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

Flinders, Victoria

Demographic rating: Rural		%
Enrolled	91 403
Turnout	87 618	95.86
Number of static polling booths	59
Number of special hospital teams	2
Number of pre poll centres	3
ALP TCP	35 733	42.38
LP TCP	48 585	57.62
Informal	3 300	3.77

Informal votes by category

Category	Ballot papers	%
Blanks	657	21.89
Number '1' only	975	37.30
Ticks and crosses	332	9.61
Langer style	17	1.78
Non sequential	530	21.27
Voter identified	7	0.04
Marks	486	6.80
Slogans making numbering illegible	3	0.08
Other	293	1.24
Total	3 300

Specific data

		Total votes	Total informal	%
Highest % informal polling place	Tooradin	696	48	6.89
Lowest % informal polling place	Merricks North	249	3	1.20
Absent votes		4 861	241	4.96
Postal votes		4 228	68	1.61
Pre poll votes		6 721	149	2.22
Provisional votes		624	27	4.33