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

Parkes, New South Wales

Demographic rating: Rural		%
Enrolled	83 036
Turnout	79 359	95.57
Number of static polling booths	85
Number of special hospital teams	12
Number of pre poll centres	6
ALP TCP	31 596	41.26
NP TCP	44 982	58.74
Informal	2 781	3.50

Informal votes by category

Category	Ballot papers	%
Blanks	649	23.34
Number '1' only	981	35.28
Ticks and crosses	391	14.06
Langer style	31	1.11
Non sequential	370	13.30
Voter identified	1	0.04
Marks	2	0.07
Slogans making numbering illegible	0	0.00
Other	356	12.80
Total	2 781

Specific data

		Total votes	Total informal	%
Highest % informal polling place	Menindee	421	36	8.55
Lowest % informal polling place	Wirrinya	96	0	0.00
Absent votes		4 932	156	3.16
Postal votes		3 123	35	1.12
Pre poll votes		4 499	109	2.42
Provisional votes		585	28	4.79