List of members of the sixteenth Knesset

The 120 members of the sixteenth Knesset were elected on 28 January 2003. The breakdown by party was as follows:

List of members

Party MK Notes
LikudAriel SharonLeft the party to join Kadima
LikudBinyamin Netanyahu
LikudTzachi HanegbiLeft the party to join Kadima, replaced by Pnina Rosenblum (Likud) on 10 December 2005
LikudSilvan Shalom
LikudDan Naveh
LikudLimor Livnat
LikudYisrael Katz
LikudGideon EzraLeft the party to join Kadima
LikudNaomi Blumenthal
LikudUzi Landau
LikudGila Gamliel
LikudYuval Steinitz
LikudTzipi LivniLeft the party to join Kadima
LikudMichael Eitan
LikudMeir SheetritLeft the party to join Kadima
LikudDavid Levy
LikudRuhama AvrahamLeft the party to join Kadima
LikudGideon Sa'ar
LikudDaniel Benlulu
LikudMichael Ratzon
LikudMajalli WahabiLeft the party to join Kadima
LikudYaakov EdriLeft the party to join Kadima
LikudEhud Yatom
LikudEli AflaloLeft the party to join Kadima
LikudMoshe Kahlon
LikudOmri SharonReplaced by David Mena (Likud) on 5 January 2006
LikudMichael Gorlovsky
LikudInbal Gavrieli
LikudGilad Erdan
LikudRoni Bar-OnLeft the party to join Kadima
LikudYehiel Hazan
LikudEhud OlmertLeft the party to join Kadima
LikudLeah Ness
LikudZe'ev BoimLeft the party to join Kadima
LikudAvraham HirschsonLeft the party to join Kadima
LikudReuven Rivlin
LikudHaim Katz
LikudAyoob Kara
Labor Party-MeimadAmram MitznaReplaced by Salah Tarif on 23 February 2005
Labor Party-MeimadBinyamin Ben-Eliezer
Labor Party-MeimadShimon PeresReplaced by Wizman Shiry on 17 January 2006 when he left to join Kadima
Labor Party-MeimadMatan Vilnai
Labor Party-MeimadAvraham BurgReplaced by Raleb Majadele on 28 June 2004
Labor Party-MeimadDalia ItzikReplaced by Avi Yehezkel on 17 January 2006 when she left to join Kadima
Labor Party-MeimadOphir Pines-Paz
Labor Party-MeimadEfraim Sneh
Labor Party-MeimadYuli Tamir
Labor Party-MeimadMichael Melchior
Labor Party-MeimadIsaac Herzog
Labor Party-MeimadHaim RamonReplaced by Efi Oshaya on 18 January 2006 when he left to join Kadima
Labor Party-MeimadDanny Yatom
Labor Party-MeimadEitan Cabel
Labor Party-MeimadAvraham Shochat
Labor Party-MeimadColette Avital
Labor Party-MeimadShalom Simhon
Labor Party-MeimadOrit Noked
Labor Party-MeimadEli Ben-Menachem
ShinuiTommy LapidLeft party to join the Secular Faction on 26 January 2006
ShinuiAvraham PorazLeft party to join the Secular Faction on 26 January 2006
ShinuiYehudit NaotReplaced by Erela Golan on 16 December 2004
ShinuiYosef ParitzkyLeft party to form Tzalash
ShinuiEliezer SandbergLeft party to join the Secular Faction on 26 January 2006, then split to form National Home
ShinuiVictor BrailovskyLeft party to join the Secular Faction on 26 January 2006
ShinuiIlan ShalgiLeft party to join the Secular Faction on 26 January 2006
ShinuiMeli Polishook-BlochLeft party to join the Secular Faction on 26 January 2006
ShinuiReshef HenLeft party to join the Secular Faction on 26 January 2006
ShinuiRoni BrizonLeft party to join the Secular Faction on 26 January 2006
ShinuiEhud Ratzabi
ShinuiEti LivniLeft party to join the Secular Faction on 26 January 2006
ShinuiIlan Leibovitch
ShinuiHemi DoronLeft party to join the Secular Faction on 26 January 2006, then split to form National Home
ShinuiYigal YasinovLeft to form HaOlim, which merged into the Yisrael Beiteinu faction of the National Union (Yisrael Beiteinu later broke away)
ShasEli Yishai
ShasShlomo Benizri
ShasNissim Dahan
ShasAmnon Cohen
ShasYitzhak Cohen
ShasDavid Azulai
ShasMeshulam Nahari
ShasYitzhak Vaknin
ShasYair PeretzReplaced by Ofer Hugi on 25 March 2006
ShasNissim Ze'ev
ShasYa'akov Margi
National UnionAvigdor LiebermanReplaced by Eliezer Cohen on 26 March 2003
National UnionBinyamin Elon
National UnionYuri SternYisrael Beiteinu broke away from National Union
National UnionZvi Hendel
National UnionMichael NudelmanLeft the party to sit as an independent, replaced by Esterina Tartman (Yisrael Beiteinu) on 8 February 2006
National UnionUri Ariel
National UnionAryeh Eldad
Meretz-YachadYossi Sarid
Meretz-YachadHaim Oron
Meretz-YachadRan Cohen
Meretz-YachadZehava Gal-On
Meretz-YachadRoman Bronfman
Meretz-YachadAvshalom Vilan
National Religious PartyEffi EitamBroke away to form the Renewed National Religious Zionism Party
National Religious PartyZevulun Orlev
National Religious PartyShaul Yahalom
National Religious PartyYitzhak LevyBroke away to form the Renewed National Religious Zionism Party
National Religious PartyGila Finkelstein
National Religious PartyNissan Slomiansky
United Torah JudaismYa'akov LitzmanParty split, stayed in Agudat Yisrael faction
United Torah JudaismAvraham RavitzParty split, stayed in Degel HaTorah faction
United Torah JudaismMeir PorushParty split, stayed in Agudat Yisrael faction
United Torah JudaismMoshe GafniParty split, stayed in Degel HaTorah faction
United Torah JudaismYisrael EichlerParty split, stayed in Agudat Yisrael faction, replaced by Shmuel Halpert on 23 February 2005
HadashMohammad Barakeh
HadashIssam Makhoul
HadashAhmad TibiSplit from party to have Ta'al as an independent party
One NationAmir PeretzParty merged into Labor Party-Meimad
One NationIlana CohenParty merged into Labor Party-Meimad
One NationDavid TalSplit to form Noy, then merged into Kadima
BaladAzmi Bishara
BaladJamal Zahalka
BaladWasil Taha
Yisrael BaAliyahMarina SolodkinParty merged into Likud
Yisrael BaAliyahYuli-Yoel EdelsteinParty merged into Likud
United Arab ListAbdulmalik Dehamshe
United Arab ListTaleb el-Sana

Replacements

MK Replaced Date Party Notes
Eliezer CohenAvigdor Lieberman26 March 2003National UnionYisrael Beiteinu left the Union on 1 February
Raleb MajadeleAvraham Burg28 June 2004Labor Party-Meimad
Erela GolanYehudit Naot16 December 2004ShinuiLeft party to join the Secular Faction on 26 January 2006
Shmuel HalpertYisrael Eichler23 February 2005Agudat Yisrael
Salah TarifAmram Mitzna23 February 2005Labor Party-MeimadReplaced by Ronen Tzur on 22 January 2006
Pnina RosenblumTzachi Hanegbi10 December 2005Likud
David MenaOmri Sharon5 January 2006Likud
Sofa LandverAvraham Shochat11 January 2006Labor Party-MeimadReplaced by Orna Angel on 8 February 2006
Wizman ShiryShimon Peres17 January 2006Labor Party-Meimad
Avi YehezkelDalia Itzik17 January 2006Labor Party-MeimadReplaced by Dani Koren on 28 January 2006
Efi OshayaHaim Ramon18 January 2006Labor Party-MeimadReplaced by Tova Ilan on 21 January 2006
Tova IlanEfi Oshaya21 January 2006Labor Party-Meimad
Ronen TzurSalah Tarif22 January 2006Labor Party-Meimad
Dani KorenAvi Yehezkel28 January 2006Labor Party-Meimad
Esterina TartmanMichael Nudelman8 February 2006Yisrael Beiteinu
Orna AngelSofa Landver8 February 2006Labor Party-MeimadReplaced by Neta Dobrin on 15 February 2006
Neta DobrinOrna Angel15 February 2006Labor Party-Meimad
Ofer HugiYair Peretz25 March 2006Shas

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