PUTRAJAYA – A late push to exhort the electorate in Selangor to come out and vote in the state election today may have just done the trick to push turnout in the state to over 60% as at 4pm.
The Election Commission said that over 60% of the eligible voters in five out of six states have cast their ballots as at 4pm in the state elections today, reports Bernama.
Terengganu recorded the highest turnout of 70%, followed by Kedah with 68%, Penang with 67%, Selangor with 65% and Negri Sembilan with 62%.
The voter turnout in Kelantan was still low at 56%.
For the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election, the voter turnout was 67% as at 4pm.
A total of 3,190 polling centres with 17,048 voting streams were opened today for the six state elections, starting at 8am.
Also opened were 41 polling centres with 217 voting streams for the Kuala Terengganu by-election. – The Vibes, August 12, 2023
