40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-75 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 95-99 100+ Totals 579226 436123 264635 276294 242604 175257 116566 85935 41555 28999 7138 4122 797 5182654 11% 8% 5% 5% 5% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 100% While the enthusiusm for the Young vote is warranted, and the position that Youth constitute the biggest voting cohort from the BVR exercise is true, the reality is that only marginal increases in the 18 to 19 cohort were registred, indicating that there is still a need to intensify voter mobilisation of first time voters, especially those still in or just leaving school. 52

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