Kinabatangan turnout hits 33pc at 11am, Lamag 30pc; EC urges more voters to head to the polls
KINABATANGAN, Jan 24 — Up to 15,943 voters or 33 per cent of the electorate had cast their ballots in the Kinabatangan parliamentary by-election as of 11am today, said Election Commission (EC) chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun.
He said turnout for the Lamag state by-election stood at 30 per cent, with 4,042 voters having cast their ballots during the same period.
Ramlan said the relatively low turnout so far was partly due to voters who are currently outside the parliamentary and state constituencies.
He said it was also lower than the 17th Sabah state election held in November last year over the same time frame.
“I hope voters will take this opportunity to come out and vote in greater numbers,” he told reporters after observing the polling process at Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Garam II here today. — Bernama