4.7 By-Election 10 AM Voter Turnout 9.1%... "2.4%p Lower Than Local Elections"

Seoul Mayor 9.5%
Busan Mayor 8.5%

On the 7th, when the by-election was held on April 7, citizens were voting at the 3rd polling station in Junggye-bon-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] The National Election Commission announced on the 7th that the voter turnout for the by-elections and re-elections was 9.1% as of 10 a.m.

Out of a total of 12,161,624 eligible voters, 1,101,026 participated in the voting that began at 6 a.m. that day.

This turnout rate is 2.3 percentage points lower than the 11.4% turnout during last year's 21st general election. It is also 2.4 percentage points lower than the 11.5% turnout during the 2018 local elections. However, unlike previous general or local elections, which were held on holidays and ended at 6 p.m., this election is held on a weekday and runs from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., making a simple comparison of turnout trends difficult.

The voter turnout for the highly anticipated Seoul mayoral and Busan mayoral elections was recorded at 9.5% and 8.5%, respectively. In Seoul, 802,446 voters cast their ballots, while in Busan, 248,677 voters participated.

The current turnout does not include the early voting rate (20.54%) conducted over 2 to 3 days. Early voting, along with absentee voting at 1 p.m., will be officially included in the turnout rate.

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