| Number of divisions: 37 | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled | 3 234 874 | |
| Turnout | 3 077 590 | 95.14 |
| Number of static polling booths | 1 762 | |
| Number of special hospital teams | 88 | |
| Number of pre poll centres | 88 | |
| ALP TCP | 1 540 613 | 52.14 |
| NON ALP TCP | 1 414 402 | 47.86 |
| Informal | 122 575 | 3.98 |
| Category | Ballot Papers | % | 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanks | 30 587 | 24.95 | 24.06 |
| Number '1' only | 31 935 | 26.05 | 34.78 |
| Ticks and crosses | 15 903 | 12.97 | 27.32 |
| Langer style | 3 949 | 3.22 | |
| Non sequential | 17 349 | 14.15 | |
| Voter identified | 82 | 0.07 | 0.03 |
| Marks | 10 093 | 8.23 | 11.51 |
| Slogans making numbering illegible | 511 | 0.42 | |
| Other | 12 166 | 9.93 | |
| Total | 122 575 | 3.98 | 2.93 |
| Total votes | Total informal | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest % informal division | Calwell | 93 208 | 6 035 | 6.47 |
| Lowest % informal division | Deakin | 81 258 | 2 082 | 2.56 |
| Absent votes | 186 107 | 8 187 | 4.40 | |
| Postal votes | 128 689 | 1 911 | 1.48 | |
| Pre poll votes | 144 452 | 3 797 | 2.63 | |
| Provisional votes | 19 451 | 1 140 | 5.86 |
