Last Day of Early Voting for General Election... 15.2% Cumulative Turnout by 10 AM

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 Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Joselgina] As of 10 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 15.2%.

According to the National Election Commission, out of a total of 43,994,247 registered voters, 6,667,671 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 22.2%. This was followed by Jeonbuk at 21.2%, Gwangju 18.7%, Sejong 17.6%, Gangwon 17.0%, Gyeongbuk 17.0%, Gyeongnam 15.6%, Seoul 15.2%, Chungbuk 15.2%, Daejeon 15.1%, Chungnam 14.7%, Jeju 14.5%, Busan 14.2%, Ulsan 14.1%, Incheon 13.7%, and Gyeonggi 13.3%. The region with the lowest turnout was Daegu, recording 12.8%.

Previously, the turnout rate at 10 a.m. on the last day of early voting during the 20th general election in 2016 was 6.6%.

Early voting can be done at 3,508 polling stations nationwide until 6 p.m. on the day, by bringing an ID 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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