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#Halalan2022: More than half of registered voters are 18-39 years old, research shows

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA—More than half of the voters registered for the May 9 elections are between 18 and 39 years old, according to the ABS-CBN Investigative Research Group.</p><p>That equates to 34,475,639 of the 65,721,230 registered voters.</p><p>Meanwhile, some 2.8 million people will vote for the first time this year, the investigative research group added.</p><p>Senior citizens comprise the biggest proportion of voters among all age groups, with 10.3 million voters ages 60 years and older.</p><p>Of the total registered voters, some 33.64 million are female while 32 million are male.</p><p>ABS-CBN researchers added that the total number of registered voters this year is about 21 percent higher than 2016&#x27;s 54.36 million, and 6 percent more than the 61.8 million registered for the 2019 elections.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/06/22/philippines-election-campaign-season-to-kick-off">READ: Philippines&#x27; raucous election campaign season to kick off</a></li></ul><p>Meanwhile, Calabarzon is the region with the most number of voters registered for the May polls, numbering nearly 9.2 million.</p><p>Rounding out the top 3 were the National Capital Region and Central Luzon with 7.3 million and 7.29 million listed voters, respectively. </p><p>Following Calabarzon and the NCR were Central Visayas (5.20 million), Western Visayas (5.02 million) and the Bicol Region (3.9 million).</p><p>The Cordillera Administrative Region, meanwhile, has the fewest registered voters in the country with 1.07 million.</p><p>The Comelec has postponed voting registration several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/06/22/philippines-election-campaign-season-to-kick-off">READ: Philippines&#x27; raucous election campaign season to kick off</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/nation/03/17/16/the-gender-mix-more-women-voters-still-more-men-in-power">READ: The gender mix: More women voters, still more men in power</a></li></ul><div><strong>CEBU STILL MOST VOTE-RICH PROVINCE</strong></div><p>On the provincial level, Cebu still has the most number of registered voters with 3.25 million, making it a preferred campaign destination of candidates running for national office. </p><p>It is followed by Cavite with 2.3 million, Pangasinan (2.088 million), Laguna (2.044 million), and Bulacan (2.007 million).</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/focus/02/04/16/cebu-most-vote-rich-province-in-ph">READ: Cebu: Most vote-rich province in PH</a></li></ul><p>Quezon City, meanwhile, has the most number of registered voters at 1.4 million, followed by Manila at 1.11 million.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/multimedia/infographic/02/08/22/halalan-2022-who-will-decide">READ: Halalan 2022: Who will decide?</a></li></ul><p>The campaign period ends on May 7. Local contenders can officially start campaigning on March 25.</p><p>Vice-President Leni Robredo, Senator Manny Pacquiao, Senator Panfilo Lacson, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, and the son of a fallen dictator Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos, Jr. are among the contenders for the presidency this year. </p><div><strong>— With a report from Ciara Annatu and Jose Oscar Magpusao, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1877740" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Meanwhile, some 2.8 million people will vote for the first time this year, according to the ABS-CBN Investigative Research Group.

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#Halalan2022: More than half of registered voters are 18-39 years old, research shows

Job Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published Feb 12, 2022 05:47 PM PHT

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Updated Mar 25, 2022 04:51 PM PHT

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