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

Newcastle, New South Wales

Demographic rating: Provincial		%
Enrolled	89 198
Turnout	84 089	94.27
Number of static polling booths	55
Number of special hospital teams	3
Number of pre poll centres	2
ALP TCP	45 555	56.91
LP TCP	34 497	43.09
Informal	4 037	4.80

Informal votes by category

Category	Ballot papers	%
Blanks	983	24.35
Number '1' only	947	23.46
Ticks and crosses	280	6.94
Langer style	33	0.82
Non sequential	1 377	34.11
Voter identified	0	0.00
Marks	416	10.30
Slogans making numbering illegible	1	0.02
Other	0	0.00
Total	4 037

Specific data

		Total votes	Total informal	%
Highest % informal polling place	Beaumont Park	857	78	9.10
Lowest % informal polling place	Merewether Heights	1 333	38	2.85
Absent votes		5 474	242	4.42
Postal votes		3 586	72	2.01
Pre poll votes		3 128	72	2.3
Provisional votes		359	12	3.34