Gyeonggi Province Turnout at 77.1%… Below National Average for 30 Years

The final voter turnout for Gyeonggi Province in the 19th Presidential Election held on the 9th was provisionally counted at 77.1%.

This figure is 0.1 percentage points lower than the national average turnout of 77.2%, with Gyeonggi Province's various election turnout rates falling below the national average for decades.

According to the National Election Commission's provisional voter turnout as of 8 p.m. on that day, out of a total of 10.262 million registered voters in Gyeonggi Province, 7.916 million cast their votes, recording a turnout rate of 77.1%.

By district, the turnout rates in Gyeonggi Province showed Bundang-gu in Seongnam City and Suji-gu in Yongin City at the highest with 83.9%, while Pocheon City recorded the lowest at 70.3%.

Suwon's Yeongdeungpo-gu recorded 83.4%, Jangan-gu 79.7%, Gwonseon-gu 76.7%, and Paldal-gu 73.9% turnout rates.

Since the 1987 presidential election, across 18 different elections held (excluding by-elections), Gyeonggi Province's final voter turnout has never exceeded the national average for over 30 years.