Candidates by age and sex, total

-	Total		Males		Females
-	No.	in %	No.	in %	No.	in %
Total number	8 214	100.00	5 742	69.91	2 472	30.09
Up to 19 years	24	0.29	11	0.13	13	0.16
Aged 20–24 years	202	2.46	143	1.74	59	0.72
Aged 25–29 years	411	5.00	297	3.62	114	1.39
Aged 30–34 years	796	9.69	541	6.59	255	3.10
Aged 35–39 years	1 050	12.78	707	8.61	343	4.18
Aged 40–44 years	1 318	16.05	902	10.98	416	5.06
Aged 45–49 years	1 488	18.12	1 019	12.41	469	5.71
Aged 50–54 years	1 023	12.45	737	8.97	286	3.48
Aged 55–59 years	769	9.36	560	6.82	209	2.54
Aged 60–65 years	624	7.60	447	5.44	177	2.15
Aged 66–69 years	293	3.57	216	2.63	77	0.94
Aged 70+ years	216	2.63	162	1.97	54	0.66
Average age	45.95		46.23		45.32