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

Bendigo, Victoria

Demographic rating: Provincial		%
Enrolled	88 150
Turnout	85 105	96.55
Number of static polling booths	69
Number of special hospital teams	4
Number of pre poll centres	3
ALP TCP	43 892	53.57
LP TCP	38 048	46.43
Informal	3 165	3.72

Informal votes by category

Category	Ballot papers	%
Blanks	865	27.33
Number '1' only	768	24.27
Ticks and crosses	306	9.67
Langer style	85	2.69
Non sequential	695	21.96
Voter identified	1	0.03
Marks	3	0.09
Slogans making numbering illegible	2	0.06
Other	440	13.90
Total	3 165

Specific data

		Total votes	Total informal	%
Highest % informal polling place	Korong	218	19	8.71
Lowest % informal polling place	Guildford	232	0	0.00
Absent votes	4 174	161	3.86
Postal votes		4 016	63	1.57
Pre poll votes		3 550	63	1.77
Provisional votes		531	34	6.4