Over a million young voters to consider

THERE are 1,141,749 youths aged between 18 and 20 who are eligible to vote as at June 16 this year, the Dewan Rakyat was told.

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin, citing figures from the Election Commission (EC), said the youth figure consists of 5.4% of the total number of eligible voters at 21,113,234.