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

Lowe, New South Wales

Demographic rating: Inner Metro		%
Enrolled	83 707
Turnout	79 448	94.91
Number of static polling booths	45
Number of special hospital teams	2
Number of pre poll centres	2
ALP TCP	40 271	53.81
LP TCP	34 571	46.19
Informal	4 606	5.80

Informal votes by category

Category	Ballot papers	%
Blanks	739	16.04
Number '1' only	1 781	38.67
Ticks and crosses	581	12.61
Langer style	35	0.76
Non sequential	879	19.08
Voter identified	1	0.02
Marks	561	12.18
Slogans making numbering illegible	7	0.15
Other	22	0.48
Total	4 606

Specific data

		Total votes	Total informal	%
Highest % informal polling place	Haberfield	1 554	124	7.97
Lowest % informal polling place	Rhodes	304	6	1.97
Absent votes		5 015	295	5.88
Postal votes		3 046	72	2.36
Pre poll votes		3 277	108	3.3
Provisional votes		459	45	9.8