More than 50,000 people have registered, including more than 8000 newly registered voters to vote in Tonga's upcoming General Election on November 27.

The Commissioner and Supervisor of Election, Pita Vuki said today that after the voters registration closed on Tuesday, September 16 they recorded a total of 50,405 people, including 8,175 new voters.

He expected the number to increase slightly after the supplementary election roll is published on November 23 to include people who turn 21 after the voter registration closing date.

Tongatapu holds the majority number with 34,941, which is 69 percent of the total number of registered voters. Vava’u came in second with 7,926, Ha’apai with 3,936 followed by ‘Eua with 2,540. Niuatoputapau and Niuafo’ou recorded 1,062 voters.

At the same time, women are the majority voters coming out at 25,725 while the men lacked slightly behind with 24,680 voters.

Pita said young people between the ages of 21-35 held the majority 38 percent which is 19,162 of the total people registered.

Other age groups ranging from 36-45 followed with 23 percent, 46-55 ages at 17 percent with the last lot those aged 86 and above at 0.38 percent.

Up next is the candidate registration which will be held for two-days on October 23-24.

Preparation is progressing for the election on November 27, 2014, he said.

In Tonga’s last 2010 General Election, around 42,000 people registered while 114 candidates contested, including 11 women.