4.7 By-Election 7 PM Voter Turnout 51.9%... 8.3%p Lower Than 2018 Local Elections

Seoul Mayor 54.4%
Busan Mayor 49.4%

On the 7th, the day of the April 7 by-elections, voters are lined up in a long queue at a polling station set up in an elementary school in Nowon-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The National Election Commission announced on the 7th that the voter turnout for the by-elections and re-elections was 51.9% as of 7 PM.

Out of a total of 12,161,624 eligible voters, 6,311,084 participated in the voting that began at 6 AM that day.

This turnout rate is 14.3 percentage points lower than the final turnout of 66.2% in last year's 21st general election. It is also 8.3 percentage points lower than the 60.2% final turnout in the 2018 local elections. However, since the previous general and local elections ended voting at 6 PM, while this by-election and re-election voting continues until 8 PM, it is difficult to simply compare the turnout trends with those elections that ended at 6 PM.

The voter turnout for the highly watched Seoul mayoral and Busan mayoral elections was recorded at 54.4% and 49.4%, respectively. In Seoul, 4,579,635 voters cast their ballots, and in Busan, 1,451,842 voters participated.

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