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

Wide Bay, Queensland

Demographic rating: Rural		%
Enrolled	81 391
Turnout	77 688	95.45
Number of static polling booths	70
Number of special hospital teams	2
Number of pre poll centres	2
ALP TCP	28 811	39.27
NP TCP	44 548	60.73
Informal	4 329	5.57

Informal votes by category

Category	Ballot papers	%
Blanks	686	15.85
Number '1' only	1 516	35.02
Ticks and crosses	368	8.50
Langer style	24	0.55
Non sequential	1 620	37.42
Voter identified	1	0.02
Marks	47	1.09
Slogans making numbering illegible	5	0.12
Other	62	1.43
Total	4 329

Specific data

		Total votes	Total informal	%
Highest % informal polling place	Cherbourg	373	31	8.31
Lowest % informal polling place	Dululu	122	1	0.89
Absent votes		4 844	260	5.37
Postal votes		5 576	132	2.37
Pre poll votes		3 396	98	2.89
Provisional votes		443	34	7.67