JOHOR BAHRU, 11 July 2026 (The Capital Post) – Voter turnout in the 16th Johor State Election (PRN Johor) continued to climb, reaching 67.44 per cent as of 5pm today, surpassing the overall turnout recorded in the 2022 state election.
A total of 1,809,185 voters had cast their ballots out of 2,682,642 registered voters, reflecting stronger public participation in this year’s state polls.
The latest figure exceeded the final voter turnout recorded during the 2022 Johor state election, which stood at 54.92 per cent.
At the same point during the previous Johor state election, voter turnout was 49.63 per cent, with 1,277,931 voters having cast their ballots from more than 2.5 million registered voters.
Among the state constituencies, Sri Medan recorded the highest voter turnout as of 5pm at 77.2 per cent, followed by Semarang at 76.8 per cent and Sedili at 74.3 per cent.
Meanwhile, Bekok registered the lowest turnout at 58.9 per cent, followed by Stulang at 60.5 per cent and Perling at 60.6 per cent.
The higher voter turnout is seen as an encouraging sign of increased public participation as Johoreans decide the composition of the state’s administration for the next term. – The Capital Post.
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