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

Updated: 10 April 2012
Ballarat, Victoria
Demographic rating: Provincial %
Enrolled 85 877  
Turnout 82 940 96.58
Number of static polling booths 69  
Number of special hospital teams 4  
Number of pre poll centres 3  
ALP TCP 42 471 52.73%
LP TCP 38 078 47.27%
Informal 2 391 2.88%
Informal votes by category
Category Ballot papers %
Blanks 474 19.82
Number '1' only 665 27.81
Ticks and crosses 221 9.24
Langer style 20 0.84
Non sequential 397 16.60
Voter identified 1 0.04
Marks 613 25.64
Slogans making numbering illegible 0 0.00
Other 0 0.00
Total 2 391  
Specific data
    Total votes Total informal %
Highest % informal polling place Mount Wallace 151 12 7.94
Lowest % informal polling place Marnoo 148 0 0.00
Absent votes   4 289 135 3.15
Postal votes   3 994 55 1.38
Pre poll votes   4 479 88 1.96
Provisional votes   882 43 4.88