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

Barker, South Australia

Demographic rating: Rural		%
Enrolled	87 836
Turnout	84 560	96.27
Number of static polling booths	101
Number of special hospital teams	9
Number of pre poll centres	7
ALP TCP	27 416	34.31
LP TCP	52 491	65.69
Informal	4 653	5.50

Informal votes by category

Category	Ballot papers	%
Blanks	1 222	26.26
Number '1' only	1 296	27.85
Ticks and crosses	515	11.07
Langer style	136	2.92
Non sequential	1 033	22.20
Voter identified	2	0.04
Marks	442	9.50
Slogans making numbering illegible	0	0.00
Other	7	0.15
Total	4 653

Specific data

		Total votes	Total informal	%
Highest % informal polling place	Wanbi	72	6	8.33
Lowest % informal polling place	Narrung	87	1	1.14
Absent votes		4 198	204	4.86
Postal votes		3 118	43	1.38
Pre poll votes		2 833	87	3.07
Provisional votes		761	58	7.62