Electoral Statistics

At a Glance

Overview

State Election	Enrolment	Participation %	Informality %	Non-voter notices issued
2011	4,635,810	92.57	3.2	234,173
2007	4,374,029	92.64	2.77	152,091
2003	4,272,104	91.87	2.6	207,000
1999	4,115,059	93.12	2.5	n/a
1995	3,837,102	93.80	5.2	n/a

Local Government elections	Enrolment	Participation %	Informality %	Non-voter notices issued
2008	4,231,370^(a)	83.4	7.1	398,489
2004	4.090M	85.2	7.0	372,934

(a) Number of electors on roll in contested areas (total roll 2008 4,544,395)

Federal Election^(a)	Enrolment	Participation %	Informality %
2010	4,610,795	93.33	6.83

(a) NSW not national figures - (Administered by AEC)

State Election Overview

Legislative Assembly
Election	Number of Candidates	Informality %	District Recounts	Party Candidates	Independent Candidates
2011	498	3.2	0	383	103
2007	537	2.69	2	459	78
2003	660	2.62	0	563	97
1999	732	2.51	-	-	-
1995	456	5.15	-	-	-

Legislative Council
Election	Number of Candidates	Informality %	Quota	Number of Groups	Candidates Ungrouped
2011	311	5.35	185,274	16	18
2007	333	6.11	173,239	19	7
2003	284	5.34	169,158	15	7
1999	264	7.17	-	-	-
1995	99	6.11	-	-	-

Votes

Number of Votes by Type
Election	Total Votes	Ordinary	Total Early Votes	iVote	Postal	Pre-poll	Declared Institution	Total other methods of voting	Section/ Silent	Enrolment New	Absent
2011	4,290,595	3,188,142	659,894	46,862	245,411	352,741	14,880	442,559	12,564	20,960	409,035
2007	4,052,123	3,285,087	463,187	n/a	223,951	223,266	15,970	303,849	5,714	n/a	298,135
2003	3,924,676	3,282,424	310,389	n/a	163,108	134,465	12,816	331,863	6,451	n/a	325,412
1999	3,832,123	3,241,656	283,178	n/a	123,797	144,540	14,841	307,289	4,089	n/a	303,200
1995	3,575,782	3,153,665	146,796	n/a	64,283	82,513	n/a	275,321	n/a	n/a	275,321

Local Government Elections Overview

Election	Number of Contested elections	Number of Contested Mayoral elections	Candidates	Contested Positions	Deferred elections	Non-Residential Roll
2008	332	27	4620	1474	14	396
2004	338^(a)	26	4962	1464	17^(b)	2059
1999	167	21	4552	1552	24^(b)	4912

(a) includes 8 deferred elections and 1 mayoral election held 26 June 2004
(b) elections were deferred pending finalisation of amalgamation proposals.