Comparison of elections - informal voting

The following graphs compare the rates of informal voting in Victorian local council elections. Each rate is the overall rate for all councils holding elections in that financial year. Only elections conducted by the VEC since 2000 are included. By-elections have not been included. For information about by-elections, please contact the VEC.

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Overall informal rates in postal elections

1999-2000	2.93%
2000-2001	2.58%
2001-2002	2.77%
2002-2003	3.29%
2003-2004	N/A
2004-2005	3.37%
2005-2006	3.64%

Overall informal rates in attendance elections

1999-2000	7.94%
2000-2001	N/A
2001-2002	7.44%
2002-2003	8.86%
2003-2004	N/A
2004-2005	10.43%
2005-2006	9.33%

Overall informal rates in regional municipalities

1999-2000	2.99%
2000-2001	2.58%
2001-2002	1.94%
2002-2003	3.05%
2003-2004	N/A
2004-2005	2.66%
2005-2006	3.23%

Overall informal rates in metropolitan municipalities

1999-2000	3.91%
2000-2001	N/A
2001-2002	4.33%
2002-2003	5.27%
2003-2004	N/A
2004-2005	5.66%
2005-2006	5.66%