Informal House of Representatives ballot paper survey, 2001 federal election, Division of Wide Bay

Updated: 26 March 2012
Wide Bay, Queensland
Demographic rating: Rural %
Enrolled 81 391  
Turnout 77 688 95.45
Number of static polling booths 70  
Number of special hospital teams 2  
Number of pre poll centres 2  
ALP TCP 28 811 39.27
NP TCP 44 548 60.73
Informal 4 329 5.57
Informal votes by category
Category Ballot papers %
Blanks 686 15.85
Number '1' only 1 516 35.02
Ticks and crosses 368 8.50
Langer style 24 0.55
Non sequential 1 620 37.42
Voter identified 1 0.02
Marks 47 1.09
Slogans making numbering illegible 5 0.12
Other 62 1.43
Total 4 329  
Specific data
    Total votes Total informal %
Highest % informal polling place Cherbourg 373 31 8.31
Lowest % informal polling place Dululu 122 1 0.89
Absent votes   4 844 260 5.37
Postal votes   5 576 132 2.37
Pre poll votes   3 396 98 2.89
Provisional votes   443 34 7.67