Ever wondered how many pencils, ballot papers or members of staff it takes to hold a federal election? The results may surprise you.
Enrolment and nomination figures
- Close to 14.1 million Australians are enrolled to vote in the 2010 federal election. That numer is up from over 13.6 million in 2007.
- 1.5 million Australians aged 18-24 are enrolled to vote on 21 August.
- 1198 candidates are standing for election in both the Senate and House of Representatives.
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Polling figures
- There will be 7,700 polling places around Australia on election day.
- 500 early voting centres were in operation across Australia prior to polling day.
- 38 mobile polling stations will visit almost 400 remote locations.
-Information on how to vote will be available in 21 languages at every polling station.
Logistics and other random facts
- More than 4.3 million ballot papers will be printed.
- Over 50,000 ballot boxes will be made.
- Approximately 14,000 recycling bins are produced, which includes items recovered for reuse after the 2007 federal election).
- Approximately 100,000 pencils are required.
- Approximately 140 kilometres of string is required.
- Approximately 70,000 temporary staff will be employed by the Australian Electoral Commission.
- The 2010 federal election will cost more than $100 million, plus public funding payments of around $60 million.
