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Parliamentary
Year	Voter Turnout	Total vote	Registration	VAP Turnout	Voting age population	Population	Invalid votes	Compulsory voting
2020	77.83 %	13,253,035	17,027,641	79.99 %	16,569,222	29,340,248		No
2016	67.55 %	10,614,718	15,712,499	70.88 %	14,974,531	26,908,262	1.75 %	No
2012	80.01 %	11,226,352	14,031,793	82.05 %	13,682,083	24,652,402	1.58 %	No
2008	69.52 %	8,671,272	12,472,758	66.59 %	13,021,558	23,434,573	2.40 %	No
2004	85.12 %	8,813,908	10,354,970	79.98 %	11,020,508	20,757,032	2.10 %	No
2000	61.19 %	6,546,695	10,698,652	64.55 %	10,141,400	20,212,000	1.60 %	No
1996	65.00 %	5,980,000	9,200,000	67.96 %	8,799,420	17,958,000		No
1992	28.07 %	2,059,415	7,336,846	30.01 %	6,862,370	15,959,000		No
1979	35.25 %	1,770,379	5,022,092	37.11 %	4,770,420	11,094,000		No
1969	63.20 %	1,493,281	2,362,665	42.13 %	3,544,800	8,440,000		No
1956	50.06 %	697,257	1,392,874	34.57 %	2,017,130	4,691,000		No

Presidential
Year	Voter Turnout	Total vote	Registration	VAP Turnout	Voting age population	Population	Invalid votes	Compulsory voting
2020	78.89 %	13,432,857	17,027,641	81.07 %	16,569,222	29,340,248	2.33 %	No
2016	68.62 %	10,781,917	15,712,499	72.00 %	14,974,531	26,908,262	1.54 %	No
2012	80.15 %	11,246,982	14,031,793	82.20 %	13,682,083	24,652,402	2.20 %	No
2008	72.91 %	9,094,364	12,472,758	69.84 %	13,021,558	23,434,573	2.40 %	No
2004	85.12 %	8,813,908	10,354,970	79.98 %	11,020,508	20,757,032	2.10 %	No
2000	61.74 %	6,605,084	10,698,652	65.13 %	10,141,400	20,212,000	1.60 %	No
1996	78.21 %	7,257,984	9,279,605	82.48 %	8,799,420	17,958,000	1.50 %	No
1992	50.16 %	4,127,876	8,229,902	60.15 %	6,862,370	15,959,000		No

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