Last Day of Early Voting for General Election... 9 AM Cumulative Turnout Rate 14.04%

On the first day of early voting for the 21st National Assembly election on the 10th, citizens are casting their precious votes at the Namyeong-dong early voting station set up at Seoul Station. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Joselgina] As of 9 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 14.04%.

According to the National Election Commission, out of a total of 43,994,247 registered voters, 6,178,241 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 20.58%. This was followed by Jeonbuk at 19.63%, Gwangju 17.45%, Sejong 16.23%, Gangwon 15.75%, Gyeongbuk 15.69%, Gyeongnam 14.42%, Seoul 14.18%, Chungbuk 14.05%, Daejeon 14.01%, Chungnam 13.61%, Jeju 13.58%, Busan 13.13%, Ulsan 13%, Incheon 12.69%, and Gyeonggi 12.31%. The region with the lowest turnout was Daegu, recording 11.82%.

At 9 a.m. on the last day of early voting during the 20th general election in 2016, the turnout rate was 6.12%. At the same time, the turnout rates for the 2017 presidential election and the 2018 local elections were 13.15% and 10.23%, 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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