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Appendix C – Selected data

Table C.1 2010 House of Representatives informality by State and Territory

State or Territory	Number ‘1’ only	Ticks and crosses	Total ‘1’ only ticks and crosses	All other informal votes	Total Informal votes
NSW	93 466	40 405	133 871	159 862	293 763
VIC	31 005	13 606	44 611	105 088	149 699
QLD	44 247	13 626	57 873	79 522	137 395
WA	13 786	7 061	20 847	40 120	60 967
SA	13124	7258	20382	36183	56565
TAS	2 595	1 440	4 035	9 756	13 791
ACT	2 969	1 535	4 504	6 422	10 926
NT	1 219	793	2 012	4 186	6 198
National	202 411	85 724	288 135	441 169	729 304

Source Provided by the Australian Electoral Commission, based on Analysis of Informal Voting: House of Representatives, 2010 Federal Election, Research Report Number 12, 29 March 2011.

Table C.2 2010 House of Representatives informality by Division – Informal % (highest to lowest)

Division	State	Number ‘1’ only	Ticks and crosses	Total ‘1’ only and ticks and crosses	All other informal votes	Total Informal votes	% Informal vote
Blaxland	NSW	3 573	1 454	5 027	7 054	12 081	14.06%
Fowler	NSW	4 163	2 361	6 524	4 790	11 314	12.83%
Watson	NSW	4 346	1 886	6 232	5 033	11 265	12.8%
Chifley	NSW	3 171	1 460	4 631	5 466	10 097	11.16%
McMahon	NSW	3 311	2 182	5 493	4 217	9 710	10.84%
Werriwa	NSW	2 910	1 636	4 546	4 146	8 692	10.35%
Greenway	NSW	2 173	7 83	2 956	6 119	9 075	10.27%
Barton	NSW	3 666	1 422	5 088	3 484	8 572	9.82%
Reid	NSW	3 047	1 084	4 131	3 549	7 680	8.8%
Parramatta	NSW	2 339	1 096	3 435	3 983	7 418	8.65%
Banks	NSW	2 979	1 119	4 098	3 567	7 665	8.37%
Lindsay	NSW	2 418	949	3 367	4 035	7 402	8.17%
Kingsford Smith	NSW	2 713	978	3 691	3 589	7 280	8.15%
Macarthur	NSW	1 982	868	2 850	4 049	6 899	8.11%
Lingiari	NT	744	361	1 105	2 377	3 482	7.5%
Rankin	QLD	2 257	859	3 116	3 359	6 475	7.49%
Bennelong	NSW	1 723	455	2 178	4 642	6 820	7.37%
Longman	QLD	1 367	333	1 700	4 229	5 929	7.29%
Port Adelaide	SA	1 871	1 317	3 188	3 803	6 991	7.18%
Forde	QLD	1 687	602	2 289	3 108	5 397	7.13%
Grayndler	NSW	2 165	1 025	3 190	3 154	6 344	7.08%
Charlton	NSW	1 952	630	2 582	3 594	6 176	6.92%
Throsby	NSW	1 843	837	2 680	3 517	6 197	6.9%
Gorton	VIC	1 558	740	2 298	4 750	7 048	6.71%
Oxley	QLD	1 885	673	2 558	2 565	5 123	6.68%
Calwell	VIC	1 125	759	1 884	4 230	6 114	6.53%
Hughes	NSW	1 765	766	2 531	3 489	6 020	6.52%
Robertson	NSW	1 545	361	1 906	3 889	5 795	6.36%
Shortland	NSW	2 036	864	2 900	2 771	5 671	6.34%
Farrer	NSW	1 285	582	1 867	3 744	5 611	6.34%
Herbert	QLD	1 755	585	2 340	2 941	5 281	6.26%
Eden-Monaro	NSW	1 467	530	1 997	3 693	5 690	6.25%
Lalor	VIC	1 321	412	1 733	5 131	6 864	6.24%

Table C.2 continued

Wakefield	SA	1 310	860	2 170	3 667	5 837	6.22%
Hunter	NSW	1 658	649	2 307	3 076	5 383	6.21%
Moncrieff	QLD	1 842	652	2 494	2 491	4 985	6.18%
Capricornia	QLD	1 435	457	1 892	3 371	5 263	6.15%
Makin	SA	1 170	539	1 709	3 823	5 532	6.09%
Dobell	NSW	1 679	782	2 461	2 872	5 333	6.06%
Fadden	QLD	1 563	460	2 023	2 711	4 734	6.04%
Wills	VIC	1 018	329	1 347	4 056	5 403	6.02%
Scullin	VIC	1 173	520	1 693	3 362	5 055	5.99%
Leichhardt	QLD	1 478	426	1 904	3 113	5 017	5.91%
McPherson	QLD	1 841	522	2 363	2 527	4 890	5.9%
Blair (Qld)	QLD	1 440	437	1 877	2 712	4 589	5.88%
Murray	VIC	784	325	1 109	3 877	4 986	5.83%
Cook	NSW	1 888	727	2 615	2 913	5 528	5.81%
Riverina	NSW	1 205	418	1 623	3 755	5 378	5.76%
Dawson	QLD	1 449	494	1 943	3 127	5 070	5.76%
Pearce	WA	1 083	390	1 473	3 289	4 762	5.71%
Holt	VIC	1 045	536	1 581	4 183	5 764	5.69%
Newcastle	NSW	1 376	488	1 864	3 084	4 948	5.69%
Cunningham	NSW	1 717	873	2 590	2 769	5 359	5.68%
Maribyrnong	VIC	971	534	1 505	3 102	4 607	5.68%
Hasluck	WA	843	397	1 240	3 687	4 927	5.64%
Paterson	NSW	1 349	535	1 884	3 040	4 924	5.64%
Wright	QLD	1 449	353	1 802	2 695	4 497	5.63%
Mitchell	NSW	1 991	858	2 849	2 103	4 952	5.58%
Hinkler	QLD	1 276	423	1 699	3 066	4 765	5.57%
Richmond	NSW	1 073	318	1 391	3 361	4 752	5.55%
Sydney	NSW	1 512	745	2 257	2 363	4 620	5.5%
Macquarie	NSW	1 204	334	1 538	3 529	5 067	5.48%
Barker	SA	1 071	776	1 847	3 596	5 443	5.46%
Fremantle	WA	923	590	1 513	3 211	4 724	5.43%
Bowman	QLD	1 504	439	1 943	2 729	4 672	5.39%
Sturt	SA	1 198	487	1 685	3 331	5 016	5.38%
Kennedy	QLD	1 720	508	2 228	2 420	4 648	5.38%
O'Connor	WA	960	453	1 413	3 219	4 632	5.37%
Grey	SA	1 250	981	2 231	2 766	4 997	5.35%
Flynn	QLD	1 419	393	1 812	2 690	4 502	5.33%
Wannon	VIC	671	237	908	3 768	4 676	5.32%
Petrie	QLD	1 231	364	1 595	2 658	4 253	5.28%

Table C.2 continued

Wide Bay	QLD	1 410	396	1 806	2 713	4 519	5.25%
Brand	WA	736	512	1 248	3 056	4 304	5.23%
Bruce	VIC	911	662	1 573	2 647	4 220	5.21%
Mackellar	NSW	1 793	1 074	2 867	1 913	4 780	5.2%
Perth	WA	963	652	1 615	2 785	4 400	5.2%
Hindmarsh	SA	1 462	541	2 003	2 865	4 868	5.17%
Fisher	QLD	1 165	428	1 593	2 420	4 013	5.17%
Batman	VIC	875	588	1 463	2 739	4 202	5.15%
Hume	NSW	1 077	426	1 503	3 261	4 764	5.13%
Cowan	WA	1 039	629	1 668	2 652	4 320	5.12%
Gilmore	NSW	1 391	565	1 956	2 702	4 658	5.11%
Bonner	QLD	1 494	430	1 924	2 505	4 429	5.11%
Kingston	SA	1 042	718	1 760	3 165	4 925	5.09%
Solomon	NT	475	432	907	1 809	2 716	5.06%
Fairfax	QLD	1 268	524	1 792	2 394	4 186	5.03%
Parkes	NSW	1 176	738	1 914	2 831	4 745	5.02%
Stirling	WA	1 573	172	1 745	2 514	4 259	5.02%
Gellibrand	VIC	811	325	1 136	3 242	4 378	5%
Maranoa	QLD	1 665	411	2 076	2 454	4 530	4.94%
Calare	NSW	997	460	1 457	3 174	4 631	4.93%
Swan	WA	853	417	1 270	2 819	4 089	4.9%
Griffith	QLD	1 484	385	1 869	2 268	4 137	4.89%
Canberra	ACT	1 708	917	2 625	3 130	5 755	4.88%
Durack	WA	719	643	1 362	2 316	3 678	4.86%
Moreton	QLD	1 336	477	1 813	2 315	4 128	4.85%
Adelaide	SA	1 021	437	1 458	2 936	4 394	4.81%
Lyons	TAS	692	345	1 037	2 279	3 316	4.8%
Isaacs	VIC	955	442	1 397	3 119	4 516	4.71%
Warringah	NSW	1 694	608	2 302	1 833	4 135	4.64%
Boothby	SA	839	254	1 093	3 055	4 148	4.63%
Berowra	NSW	1 375	529	1 904	2 219	4 123	4.59%
Mayo	SA	890	348	1 238	3 176	4 414	4.58%
Lilley	QLD	1 491	418	1 909	2 244	4 153	4.56%
Forrest	WA	855	419	1 274	2 570	3 844	4.55%
Canning	WA	874	492	1 366	2 429	3 795	4.52%
Corio	VIC	814	270	1 084	2 821	3 905	4.51%
Wentworth	NSW	1 281	733	2 014	2 071	4 085	4.5%
North Sydney	NSW	1 581	619	2 200	1 786	3 986	4.44%
Hotham	VIC	803	343	1 146	2 538	3 684	4.44%

Table C.2 continued

Fraser	ACT	1 261	618	1 879	3 292	5 171	4.43%
Dickson	QLD	1 139	264	1 403	2 352	3 755	4.41%
McEwen	VIC	905	311	1 216	3 627	4 843	4.4%
Page	NSW	1 211	460	1 671	2 247	3 918	4.39%
Aston	VIC	850	395	1 245	2 609	3 854	4.35%
Moore	WA	780	536	1 316	2 418	3 734	4.35%
Cowper	NSW	1 237	579	1 816	2 041	3 857	4.33%
Braddon	TAS	591	396	987	1 974	2 961	4.32%
Mallee	VIC	852	355	1 207	2 387	3 594	4.23%
Casey	VIC	929	374	1 303	2 392	3 695	4.22%
Groom	QLD	1 192	302	1 494	2 161	3 655	4.15%
Flinders	VIC	1 048	363	1 411	2 484	3 895	4.13%
Bradfield	NSW	1 333	720	2 053	1 669	3 722	4.1%
Menzies	VIC	810	367	1 177	2 320	3 497	4.09%
La Trobe	VIC	703	307	1 010	2 763	3 773	4.07%
Bass	TAS	551	289	840	1 874	2 714	3.98%
Jagajaga	VIC	839	286	1 125	2 431	3 556	3.97%
McMillan	VIC	589	318	907	2 604	3 511	3.97%
Dunkley	VIC	727	367	1 094	2 404	3 498	3.92%
Indi	VIC	647	237	884	2 565	3 449	3.91%
Gippsland	VIC	716	83	799	2 697	3 496	3.79%
Brisbane	QLD	1 071	362	1 433	1 736	3 169	3.76%
Bendigo	VIC	851	318	1 169	2 419	3 588	3.74%
Lyne	NSW	1 065	391	1 456	1 838	3 294	3.73%
Ballarat	VIC	816	456	1 272	2 184	3 456	3.72%
Melbourne	VIC	532	267	799	2 557	3 356	3.62%
Denison	TAS	333	169	502	1 933	2 435	3.62%
Chisholm	VIC	565	263	828	2 052	2 880	3.59%
Deakin	VIC	517	186	703	2 264	2 967	3.58%
New England	NSW	1 031	448	1 479	1 868	3 347	3.54%
Tangney	WA	841	348	1 189	1 839	3 028	3.48%
Franklin	TAS	428	241	669	1 696	2 365	3.48%
Melbourne Ports	VIC	686	287	973	1 875	2 848	3.25%
Corangamite	VIC	599	191	790	2 327	3 117	3.22%
Goldstein	VIC	760	296	1 056	1 679	2 735	3.13%
Curtin	WA	744	411	1 155	1 316	2 471	2.93%
Ryan	QLD	934	249	1 183	1 448	2 631	2.87%
Higgins	VIC	566	266	832	1 511	2 343	2.8%
Kooyong	VIC	663	291	954	1 372	2 326	2.78%

Source Provided by the Australian Electoral Commission, based on Analysis of Informal Voting: House of Representatives, 2010 Federal Election, Research Report Number 12, 29 March 2011.

Table C.3 Senate votes counted, by type and jurisdiction, 1993 to 2010 elections

	1993	1996	1998	2001	2004	2007	2010
*NSW*
Ordinary	3 211 735	3 319 040	3 107 128	3 376 156	3 379 647	3 449 290	3 707 435
Absent	224 977	216 030	296 893	266 289	252 692	251 301	230 244
Postal	95 686	105 342	164 093	131 719	189 502	205 924	209 520
Pre-Poll	117 297	150 758	268 599	210 628	261 702	368 640	159 896
Provisional	32 043	34 567	47 608	36 932	34 043	14 289	26 172
Adjustment	-125	-66	-	-	-	-	-
Total	3 681 613	3 825 671	3 884 321	4 021 724	4 117 586	4 289 444	4 333 267
*Victoria*
Ordinary	2 494 785	2 503 061	2 482 393	2 599 902	2 574 485	2 541 221	2 763 592
Absent	156 682	148 550	164 441	195 165	188 561	195 804	184 670
Postal	85 251	96 458	119 732	123 007	176 776	213 144	243 756
Pre-Poll	85 428	96 204	157 793	146 750	190 134	330 292	140 782
Provisional	11 163	24 877	30 487	27 035	28 685	9 758	17 870
Adjustment	-91	124	-	-	-	-	-
Total	2 833 218	2 869 274	2 954 846	3 091 859	3 158 641	3 290 219	3 350 670
*Queensland*
Ordinary	1 630 700	1 687 564	1 714 385	1 848 840	1 920 562	2 002 158	2 103 947
Absent	122 936	130 973	142 557	139 033	136 531	144 665	154 440
Postal	66 138	80 321	92 766	107 947	136 924	154 169	182 987
Pre-Poll	63 561	76 944	103 054	99 378	118 299	168 590	84 814
Provisional	5 698	13 627	13 807	20 329	17 995	7 237	13 084
Adjustment	119	12	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1 889 152	1 989 441	2 066 569	2 215 527	2 330 311	2 476 819	2 539 272
*Western Australia*
Ordinary	873 508	881 036	920 134	965 578	949 116	1 007 611	1 048 898
Absent	72 655	80 661	84 042	94 632	107 223	95 684	101 545
Postal	19 394	26 218	29 860	32 476	39 409	48 760	62 044
Pre-Poll	26 135	39 570	48 695	44 458	57 044	74 677	54 904
Provisional	5 090	13 075	10 701	9 410	16 815	5 815	7 318
Adjustment	-27	108	-	-	-	-	-
Total	996 755	1 040 668	1 093 432	1 146 554	1 169 607	1 232 547	1 274 709
*South Australia*
Ordinary	857 851	841 944	791 057	857 273	845 255	856 774	867 272
Absent	56 052	54 549	70 173	63 032	64 516	63 067	67 265
Postal	26 873	29 582	55 940	35 632	44 785	52 027	71 790
Pre-Poll	24 502	27 019	47 809	33 326	41 479	56 134	30 455
Provisional	3 117	12 235	9 261	8 308	7 127	3 318	5 289
Adjustment	-30	-1	-	-	-	-	-
Total	968 365	965 328	974 240	997 571	1 003 162	1 031 320	1 042 071
*Tasmania*
Ordinary	282 224	267 801	276 516	275 848	279 291	281 875	291 231
Absent	16 340	21 514	14 889	15 395	15 314	15 514	16 120
Postal	9 357	13 577	13 269	12 862	15 844	17 124	23 062
Pre-Poll	8 232	12 662	12 549	11 843	14 577	20 440	10 251
Provisional	731	3 499	858	3 207	3 732	723	1 074
Adjustment	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	316 884	319 053	318 081	319 155	328 758	335 676	341 738
*Australian Capital Territory*
Ordinary	148 297	158 907	140 574	167 335	168 295	177 174	209 120
Absent	3 793	5 262	3 864	5 334	4 411	3 104	3 423
Postal	5 714	5 463	10 172	5 955	7 567	9 984	8 560
Pre-Poll	27 071	25 308	45 302	30 353	33 460	38 311	13 056
Provisional	1 939	1 977	1 075	1 421	2 898	653	1 112
Adjustment	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	186 814	196 917	200 987	210 398	216 631	229 226	235 271
*Northern Territory*
Ordinary	73 405	77 874	81 113	81 680	78 808	80 591	90 217
Absent	-	-	-	2 081	2 084	1 926	1 745
Postal	2 166	2 643	2 839	2 304	3 064	3 431	3 254
Pre-Poll	5 075	6 376	8 576	8 881	10 102	16 246	4 733
Provisional	811	1 234	2 361	756	1 265	369	446
Adjustment	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	81 457	88 127	94 889	95 702	95 323	102 563	100 395
*National*
Ordinary	9 572 505	9 737 227	9 513 300	10 172 612	10 195 459	10 396 694	11 081 712
Absent	653 435	657 539	776 859	780 961	771 332	771 065	759 452
Postal	310 579	359 604	488 671	451 902	613 871	704 563	804 973
Pre-Poll	357 301	434 841	692 377	585 617	726 797	1 073 330	498 891
Provisional	60 592	105 091	116 158	107 398	112 560	42 162	72 365
Adjustment	-154	177	-	-	-	-	-
*Total*	10 954 258	11 294 479	11 587 365	12 098 490	12 420 019	12 987 814	13 217 393

Note For the 1993 and 1996 elections, an adjustment column is shown in this table. At these elections ballot papers for candidates were amalgamated for the whole division for rechecking and counting prior to the distribution and transfer of preferences. In some cases, this fresh scrutiny showed that an earlier count was in error. As it was not possible to identify where the error was made, the adjustment column accounts for these discrepancies between the earlier count and the final divisional total.

Source AEC website, ‘Senate votes counted by state’, viewed on 23 June 2011 at: http://results.aec.gov.au/15508/Website/SenateVotesCountedByState-15508.htm; Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters Report into the conduct of the 2007 federal election and matters related thereto, June 2009, Commonwealth Parliament of Australia, Appendix C, Table C. 2, pp. 374-375.

Table C.4 Declaration votes received, by type, by jurisdiction, 1993 to 2010 elections

	Provisional	Absent	Pre-Poll	Postal	Total received
1993
NSW	60 051	253 491	124 720	103 474	541 736
VIC	18 560	165 971	89 044	91 230	364 805
QLD	11 796	129 691	68 734	74 351	284 572
WA	7 916	77 149	27 573	21 022	133 660
SA	6 817	59 327	25 539	28 468	120 151
TAS	1 592	16 953	8 587	9 994	37 126
ACT	2 992	4 171	28 184	6 218	41 565
NT	2 620	-	5 450	2 511	10 581
National total	112 344	706 753	377 831	337 268	1 534 196
1996
NSW	53 687	242 867	160 441	111 757	568 752
VIC	49 709	173 563	103 724	103 313	430 309
QLD	21 728	141 715	80 264	84 819	328 526
WA	19 879	91 092	41 958	28 410	181 339
SA	18 037	63 412	29 109	31 616	142 174
TAS	4 626	22 811	13 310	14 517	55 264
ACT	2 970	5 868	26 649	5 841	41 328
NT	3 786	-	7 029	2 991	13 806
National total	174 422	741 328	462 484	383 264	1 761 498

1998
NSW	73 416	334 937	282 075	187 726	878 154
VIC	48 621	186 007	166 954	135 383	536 965
QLD	22 257	154 155	107 538	104 443	388 393
WA	17 641	93 150	51 574	32 814	195 179
SA	13 887	77 174	50 045	60 089	201 195
TAS	1 547	15 530	13 217	14 142	44 436
ACT	1 823	4 095	46 492	10 499	62 909
NT	3 376	-	9 176	3 194	15 746
National total	182 568	865 048	727 071	548 290	2 322 977
2001
NSW	59 469	294 184	219 596	154 591	727 840
VIC	40 979	213 627	151 746	138 949	545 301
QLD	29 244	150 154	103 903	123 775	407 076
WA	14 445	101 004	46 790	36 388	198 627
SA	12 637	68 637	34 900	39 149	155 323
TAS	4 419	16 467	12 445	14 284	47 615
ACT	2 228	5 589	31 158	6 505	45 480
NT	1 817	2 283	9 569	2 817	16 486
National total	165 238	851 945	610 107	516 458	2 143 748

Table C.4 continued

2004
NSW	50 583	279 071	270 907	204 288	804 849
VIC	48 293	210 802	196 943	188 982	645 020
QLD	29 416	148 427	122 928	147 045	447 816
WA	24 832	119 149	59 519	42 944	246 444
SA	16 155	72 372	43 367	48 172	180 066
TAS	5 108	16 522	15 183	16 991	53 804
ACT	4 315	4 865	34 511	8 117	51 808
NT	2 176	2 363	10 740	3 791	19 070
National total	180 878	853 571	754 098	660 330	2 448 877
*2007*
NSW	48 035	275 657	380 922	220 040	924 654
VIC	38 995	216 538	339 392	225 953	820 878
QLD	35 392	164 021	175 449	164 333	539 195
WA	21 853	107 116	77 814	52 167	258 950
SA	14 344	70 390	58 536	54 864	198 134
TAS	4 162	16 901	21 221	18 076	60 360
ACT	2 726	3 458	39 552	10 485	56 221
NT	2 175	2 360	17 401	3 648	25 584
National total	167 682	856 441	1 110 287	749 566	2 883 976
*2010*
NSW	70 073	255 110	172 449	223 042	720 674
VIC	49 986	204 185	149 891	257 721	661 886
QLD	38 046	168 356	90 866	194 721	491 989
WA	22 738	111 581	31 894	66 123	258 716
SA	13 130	71 002	58 536	76 088	192 114
TAS	4 037	16 952	10 941	24 184	56 114
ACT	3 581	3 773	14 383	9 235	30 972
NT	1 897	1 978	5 522	3 509	12 906
National total	203 488	832 937	534 220	854 726	2 425 371

Source AEC website, ‘declaration votes received by state’, viewed on 23 June 2011 at: http://results.aec.gov.au/15508/Website/GeneralDecVotesReceivedByState-15508.htm; Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, Report into the conduct of the 2007 federal election and matters related thereto, June 2009, Commonwealth Parliament of Australia, Appendix C, Table C. 3, pp. 376-377.

Table C.5 Declaration votes counted, House of Representatives, by type and jurisdiction, 1993 to 2010 elections

	Provisional	Absent	Pre-poll	Postal	Total counted
1993
NSW	26 525	216 929	115 851	94 326	453 651
VIC	8 087	152 497	84 524	84 372	329 496
QLD	3 121	113 892	63 597	67 083	247 710
WA	3 870	70 746	25 847	19 247	119 710
SA	1 384	53 946	24 058	26 351	105 738
TAS	320	16 027	8 153	9 239	33 739
ACT	1 775	3 739	26 861	5 647	38 022
NT	804	-	5 062	2 147	8 013
National total	45 886	627 776	353 953	308 412	1 336 079
1996
NSW	30 297	211 290	149 246	104 499	495 332
VIC	20 352	143 464	94 925	95 401	354 142
QLD	9 831	126 677	75 798	79 814	292 120
WA	10 763	77 469	38 965	25 812	153 009
SA	10 400	52 628	26 581	29 085	118 694
TAS	3 199	21 277	12 560	13 378	50 414
ACT	1 761	5 184	25 139	5 399	37 483
NT	1 231	-	6 369	2 637	10 237
National total	87 834	637 989	429 583	356 025	1 511 431
1998
NSW	40 908	283 037	264 453	171 835	760 233
VIC	25 291	159 762	156 145	123 625	464 823
QLD	10 859	139 311	102 126	95 489	347 785
WA	8 823	81 583	48 124	29 918	168 448
SA	7 796	68 633	47 307	55 530	179 266
TAS	612	14 693	12 471	13 098	40 874
ACT	917	3 826	45 049	10 055	59 847
NT	2 352	-	8 580	2 822	13 754
National total	97 558	750 845	684 255	502 372	2 035 030

Table C.5 continued

2001
NSW	27 608	254 834	207 499	141 392	631 333
VIC	19 451	186 107	144 452	128 689	478 699
QLD	16 583	135 115	98 202	114 915	364 815
WA	6 756	91 299	43 816	33 487	175 358
SA	6 154	60 307	32 773	36 460	135 694
TAS	2 778	15 149	11 746	13 439	43 112
ACT	1 291	5 265	30 174	6 021	42 751
NT	645	2 049	8 868	2 388	13 950

National total	81 266	750 125	577 530	476 791	1 885 712
2004
NSW	28 544	245 680	259 022	189 256	722 502
VIC	22 201	180 961	187 468	176 645	567 275
QLD	14 667	132 752	116 870	136 977	401 266
WA	13 078	102 246	56 078	39 226	210 628
SA	4 843	61 997	40 807	44 662	152 309
TAS	3 353	15 038	14 465	15 837	48 693
ACT	2 643	4 368	33 289	7 567	47 867
NT	1 183	2 070	10 050	3 107	16 410
National total	90 512	745 112	718 049	613 277	2 166 950
2007
NSW	8 378	243 876	364 678	205 906	822 838
VIC	5 609	190 254	326 906	213 833	736 602
QLD	3 849	140 946	166 853	155 225	466 873
WA	3 191	92 113	73 687	48 914	217 905
SA	2 002	61 232	55 655	52 002	170 891
TAS	459	15 343	20 300	17 128	53 230
ACT	493	3 073	38 162	9 990	51 718
NT	231	1 910	16 098	3 468	21 707
National total	24 212	748 747	1 062 339	706 466	2 541 764
2010
NSW	13 657	218 491	155 418	209 537	597103
VIC	9 491	175 825	137 272	244 523	567111
QLD	5 815	146 256	82 047	184 250	418368
WA	3 830	96 894	53 640	62 302	216666
SA	2 908	64 721	29 865	71 828	169322
TAS	599	15 906	10 166	23 079	49750
ACT	756	3 396	12 919	8 566	25637
NT	284	1 715	4 653	3 291	9943

National total	37 340	723 204	485 980	807 376	2 053 900

Source AEC website, http://results.aec.gov.au/15508/Website/HouseVotesCountedByState-15508.htm; JSCEM, Report into the conduct of the 2007 federal election and matters related thereto, June 2009, Commonwealth Parliament of Australia, Appendix C, Table C. 4, pp. 378-379.

Table C.6 Declaration votes rejected, House of Representatives, by type and jurisdiction, 1993 to 2010 elections

	Provisional	Absent	Pre-Poll	Postal	Total rejected
1993
NSW	33 526	36 562	8 869	9 148	88 105
VIC	10 473	13 474	4 520	6 858	35 325
QLD	8 675	15 799	5 137	7 268	36 879
WA	4 046	6 403	1 726	1 775	13 950
SA	5 433	5 381	1 481	2 117	14 412
TAS	1 272	926	434	755	3 387
ACT	1 217	432	1 323	571	3 543
NT	1 816	-	388	364	2 568
National total	66 458	78 977	23 878	28 856	198 169
1996
NSW	23 390	31 577	11 195	7 258	73 420
VIC	29 357	30 099	8 799	7 912	76 167
QLD	11 897	15 038	4 466	5 005	36 406
WA	9 116	13 623	2 993	2 598	28 330
SA	7 637	10 784	2 528	2 531	23 480
TAS	1 427	1 534	750	1 139	4 850
ACT	1 209	684	1 510	442	3 845
NT	2 555	-	660	354	3 569
National total	86 588	103 339	32 901	27 239	250 067
1998
NSW	32 508	51 900	17 622	15 891	117 921
VIC	23 330	26 245	10 809	11 758	72 142
QLD	11 398	14 844	5 412	8 954	40 608
WA	8 818	11 567	3 450	2 896	26 731
SA	6 091	8 541	2 738	4 559	21 929
TAS	935	837	746	1 044	3 562
ACT	906	269	1 443	444	3 062
NT	1 024	-	596	372	1 992
National total	85 010	114 203	42 816	45 918	287 947
2001
NSW	31 861	39 350	12 097	13 199	96 507
VIC	21 528	27 520	7 294	10 260	66 602
QLD	12 661	15 039	5 701	8 860	42 261
WA	7 689	9 705	2 974	2 901	23 269
SA	6 483	8 330	2 127	2 689	19 629
TAS	1 641	1 318	699	845	4 503
ACT	937	324	984	484	2 729
NT	1 172	234	701	429	2 536
National total	83 972	101 820	32 577	39 667	258 036
Table C.6 continued
2004
NSW	22 039	33 391	11 885	15 032	82 347
VIC	26 092	29 841	9 475	12 337	77 745
QLD	14 749	15 675	6 058	10 068	46 550
WA	11 754	16 903	3 441	3 718	35 816
SA	11 312	10 375	2 560	3 510	27 757
TAS	1 755	1 484	718	1 154	5 111
ACT	1 672	497	1 222	550	3 941
NT	993	293	690	684	2 660
National total	90 366	108 459	36 049	47 053	281 927
2007
NSW	39 657	31 781	16 244	14 134	101 816
VIC	33 386	26 284	12 486	12 120	84 276
QLD	31 543	23 075	8 596	9 108	72 322
WA	18 662	15 003	4 127	3 253	41 045
SA	12 342	9 158	2 881	2 862	27 243
TAS	3 703	1 558	921	948	7 130
ACT	2 233	385	1 390	495	4 503
NT	1 944	450	1 303	180	3 877
National total	143 470	107 694	47 948	43 100	342 212
2010
NSW	56 416	36 619	17 031	13 505	123 571
VIC	40 495	28 360	12 619	13 301	94 775
QLD	32 231	22 100	8 819	10 471	73 621
WA	18 908	14 687	4 634	3 821	42 050
SA	10 222	6 281	2 029	4 260	22 792
TAS	3 438	1 046	775	1 105	6 364
ACT	2 825	377	1 464	669	5 335
NT	1 613	263	869	218	2 963
National total	166 148	109 733	48 240	47 350	371 471

Source The figures in this table are calculated by subtracting declaration votes counted (Table C.5) from declaration votes received (Table C.4).

Table C.7 Electoral roll, by jurisdiction, as at 30 June, 1991 to 2010

	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
1991	3 682 249	2 827 560	1 812 526	978 359	968 098	314 107	174 825	83 631	10 841 355
1992	3 774 033	2 904 865	1 924 733	1 019 439	970 066	318 849	186 788	89 809	11 188 582
1993	3 854 030	2 943 112	1 986 587	1 043 923	1 021 568	326 821	193 945	94 765	11 464 751
1994	3 826 483	2 892 013	1 993 339	1 040 779	1 007 874	324 651	192 383	97 792	11 375 314
1995	3 876 330	2 977 197	2 009 332	1 063 318	1 003 607	315 512	198 545	93 943	11 537 784
1996	3 997 657	3 028 943	2 094 850	1 104 162	1 012 652	331 080	204 969	103 124	11 877 437
1997	3 989 416	3 018 089	2 110 149	1 119 266	1 006 034	322 127	203 632	104 151	11 872 864
1998	4 054 003	3 015 405	2 144 981	1 124 910	989 884	320 479	205 328	104 648	11 959 638
1999	4 133 129	3 106 115	2 183 729	1 156 691	1 018 589	326 374	209 063	106 101	12 239 791
2000	4 187 911	3 153 514	2 241 387	1 169 243	1 030 970	324 838	215 212	107 776	12 430 851
2001	4 154 672	3 199 570	2 326 846	1 203 847	1 024 112	325 535	214 949	105 611	12 555 142
2002	4 216 767	3 253 105	2 353 278	1 204 743	1 052 739	332 896	218 735	109 717	12 741 980
2003	4 270 127	3 265 797	2 369 873	1 207 713	1 044 802	332 228	218 949	109 250	12 818 739
2004	4 310 662	3 283 191	2 441 694	1 217 279	1 039 531	335 940	223 782	109 388	12 961 467
2005	4 311 489	3 338 389	2 463 798	1 265 107	1 054 730	341 172	226 737	113 053	13 114 475
2006	4 299 510	3 324 691	2 458 457	1 259 528	1 058 029	343 494	226 576	111 254	13 081 539
2007	4 427 879	3 405 136	2 563 157	1 291 576	1 068 303	346 911	235 015	113 237	13 451 214
2008	4 528 444	3 467 794	2 642 032	1 326 577	1 083 154	353 031	241 628	119 910	13 762 570
2009	4 554 311	3 490 260	2 688 131	1 350 559	1 087 233	356 065	245 473	120 530	13 892 562
2010	4 552 976	3 506 844	2 684 538	1 341 005	1 099 031	356 203	242 842	118 401	13 901 840

Source AEC website, 2009:http://www.aec.gov.au/Enrolling_to_vote/Enrolment_stats/gazetted/2009/06.htm; 2010 http://www.aec.gov.au/Enrolling_to_vote/Enrolment_stats/gazetted/2010/06.htm; Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, Report into the conduct of the 2007 federal election and matters related thereto, June 2009, Commonwealth Parliament of Australia, Appendix C, Table C.6, p. 382.

Table C.8 Election and close of rolls enrolment, by jurisdiction, 1993 to 2010 elections

	1993	1996	1998	2001	2004	2007	2010
Election enrolment
NSW	3 814 932	3 955 782	4 076 081	4 227 937	4 329 115	4 496 208	4 610 795
VIC	2 932 640	2 972 635	3 081 632	3 234 874	3 309 800	3 441 822	3 561 873
QLD	1 971 729	2 091 384	2 188 024	2 336 698	2 475 611	2 612 504	2 719 360
WA	1 038 968	1 088 487	1 149 619	1 206 422	1 248 732	1 313 201	1 362 534
SA	1 014 400	1 001 006	1 013 989	1 039 025	1 051 923	1 076 220	1 104 698
TAS	327 919	329 304	330 121	331 675	342 809	349 753	358 609
ACT	192 487	203 170	209 536	221 184	227 541	238 786	247 941
NT	91 563	98 800	105 048	111 022	112 930	118 045	121 059
Total	11 384 638	11 740 568	12 154 050	12 708 837	13 098 461	13 646 539	14 086 869
Close of Rolls enrolment
NSW	3 793 616	3 926 293	4 031 749	4 204 383	4 302 122	4 495 336	4 611 228
VIC	2 925 654	2 954 596	3 056 887	3 218 746	3 292 409	3 442 096	3 562 802
QLD	1 970 226	2 082 451	2 177 556	2 319 481	2 463 402	2 612 300	2 719 746
WA	1 035 381	1 077 647	1 140 845	1 200 438	1 237 349	1 312 942	1 362 177
SA	1 014 648	989 885	1 006 398	1 034 377	1 049 814	1 075 968	1 105 076
TAS	327 879	325 750	329 751	328 829	339 589	349 788	358 567
ACT	190 458	200 828	208 684	219 876	224 896	238 742	247 659
NT	91 105	97 740	104 755	110 501	111 649	117 901	121 005
Total	11 348 967	11 655 190	12 056 625	12 636 631	13 021 230	13 645 073	14 088 260

Source AEC website, http://results.aec.gov.au/15508/Website/GeneralEnrolmentByState-15508.htm; Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, Report into the conduct of the 2007 federal election and matters related thereto, June 2009, Commonwealth Parliament of Australia, Appendix C, Table C.8, p 384

Table C.9 Selected statistics by division

Division and jurisdiction	2004 Provisional votes rejected	2007 Provisional votes rejected	2010 Provisional votes rejected
New South Wales
Banks	297	729	1158
Barton	565	1 049	1438
Bennelong	337	622	784
Berowra	264	454	666
Blaxland	599	1 731	1869
Bradfield	441	592	591
Calare	358	872	1292
Charlton	447	568	1114
Chifley	515	1 079	1411
Cook	352	730	1014
Cowper	431	738	1275
Cunningham	69	225	692
Dobell	417	509	976
Eden-Monaro	466	694	982
Farrer	300	687	734
Fowler	416	962	1891
Gilmore	296	655	1047
Grayndler	797	1 254	1519
Greenway	468	586	1361
Hughes	335	606	949
Hume	378	712	954
Hunter	233	925	1209
Kingsford Smith	607	1 095	1214
Lindsay	255	748	1110
Lowe	545	739	N/A
Lyne	210	490	700
Macarthur	463	661	1437
Mackellar	359	533	825
Macquarie	194	677	714
McMahon	N/A	N/A	1481
Mitchell	444	436	702
New England	416	849	1200
Newcastle	366	692	984
North Sydney	486	712	840
Page	416	883	1152
Parkes	398	1 107	1284
Parramatta	730	956	1445
Paterson	325	628	950
Prospect	481	996	N/A
Reid	351	1 208	1344
Table C.9 continued
Richmond	444	1 013	1301
Riverina	421	908	1048
Robertson	394	696	1112
Shortland	353	518	1030
Sydney	1 145	1 254	2014
Throsby	234	590	1017
Warringah	422	617	1038
Watson	806	1 427	2096
Wentworth	748	1 247	1811
Werriwa	720	998	1641
	21 514	39 657	56 416
Victoria
Aston	379	378	614
Ballarat	610	885	1157
Batman	839	837	997
Bendigo	618	959	1229
Bruce	688	789	992
Calwell	1 082	1 574	2110
Casey	500	656	901
Chisholm	514	519	641
Corangamite	551	818	1015
Corio	699	962	1208
Deakin	489	529	694
Dunkley	768	802	1067
Flinders	671	814	1088
Gellibrand	1 035	1 194	1240
Gippsland	561	907	972
Goldstein	695	644	721
Gorton	1 204	1 605	2029
Higgins	705	795	662
Holt	1 207	1 723	2035
Hotham	847	864	919
Indi	508	680	824
Isaacs	736	1 078	1453
Jagajaga	353	455	599
Kooyong	442	443	510
La Trobe	638	790	1034
Lalor	793	1 303	1806
Mallee	455	708	775
Maribyrnong	946	860	1037
McEwen	672	949	1296
McMillan	490	734	917
Table C.9 continued
Melbourne	1 152	1 801	1807
Melbourne Ports	1 041	1 426	1398
Menzies	415	475	749
Murray	658	917	1084
Scullin	679	721	1020
Wannon	538	693	788
Wills	914	1 099	1107
	26 092	33 386	40 495
Queensland
Blair	397	1 006	1200
Bonner	425	728	712
Bowman	432	923	811
Brisbane	559	941	1189
Capricornia	434	1 157	1038
Dawson	577	1 406	1391
Dickson	412	609	717
Fadden	687	1 113	1229
Fairfax	518	1 064	885
Fisher	584	973	836
Flynn	N/A	1 076	1201
Forde	581	983	1270
Griffith	695	1 044	924
Groom	432	866	834
Herbert	606	1 537	1582
Hinkler	351	760	986
Kennedy	736	1 861	1409
Leichhardt	879	2 262	1449
Lilley	590	1 152	930
Longman	503	1 207	1161
Maranoa	419	1 188	1149
McPherson	439	1 104	1174
Moncrieff	476	1 129	1258
Moreton	544	809	877
Oxley	561	1 310	1287
Petrie	398	658	882
Rankin	769	1 164	1290
Ryan	326	618	579
Wide Bay	419	895	983
Wright	N/A	N/A	998
	14 749	31 543	32 231

Table C.9 continued
Western Australia
Brand	901	1 598	1529
Canning	882	1 253	1528
Cowan	864	1 169	1019
Curtin	686	1 003	757
Durack	N/A	N/A	1873
Forrest	628	1 547	1300
Fremantle	684	1 138	1214
Hasluck	780	1 189	1268
Kalgoorlie	953	1 648	N/A
Moore	587	790	917
O'Connor	680	1 368	1481
Pearce	796	1 282	1459
Perth	791	1 123	1300
Stirling	1 026	1 355	1430
Swan	914	1 355	1107
Tangney	582	844	726
	11 754	18 662	18 908
South Australia
Adelaide	1 180	1 180	1063
Barker	1 227	1 239	973
Boothby	717	758	560
Grey	990	1 334	957
Hindmarsh	894	988	707
Kingston	1 119	1 146	882
Makin	860	865	787
Mayo	823	766	600
Port Adelaide	1 348	1 632	1428
Sturt	897	863	717
Wakefield	1 257	1 571	1548
	11 312	12 342	10 222
Tasmania
Bass	269	613	555
Braddon	250	763	754
Denison	379	829	751
Franklin	419	789	572
Lyons	438	709	806
	1 755	3 703	3 438

Table C.9 continued
Australian Capital Territory
Canberra	723	1 078	1285
Fraser	949	1 155	1540
	1 672	2 233	2 825
Northern Territory
Lingiari	638	800	725
Solomon	355	1 144	888
	993	1 944	1 613
National total	89 841	143 470	166 148

Source Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, Report into the conduct of the 2007 federal election and matters related thereto, June 2009, Commonwealth Parliament of Australia, Appendix C, Table C.10, pp 385-389; AEC website, http://results.aec.gov.au/15508/Website/HouseVotesCountedByDivision-15508-NAT.htm, viewed 27 June 2011; http://results.aec.gov.au/15508/Website/GeneralDecVotesIssuedByDivision-15508-NAT.htm.

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