▁gover ns ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁elections ▁in ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁parliament ▁or ▁the ▁K ness et . ▁ ▁The ▁law ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁updated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Current ▁voting ▁system ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁K ness et ▁are ▁elected ▁through ▁proportional ▁representation ▁based ▁on ▁results ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁national ▁elect or ate . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁seats ▁are ▁allocated ▁across ▁all ▁parties ▁field ing ▁candidates ▁who ▁receive ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁ 3 . 2 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁Ball ot ▁papers ▁give ▁vot ers ▁a ▁choice ▁of ▁parties , ▁rather ▁than ▁choosing ▁individual ▁candidates . ▁ ▁Part ies ▁have ▁lists ▁of ▁candidates ▁in ▁order ▁of ▁preference . ▁Some ▁political ▁parties ▁( not ably ▁L ik ud , ▁ha - Av od ah ▁and ▁ha - B ay it ▁ha - Y eh udi ) ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁primary ▁votes ▁among ▁party - members ▁to ▁decide ▁candidate ▁lists , ▁whilst ▁other ▁parties ▁choose ▁their ▁candidate ▁lists ▁differently : ▁In ▁some ▁parties ▁candidate ▁lists ▁are ▁chosen ▁by ▁an ▁assemble y ▁of ▁political ▁activ ists ▁elected ▁by ▁party ▁members , ▁other ▁parties ▁( not ably ▁Sh as , ▁Y ah ad ut ▁Ha T or ah ▁and ▁Y is rael ▁Be iten u ) ▁have ▁a ▁small ▁committee ▁that ▁cho oses ▁the ▁party ' s ▁candidate ▁list , ▁and ▁in ▁others ▁( like ▁Yes h ▁At id ▁and ▁K ul anu ) ▁candidate ▁lists ▁are ▁chosen ▁by ▁one ▁person ▁only . ▁Many ▁parties