The early voting rate for the National Assembly by-elections held alongside the 9th nationwide local elections closed at 24.12% on the 30th.
The National Election Commission said the early voting rate for the National Assembly by-elections, conducted from 6 a.m. on the 29th to 6 p.m. that day, was tallied at 24.12%.
The by-elections were held in 14 constituencies nationwide, with 546,757 out of 2,267,121 eligible voters casting ballots.
By constituency, Gunsan–Gimje–Buan-eul in North Jeolla recorded the highest turnout at 42.59%, followed by Gongju–Buyeo–Cheongyang in South Chungcheong (30.16%) and Gunsan–Gimje–Buan-gap in North Jeolla (29.71%). In contrast, the constituency with the lowest turnout was Dalseong in Daegu at 17.56%.
Buk-gap in Busan, considered a key battleground in this by-election, came in above the national average at 25.57%. There, Democratic Party of Korea candidate Ha Jung-woo, People Power Party candidate Park Min-sik, and independent candidate Han Dong-hoon are locked in a fierce race.
By contrast, Pyeongtaek-eul in Gyeonggi, where major ruling and opposition party candidates are running in large numbers, posted a relatively low turnout of 18.39%. In Pyeongtaek-eul, Democratic Party of Korea candidate Kim Yong-nam, People Power Party candidate Yoo Ui-dong, and Rebuilding Korea Party candidate Cho Kuk are competing.