Early Voting Last Day for General Election... Cumulative Turnout 16.5% at 11 AM (Update)

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 Joesulgina] As of 11 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 16.5%.

According to the National Election Commission, out of a total of 43,994,247 registered voters, 7,241,980 have participated in early voting, which began at 6 a.m. the previous day.

Among the 17 cities and provinces nationwide, Jeonnam had the highest turnout rate at 24.0%. This was followed by Jeonbuk at 22.9%, Gwangju 20.3%, Sejong 19.1%, Gyeongbuk 18.5%, Gangwon 18.4%, Gyeongnam 17.0%, Chungbuk 16.6%, Seoul 16.5%, Daejeon 16.4%, Chungnam 16.0%, Jeju 15.7%, Busan 15.4%, Ulsan 15.4%, Incheon 14.9%, and Gyeonggi 14.5%. The region with the lowest turnout was Daegu, recording 14.0%.

At 11 a.m. on the last day of early voting during the 20th general election in 2016, the turnout rate was 7.2%. At the same time during the 2018 local elections, it was 12.0%.

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 National Election Commission website (www.nec.go.kr) or by calling the representative number (☎1390).

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