Last Day of Early Voting for General Election... 12.65% Cumulative Turnout at 7 AM

On the first day of early voting for the 21st National Assembly election on the 10th, citizens are standing in line with social distancing at the Namyeong-dong early voting station set up at Seoul Station. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Joselgina] As of 7 a.m. on the last day of early voting for the 21st general election on the 11th, the voter turnout rate (cumulative) was recorded at 12.65%.

According to the National Election Commission, out of a total of 43,994,247 registered voters, 5,566,689 have participated in early voting since it began at 6 a.m. the previous day. Among the 17 cities and provinces nationwide, Jeonnam had the highest turnout rate at 18.74%.

Following were Jeonbuk at 17.8%, Gwangju 15.96%, Sejong 14.49%, Gangwon 14.37%, Gyeongbuk 14.24%, Gyeongnam 13.02%, Seoul 12.76%, Chungbuk 12.66%, Daejeon 12.62%, Jeju 12.39%, Chungnam 12.28%, Busan 11.91%, Ulsan 11.72%, Incheon 11.34%, and Gyeonggi 10.97%.

The region with the lowest turnout rate was Daegu, recording 10.68%.

At 7 a.m. on the last day of early voting during the 20th general election in 2016, the turnout rate was 5.60%. During the 2017 presidential election and the 2018 local elections, the rates were 12.06% and 9.18%, respectively.

Early voting can be done at 3,508 polling stations nationwide until 6 p.m. on this day by bringing an ID card without a separate absentee report. The locations of early voting stations can be checked on the NEC website (www.nec.go.kr) or by calling the representative number (☎1390).

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