	2	32		16	11	6	14		3	4	4	6	11	2		9
16 Jan	Walla!/TNS-Teleseker[8]	3	34		18	10	6	15		4	3	3	5	11		2	6
15 Jan	Channel 2/Dahaf[9]	2	33		17	11	6	12		3	4	3	6	11	2		9
14 Jan	Knesset Channel/Panels Politics[10]	3	35		17	9	5	14		4	3	3	5	11	3		8
12 Jan	Channel1/Midgam[11]	2	33		16	10	5	15		4	4	3	6	10	3		9
11 Jan	Yisrael Post/Sof Hashavua[12]	2	34		17	9	6	14		4	3	3	5	11	3		9
11 Jan	Jerusalem Post/Smith[13]	2	34		18	10	6	14		4	4	3	4	10		3	8
11 Jan	Yediot/Dahaf[14]	2	33		18	10	5	14		4	4	3	6	11	2		8
11 Jan	Yisrael Hayom/New Wave[15]	2	35		17	11	6	14		3	4	4	4	11			9
11 Jan	Maariv/Maagar[16]	3	38		16	12	6	13		3	4	3	5	8	1	1	7
10 Jan	Geocartography[17]		34		16.5	11	6	15		3	4	5	5.5	12			5
10 Jan	Mako & Channel2/Panels[18]	2	33		16	10	6	15		4	3	4	5	10	2	2	8
10 Jan	Reshet Bet/Sarid[19]	2	34		17	9	7	14		3	4	3	4	9	2	1	7
10 Jan	Channel 2/Dahaf[20]	2	33		18	10	5	14		4	4	3	6	11	2		11
9 Jan	News1/Reshet Bet/Machon Sarid[21]	2	34		17	9	7	14		3	4	3	4	9	2		7
8 Jan	Walla/TNS-Teleseker[22]		34		18	11	6	13		4	4	2	4	11		2	11
7 Jan	Channel 10/Dialog[23]	2	35		17	12	6	14		4	3	4	5	11			7
7 Jan	Panels Politics, Mako[24]		32		16	10	6	16		11			5	10	3	2	9
7 Jan	Times of Israel[25]		34		21	10	6	15		12			6	11			5
3 Jan	Jerusalem Post, Globes/Smith[26]	2	32		17	10	5	16		3	4	4	4	10		3	10
3 Jan	Israel Radio/Geocartography[27]		35		18	8	7	18		11			7	5	6		6
2 Jan	Haaretz/Dialog[28]	2	34		16	11	6	14		4	4	4	4	9	2		10
1 Jan	Channel 2/Dahaf[29]		33		17	11	6	13		4	4	3	5	11	2		11
2012
27 Dec	Globes/Rafi Smith[30]		34		18	11	6	14		3	4	4	4	10		2	10
27 Dec	Reshet Bet/Meno Geva[31]		34		16	13	6	15		4	4	3	5	9			11
25 Dec	Dialog[32]	2	35		17	13	6	13		11			4	9			10
21 Dec	Maariv/Maagar[33]		37		20	11	6	12		4	3	3	4	7	2		9
20 Dec	Reshet Bet[34]		36		19	11	6	11		3	4	3	4	11		3	9
18 Dec	Channel 2/Dahaf[35]		35		19	11	6	12		4	4	3	3	9	2	2	10
14 Dec	Yedioth Ahronoth/Dahaf[36]		35		19	11	6	11		4	4	3	4	8	2		11
14 Dec	Maariv/Maagar[37]	1	38		20	12	6	11		10			3	8	1	1	9
14 Dec	Jerusalem Post/Geocartography[38]	0	35		17	10	6	16		4	4	3	6	12	0	0	7
13 Dec	Knesset Channel/Panels[39]	0	36		18	9	6	13		5	4	2	5	7	3	2	9
12 Dec	Jerusalem Post/Smith Research[38]	0	39		19	10	6	10		3	4	4	4	9	0	3	9
11 Dec	Walla/Tns-Teleseker[40]	4	38		17	11	5	9		5	3	3	3	11	0	0	11
10 Dec	Haaretz/Dialog[41]	2	39		17	12	6	11		5	4	3	3	6	0	3	9
6 Dec	Channel 2[42][43]	2	38		19	13	6	12		3	3	3	2	5	1	3	10
6 Dec	Atzmaut announces withdrawal
6 Dec	Knesset Channel/Panels[44]	2	36		19	10	5	12		11			5	8	3	3	6
6 Dec	Reshet Bet/Meno Geva[45]	0	36		20	10	6	11		4	3	4	3	9	3	2	9
5 Dec	Channel 10/Dialog[46]	2	37		20	10	6	11		5	3	3	4	7	0	3	9
29 Nov	Yisrael Hayom/New Wave[47]	2	39		20	11	5	10		3	4	3	4	10	0	2	7
29 Nov	Yedioth Ahronoth/Dahaf[47]	0	37		19	11	5	10		4	4	3	5	9	2	2	9
29 Nov	Globes/Smith[48]	0	37		20	11	6	11		3	4	4	5	10		3	6
28 Nov	Haaretz/Dialog[49]	2	39		18	11	6	8		11			5	8	2	3	7
22 Nov	Knesset Channel/Panels[50]	0	33		24	10	6	13		10			6	11	4	3
18 Nov	Panels[51]	0	38		22	9	5	11		10			5	13	3	4
18 Nov	Haaretz/Dialogue[52]	3	41		21	12	5	8		5	3	4	4	9		3
13 Nov	MAKO/Panels[53]	2	36		21	10	5	12		9			5	15		3
8 Nov	Knesset Channel/Panels[54]	0	36		23	10	5	13		11			5	13		4
6 Nov	Channel 2/Maagar[55]	3	39		22	14	6	7		10			3	10
5–6 Nov	Maagar[56]	4	39		22	15	6	7		9			2	10
4 Nov	Yedioth Ahronoth[57][58][59]	0	35		24	13	6	5		11			4	15	2
28 Oct	Maariv/Teleseker[60]	4	43		20	10	6	8		11			3	15
28 Oct	Channel 2/Maagar[61]	3	42		23	13	5	5		10			6	9
28 Oct	Channel 10/Panels[62]	5	35		23	14	6	9		11			4	13
25 Oct	Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu announce joint list
18 Oct	Haaretz/Dialog[63]	9	29	13	20	11	6	6		4	4	3	5	11
17 Oct	Globes[64]	3	25	15	18	13[a]	6	4	5	11[b]			4	14
11 Oct	Maariv/Teleseker[65]	6	29	13	17	10	5	2	5	4	3	3	4	17
10 Oct	Haaretz/Dialog[66]	7	29	15	19	10	6	8		5	4	2	4	11
28 Sept	Haaretz/Dialog[67]	8	28	14	20	11	7	6		5	4	2	5	8
1 Aug	Globes[68]	4	27	15	19	9	6	4	5	11			4	13
31 Jul	Haaretz/Dialog[69]	7	25	15	21	11	6	7		4	4	2	4	12
26 Jul	Globes[68]	7	28	16	18	9	6	3	4	11			4	11
20 Jul	Yediot Aharonot/Dahaf[70]	7	25	13	21	10	4	6	4	11			4	13
17 Jul	Maariv/Maagar[71]	7	27	16	17	9	6	3	3	10			4	11
17 Jul	Kadima leaves the coalition
17 May	Knesset Channel/Panels[72]	3	30	12	20	6	5	6	3	3	4	3	6	17
13 May	Globes/Smith[73]	9	31	13	17	7	5	3	3	10			4	11
8 May	Maariv/TNS[74]	10	30	12	20	7	6	4	4	11			4	12
8 May	Haaretz/Dialog[75]	11	33	15	19	8	6	5		10			6	6
8 May	Kadima joins the coalition
1 May	Maariv/TNS[76]	11	31	12	18	8	6	4	4	10			5	11
1 May	Haaretz/Dialog[77]	11	32	14	19	8	6	5		4	4	2	5	10
30 Apr	Ynet/Dahaf[78]	11	30	13	18	7	6	2	2	11			5	11
26 Apr	Israel Hayom/New Wave[79]	13	31	14	17	9	5	3	2	10			4	12
22–23 Apr	JPost/Smith[80]	13	31	15	15	8	6	4	3	11			3	11
29 Mar	TNS[81]	13	30	13	18	7	6	4	4	10			4	11
28 Mar	Dahaf[82]	12	29	13	18	8	6	4	2	11			3	12
28 Mar	Channel 10/Dialog[83]	15	32	14	15	9	5	5					5	9
27 Mar	Shaul Mofaz wins 2012 Kadima leadership election
21 Mar	Yedioth Ahronoth[84]	12	29	14	13	8	6	3	3	11			3	14
9 Mar	Teleseker[85]	14	27	14	14	8	4	4	4	10			5	11
4–5 Mar	Haaretz/Dialog[86]	12	35	15	14	9	7	5		3	5	2	5	8
29 Feb	Globes/Smith[87]	15	29	15	14	10	5	4	4	10			3	11
17 Feb	Geocartography[88]	12	39	13	12	9	5	10		10			4	6
31 Jan	Benjamin Netanyahu wins 2012 Likud leadership election
27 Jan	Globes/Smith[89]	13	30	14	15	10	6	5	3	3	4	3	3	11
18 Jan	Maagar[90]	9	28	17	15	7	6	5	4	11			3	8
17 Jan	Geocartography[91]	11	33	16	13	8	6	2	3	11			4	13
10 Jan	New Wave[92]	14	28	14	15	9	5	2	3	10			5	15
9 Jan	Dahaf[93]	8	28	16	14	6	6	2	4	11			4	14
9 Jan	Teleseker[94]	15	26	14	17	7	4	8		10			3	12
9 Jan	Panels[95]	9	29	13	12	8								20
8 Jan	Maagar[96]	12	27	17	14	7	6	5	4	11			3	7
8 Jan	Haaretz[97]	10	24	14	15									15
2011
29 Dec	Globes/Smith[89]	19	31	14	18	11	6	4	3	10			4
27 Oct	Channel 2/Sarid[98]	17	37	15	22
26 Sept	Maagar[96]	17	27	17	19	9	6	4	3	9			4	2
21 Sept	Shelly Yachimovich wins 2011 Israeli Labor Party leadership election
5 Aug	Maagar[99]	25	29	16	11	13	5	4	3	9			4
2 May	Globes/Smith[100]	26	29	18	8	11	5	5	4	10			3
17 Jan	Channel 10/Dialog[101]	27	30	17	6				6
2009 election results		28	27	15	13	11	5	4	3	4	4	3	3	—	—	—	—
Seats in the outgoing Knesset		21	27	15	8	10	5	2	3	4	4	3	3	—	2	1	7
Date	Poll	Kadima	Likud	Yisrael Beiteinu	Labor	Shas	UTJ	National Union	Jewish Home	UAL -Ta'al	Hadash	Balad	Meretz	Yesh Atid	Otzma	Am Shalem	Hatnuah

Notes

1. If Aryeh Deri leads Shas.
2. Hadash polled at 4 seats.

Hypothetical polling

The following table contains polls if Tzipi Livni had been leader of Kadima.

Date	Poll	Kadima	Likud	Yisrael Beiteinu	Labor	Shas	UTJ	National Union	Jewish Home	UAL -Ta'al	Hadash	Balad	Meretz	Yesh Atid	Aryeh Deri
Seats won in 2009		28	27	15	13	11	5	4	3	4	4	3	3
2012
27 Mar	Shaul Mofaz wins 2012 Kadima leadership election
21 Mar	Yedioth Ahronoth[84]	15	29	12	13	8	6	3	3	11			4	13	2
9 Mar	Teleseker[85]	16	27	14	14	8	4	4	4	10			5	10
4–5 Mar	Haaretz/Dialog[86]	10	37	16	14	9	7	5		3	5	2	5	7
31 Jan	Benjamin Netanyahu wins 2012 Likud leadership election
18 Jan	Maagar[90]	13	26	17	14	7	6	5	4	11			3	7	3
9 Jan	Dahaf[93]	13	28	15	13	6	6	2	4	11			4	11	5
9 Jan	Teleseker[94]	15	27	14	18	8	5	8		10			3	12

For prime minister

Incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has maintained a healthy plurality lead in every poll to date.

Date	Poll	Netanyahu	Mofaz	Yachimovich	Lieberman	Lapid	Neither/Don't know
2012
28-29 Nov	Yisrael Hayom/New Wave[47]	32.8%	4.6%	11.8%	3.8%	3.8%	22.6%
28-29 Nov	Maariv/Dahaf[47]	62%	-	19%	-	-	19%
		68%	-	-	-	17%	15%
5–6 Nov	Maagar[56]	44%	1%	8%	-	1%	21%
10 Oct	Haaretz/Dialog[66][102]	57-62%	16%	-	-	-	-
			-	17%	-	-	n/a
23 Sept	Haaretz/Dialog[67]	35%	6%	16%	8%	-	31%
31 Jul	Haaretz/Dialog[69]	29%	5%	16%	14%	7%	28%
17 Jul	Maariv/Maagar[70]	41%	-	7%	-	-	52%
		44%	6%	-	-	-	50%
		37%	-	-	16%	-	47%
17 Jul	Kadima leaves the coalition
8 May	Kadima joins the coalition
8 May	New Wave[103]	39.8%	4.5%	11.3%	4.2%	7.2%	28%
1 May	Maariv/TNS[76]	63.5%	16.3%	-	-	-	16.6%
		62.0%	-	22.8%	-	-	12.1%
		70.6%	-	-	9.5%	-	18.1%
26 Apr	New Wave[79]	29.1%	4.6%	9.2%	9.2%	7%	40.9%
28 Mar	Dahaf[82]	54%	16%	-	-	-	30%
27 Mar	Shaul Mofaz wins 2012 Kadima leadership election
9 Mar	Teleseker[85]	66.4%	10.3%	-	-	-	21.2%
31 Jan	Benjamin Netanyahu wins 2012 Likud leadership election
9 Jan	Teleseker[94]	60.5%	9.6%	-	-	-	29.9%
		57.7%	-	-	-	19.7%	22.6%

Hypothetical polling

The following table contains polls if Tzipi Livni had been leader of Kadima.

Date	Poll	Netanyahu	Livni	Yachimovich	Lieberman	Don't know
2012
28-29 Nov	Maariv/Dahaf[47]	55%	30%	-	-	15%
27 Mar	Shaul Mofaz wins 2012 Kadima leadership election
9 Mar	Teleseker[85]	62.2%	24.6%	-	-	11.7%
31 Jan	Benjamin Netanyahu wins 2012 Likud leadership election
9 Jan	Teleseker[94]	55%	23.5%	-	-	21.5%
2011
10 Oct	Channel 10/Dialog[104]	36%	13%	17%	14%	20%
5 Aug	Maagar[99]	51%	28%	4%	17%	-

See also

• 2013 Israeli legislative election