Voter registration slowing, DAP MP sounds alarm

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The registration of new voters this year is slowing dramatically and in some regions are experiencing a net decrease in voters, warned Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming.Ong, who is the DAP assistant political education director, said the Election Commission's latest quarterly update of the voter list showed that there were 85,358 new voters in fourth-quarter (Q4) last year, before dropping to 52,382 and 44,321 in the next two quarters."This means that only 182,061 new voters were added to the electoral roll from Q4 2020 and Q2 2021. To compare, an estimated 500,000 citizens turn 21 every year and are eligible to register as voters," he said in a statement today.Ong said Perlis and Labuan saw a net decrease in the number of voters throughout the three quarters while Kedah, Perak, Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, Johor and Penang saw a decrease in voters in some quarte…