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Voter registration statistics

Registered voters as at 29 November 2025

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Registered voters demographics by age-group and gender

18 - 19

Male
0.65%
180,246
Female
0.81%
223,941

20 - 29

Male
6.7%
1,852,905
Female
8.26%
2,286,610

30 - 39

Male
11.06%
3,060,667
Female
12.97%
3,589,251

40 - 49

Male
10.57%
2,923,959
Female
11.7%
3,237,170

50 - 59

Male
7.74%
2,143,035
Female
9.25%
2,558,702

60 - 69

Male
4.97%
1,374,064
Female
6.82%
1,886,093

70 - 79

Male
2.23%
618,379
Female
3.61%
997,629

80+

Male
0.78%
215,545
Female
1.88%
520,716

Overall

Male
44.75%
12,384,101
Female
55.25%
15,288,163

Total

27,672,264

Registered voters by province

3,457,722
12.5%
1,446,386
5.23%
6,456,364
23.33%
5,740,815
20.75%
2,008,971
7.26%
659,120
2.38%
2,827,746
10.22%
1,795,724
6.49%
3,276,064
11.84%

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