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Election turnout at 2pm revised to 44.75%, factoring in early voters

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Updated 9pm with revised figure Just over two out of every five registered voters cast their vote by 2pm on Saturday, according to figures provided by the electoral commission. The commission originally stated that just 40.45% of votes had been cast by that time, but revised that figure upwards to 44.75% after the Nationalist Party noted that early voters had not been factored into the calculation.  The commission said that 143,628 votes were cast between 7am and 2pm on Saturday, out of 355,075 registered votes - resulting in a 40.45% turnout figure. A further 15,289 people cast their vote in preceding days, through early voting provisions, bumping the total turnout to 44.75%.  Both the original turnout figure of 40.45% as well as the revised 44.75% are significantly lower than the 2pm turnout of 52.3% registered in the last general election, back in 2017.  Data published by statistician Vincent Marmarà suggested that the 2pm turnout figure is the lowest in 15 years, with the 2pm turnout of 44.75% mirroring that of the 2008 general election.    Turnout by district The electoral commission also provided a breakdown of 2pm turnout by district. The district breakdown was issued...


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