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

Melbourne, Victoria

Demographic rating: Inner Metropolitan		%
Enrolled	95 848
Turnout	87 190	90.97
Number of static polling booths	38
Number of special hospital teams	7
Number of pre poll centres	3
ALP TCP	58 808	70.09
LP TCP	25 094	29.91
Informal	3 288	3.77

Informal votes by category

Category	Ballot papers	%
Blanks	722	21.96
Number '1' only	735	22.35
Ticks and crosses	544	16.55
Langer style	356	10.83
Non sequential	410	12.47
Voter identified	0	0.00
Marks	291	8.85
Slogans making numbering illegible	9	0.27
Other	221	6.72
Total	3 288

Specific data

		Total votes	Total informal	%
Highest % informal polling place	Ascot Vale	623	43	6.90
Lowest % informal polling place	Yanac	972	68	1.85
Absent votes		8 697	331	3.81
Postal votes		2 759	72	2.61
Pre poll votes		5 037	149	2.96
Provisional votes		962	69	7.17