There are 5,656,705 eligible voters in the election for the 19th Knesset.

� There are 10,132 nationwide polling stations

� There were 96 polling stations for diplomats abroad

� There are 34 parties vying for seats in the 19th Knesset

� The fewest number of parties competing in elections was in 1961, with 14 parties

� The minimum threshold will be 2%, which in the 2009 elections was 67,470 votes

� Average voter turnout in general elections stands at 77.8%

� Highest voter turnout was recorded in 1949, 86.9%

� Lowest voter turnout was recorded in 2006, 63.5%

� Election Day costs the economy 1.5 � 2 billion NIS

� Each party getting into Knesset receives 180 million NIS

� The highest budget is that of the Likud/Beitenu list, 59.4 million NIS

� The Election Committee�s budget is 246,781,000 NIS

� Operations costs on Election Day cost 76 million NIS

� Salaries for Election Day workers amount to 58 million NIS

� Computer costs on Election Day is 22 million NIS

� Educational infomercial videos � 1.8 million NIS

� 60,000 people are employed on Election Day to operate the voting system

� 7.5 million white ballot slips were printed at a cost of over 3 million NIS.

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