3.74%p Higher Than the 21st Term
The National Election Commission announced that the cumulative voter turnout rate as of 9 a.m. on the second day of early voting for the 22nd general election was 17.78%.
On the 5th, when early voting for the 22nd National Assembly election began, voters lined up to cast their votes at the Naegok-dong early voting station set up at the Naegok-dong Open Culture Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@
Among the total 44,280,011 eligible voters, 7,875,045 had cast their votes in the early voting that began at 6 a.m. the previous day. This is 3.74 percentage points higher than the early voting turnout rate at the same time during the 21st general election in 2020, which was 14.04%.
The region with the highest turnout so far is Jeonnam (26.51%), followed by Jeonbuk (23.94%), Gwangju (22.40%), and Gangwon (19.81%).
The lowest turnout was recorded in Daegu at 13.91%, followed by Gyeonggi (16.24%), Busan (16.70%), and Incheon (16.71%). Seoul's turnout rate was 18.02%.
Early voting will continue until 6 p.m. today, and voters must bring their ID and visit an early voting station.
The locations of voting stations can be checked on the NEC website or by calling the main phone number.
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