The Independent Election Commission released the final voter participation figures, after the end of the voting period for the 19 parliamentary elections at 9pm Tuesday.

Voter participation stood at 29.9 percent, which means it is 6.1 percent less than 2016's 18 parliamentary elections, said the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Independent Election Commission Khaled Kalaldeh.

Approximately 1,387 million votes were cast upon closure of the ballot boxes Tuesday, out of a total of nearly 4.64 million who have the right to vote.

In 2016, approximately 1.5 million citizens voted out of nearly 4.134 million who have the right to vote.

The voter participation percentages across the Kingdom were as follows:

Amman (1):          14.83 percent

Amman (2):          13.87 percent

Amman (3):          11.66 percent

Amman (4):          25.59 percent

Amman (5):          17.05 percent

Irbid (1):               28.48 percent

Irbid (2):               45.37 percent

Irbid (3):               39.09 percent

Irbid (4):               43.77 percent

Balqa:                    36.27 percent

Karak:                   54.58 percent

Ma'an:                   50.2 percent

Zarqa (1):             15.72 percent

Zarqa (2):             27.99 percent

Mafraq:                45.36 percent

Tafilah:                 49.26 percent

Madaba:               45.08 percent

Jerash:                  50.86 percent

Ajloun:                  49.41 percent

Aqaba:                  37.76 percent

Northern Badia:   56.69 percent

Middle Badia:       56.69 percent

Southern Badia:   65.74 percent