6·1 Local Election Voter Turnout at Noon 15.0%... Down 4.7%p from 4 Years Ago

On the 1st, the day of the 8th nationwide local elections, voters are casting their precious votes at the 7th polling station in Bukgajwa 2-dong, set up at Seoul Sangsa Taxi Meter in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] The National Election Commission announced on the 1st at 12 noon that the voter turnout for the 8th nationwide simultaneous local elections was recorded at 15.0%. This figure is 4.7 percentage points lower than the 19.7% recorded at the same time during the 7th local elections in 2018.

Voting began at 6 a.m. nationwide on the day, with 6,634,295 voters having cast their ballots out of a total of 44,303,449 eligible voters.

The region with the highest voter turnout was Gangwon (18.4%), followed by Jeju (16.9%), Gyeongnam and Gyeongbuk (16.3%), Chungnam and Ulsan (16.1%), and Chungbuk (16.0%).

The lowest turnout was recorded in Gwangju at 9.6%, followed by Jeonbuk (12.6%), Sejong (13.4%), and Jeonnam and Daegu (14.4%).

The voter turnout in the metropolitan area was 15.0% in Gyeonggi, 14.6% in Seoul, and 13.9% in Incheon.

The early voting turnout of 20.62% from the two days of advance voting on the 27th and 28th will be included starting from the 1 p.m. tally.

General voter elections will be held until 6 p.m., and elections for COVID-19 confirmed patients will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voters must bring their identification and vote at the polling station corresponding to their registered residence.

The hourly voter turnout officially announced by the National Election Commission is based on the voting status collected from 250 city, county, and district election commissions.

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