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

Parramatta, New South Wales

Demographic rating: Inner Metro		%
Enrolled	87 286
Turnout	82 058	94.01
Number of static polling booths	43
Number of special hospital teams	3
Number of pre poll centres	2
ALP TCP	37 593	48.85
NP TCP	39 367	51.15
Informal	5 098	6.21

Informal votes by category

Category	Ballot papers	%
Blanks	870	17.07
Number '1' only	2 068	40.56
Ticks and crosses	665	13.04
Langer style	44	0.86
Non sequential	870	17.07
Voter identified	3	0.06
Marks	239	4.69
Slogans making numbering illegible	14	0.27
Other	325	6.38
Total	5 098

Specific data

		Total votes	Total informal	%
Highest % informal polling place	Rowland Hassall	1 076	108	10.03
Lowest % informal polling place	Winston Hills South	377	6	1.54
Absent votes		6 506	382	5.87
Postal votes		4 045	104	2.57
Pre poll votes		3 252	141	4.34
Provisional votes		586	63	10.75