Polling for the 16th Johor state election officially ended at 6 pm today, with all 1,076 polling centres across the state closing as vote counting got underway.
Voting began at 8 am, with polling centres closing in stages throughout the day. The first to close was Balai Raya Pulau Besar in the Tenggaroh state constituency at 11 am.
As of 5 pm, 67.44% of the state’s more than 2.6 million ordinary voters, or over 1.8 million people, had cast their ballots.
The Election Commission (EC) had set a voter turnout target of 70%, with the full election results expected as early as 10 pm.
Ballot boxes from all 4,889 voting streams are being transported to vote tallying centres ahead of the official count.
Meanwhile, the opening of postal ballot envelopes has begun and is being livestreamed on the EC’s official Facebook page as part of efforts to ensure transparency.
