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

Paterson, New South Wales

Demographic rating: Rural		%
Enrolled	82 782
Turnout	80 011	96.65
Number of static polling booths	76
Number of special hospital teams	3
Number of pre poll centres	4
ALP TCP	37 463	48.58
LP TCP	39 658	51.42
Informal	2 890	3.61

Informal votes by category

Category	Ballot papers	%
Blanks	494	17.09
Number '1' only	962	33.29
Ticks and crosses	296	10.24
Langer style	57	1.97
Non sequential	827	28.62
Voter identified	0	0.00
Marks	254	8.79
Slogans making numbering illegible	0	0.00
Other	0	0.00
Total	2 890

Specific data

		Total votes	Total informal	%
Highest % informal polling place	Green Point Wallis Lake	274	16	5.83
Lowest % informal polling place	Sydney (Paterson)	35	0	0.00
Absent votes		4 148	189	4.56
Postal votes		3 393	39	1.15
Pre poll votes		5 251	111	2.11
Provisional votes		492	22	4.47