6·1 Local Election Voter Turnout at 1 PM Reflecting Early Voting 38.3%... 5.2%p Decrease Compared to 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 1 PM that the voter turnout for the 8th nationwide simultaneous local elections was recorded at 38.3%.

Voting began at 6 AM today at polling stations nationwide, with 16,985,317 voters participating out of a total of 44,303,449 eligible voters.

From the 1 PM turnout onward, the early voting and absentee voting rates conducted on the 27th and 28th of last month are also included. The early voting rate for this local election was 20.62%, marking the highest turnout rate for a nationwide election.

However, the combined turnout rate is still 5.2 percentage points lower than the 43.5% turnout at the same time during the 7th local elections in 2018.

The region with the highest turnout so far is Jeonnam (48.1%), followed by Gangwon (46.4%), Gyeongbuk (41.9%), Jeju (41.3%), and Gyeongnam (40.7%).

The lowest turnout was recorded in Gwangju at 28.7%, followed by Daegu (31.7%), Busan (36.5%), Incheon (36.8%), and Gyeonggi (37.2%).

General voter elections will continue until 6 PM today, while elections for COVID-19 confirmed patients will be held from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Voters must bring their ID and vote at the polling station in their registered residential district.

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

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