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

Shortland, New South Wales

Demographic rating: Provincial		%
Enrolled	86 261
Turnout	82 520	95.66
Number of static polling booths	43
Number of special hospital teams	1
Number of pre poll centres	3
ALP TCP	46 290	58.78
LP TCP	32 465	41.22
Informal	3 765	4.56

Informal votes by category

Category	Ballot papers	%
Blanks	887	23.56
Number '1' only	1 059	28.13
Ticks and crosses	399	10.60
Langer style	563	14.95
Non sequential	749	19.89
Voter identified	0	0.00
Marks	108	2.87
Slogans making numbering illegible	0	0.00
Other	0	0.00
Total	3 765

Specific data

		Total votes	Total informal	%
Highest % informal polling place	Swansea	2 352	143	6.08
Lowest % informal polling place	Charlestown East	1 268	38	3.0
Absent votes		5 195	308	5.93
Postal votes		3 317	56	1.69
Pre poll votes		4 200	103	2.45
Provisional votes		579	32	5.53