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

Goldstein, Victoria

Demographic rating: Inner Metropolitan		%
Enrolled	89 948
Turnout	84 032	94.42
Number of static polling booths	38
Number of special hospital teams	2
Number of pre poll centres	2
ALP TCP	33 459	40.52
LP TCP	49 122	59.48
Informal	2 351	2.77

Informal votes by category

Category	Ballot papers	%
Blanks	718	30.55
Number '1' only	764	32.51
Ticks and crosses	382	16.26
Langer style	131	5.57
Non sequential	132	5.62
Voter identified	9	0.38
Marks	49	2.09
Slogans making numbering illegible	2	0.09
Other	164	6.94
Total	2 351

Specific data

		Total votes	Total informal	%
Highest % informal polling place	Bentleigh Central (Goldstein)	1 288	55	4.27
Lowest % informal polling place	Brighton High	1 079	17	1.57
Absent votes		5 323	173	3.25
Postal votes		4 085	24	0.59
Pre poll votes		4 010	85	2.12
Provisional votes		352	14	3.98