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

Updated: 10 April 2012
Melbourne, Victoria
Demographic rating: Inner Metropolitan %
Enrolled 95 848  
Turnout 87 190 90.97
Number of static polling booths 38  
Number of special hospital teams 7  
Number of pre poll centres 3  
ALP TCP 58 808 70.09
LP TCP 25 094 29.91
Informal 3 288 3.77
Informal votes by category
Category Ballot papers %
Blanks 722 21.96
Number '1' only 735 22.35
Ticks and crosses 544 16.55
Langer style 356 10.83
Non sequential 410 12.47
Voter identified 0 0.00
Marks 291 8.85
Slogans making numbering illegible 9 0.27
Other 221 6.72
Total 3 288  
Specific data
    Total votes Total informal %
Highest % informal polling place Ascot Vale 623 43 6.90
Lowest % informal polling place Yanac 972 68 1.85
Absent votes   8 697 331 3.81
Postal votes   2 759 72 2.61
Pre poll votes   5 037 149 2.96
Provisional votes   962 69 7.17