COMMENT | What a young voter hopes Johor polls will deliver

COMMENT | Youth turnout may be a determining factor in the electoral results for the Johor 2022 state election - and I, for one, am excited to see just what sort of impact we make.

To understand this, it is important to make a comparison with the recent state elections in Sabah, Malacca and Sarawak that happened in 2020 and 2021.

Undi18 had yet to be implemented, and younger voters' participation was limited. Personally, issues such as loss of jobs, wage security, lack of housing affordability, and others that are more pertinent to youths were not prioritised.

These issues make the young in Malaysia feel neglected.

The Election Commission (EC) of Malaysia has predicted that the voter turnout for Johor 2022 state election will be 70 percent

In comparison to the past three state elections in Sabah, Malacca and Sarawak, the turnouts have shown to be lower than what was predicted by the EC: Sabah (66.61 percent), Malacca (65.85%)and Sarawak (60.67 percent).

Notwithstanding the nuances of geographical, social and economic attributes, voters have slowly become disillusioned...