Donkey votes
These tables cross-tabulate the number of donkey votes at the 2016 federal
Senate election.
SenateDB’s DonkeyVoteDetector class
is used to determine whether a ballot is a donkey vote. It considers a ballot to be a donkey vote if it
- Preferences at least 4 squares above the line in their ballot paper order, and
- Marks no squares below the line.
National total
| |
Donkey votes |
Total formal ballots |
% |
| Total |
20,553 |
13,838,900 |
0.15% |
Donkey votes nationally by first-preferenced party
| Party |
Donkey votes |
Total formal ballots for party |
% |
| Health Australia Party |
6,594 |
85,233 |
7.74% |
| Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party |
5,877 |
266,607 |
2.20% |
| Australian Cyclists Party |
3,833 |
25,438 |
15.07% |
| Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) |
1,337 |
162,155 |
0.82% |
| Rise Up Australia Party |
1,227 |
36,424 |
3.37% |
| Mature Australia |
1,012 |
19,354 |
5.23% |
| Liberal Democratic Party |
364 |
298,915 |
0.12% |
| Family First Party |
309 |
191,112 |
0.16% |
| Total |
20,553 |
13,838,900 |
0.15% |
Donkey votes by state
| State |
Donkey votes |
Total formal ballots for party |
% |
| NSW |
6,594 |
4,492,197 |
0.15% |
| VIC |
5,877 |
3,500,237 |
0.17% |
| QLD |
3,833 |
2,723,166 |
0.14% |
| WA |
1,337 |
1,366,182 |
0.10% |
| NT |
1,227 |
102,027 |
1.20% |
| SA |
1,012 |
1,061,165 |
0.10% |
| ACT |
364 |
254,767 |
0.14% |
| TAS |
309 |
339,159 |
0.09% |
| Total |
20,553 |
13,838,900 |
0.15% |
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State & Division & Donkey votes & Total formal ballots for division & \% \ \hfill
NT & Lingiari & 1,046 & 45,027 & 2.32\% \ \hfill
NSW & Fowler & 321 & 88,417 & 0.36\% \ \hfill
VIC & Calwell & 317 & 90,982 & 0.35\% \ \hfill
NSW & Blaxland & 307 & 83,969 & 0.37\% \ \hfill
VIC & Maribyrnong & 292 & 94,811 & 0.31\% \ \hfill
VIC & Gorton & 283 & 99,397 & 0.28\% \ \hfill
VIC & Wills & 283 & 96,962 & 0.29\% \ \hfill
NSW & Watson & 282 & 87,200 & 0.32\% \ \hfill
QLD & Leichhardt & 270 & 92,437 & 0.29\% \ \hfill
NSW & Werriwa & 252 & 91,662 & 0.27\% \ \hfill
VIC & Scullin & 247 & 96,802 & 0.26\% \ \hfill
NSW & McMahon & 234 & 89,555 & 0.26\% \ \hfill
NSW & Parkes & 232 & 94,716 & 0.24\% \ \hfill
VIC & Hotham & 228 & 87,677 & 0.26\% \ \hfill
VIC & Batman & 224 & 94,648 & 0.24\% \ \hfill
VIC & Mallee & 223 & 87,316 & 0.26\% \ \hfill
VIC & Gellibrand & 223 & 92,824 & 0.24\% \ \hfill
VIC & McEwen & 206 & 116,948 & 0.18\% \ \hfill
NSW & Farrer & 193 & 98,050 & 0.20\% \ \hfill
VIC & Lalor & 192 & 107,821 & 0.18\% \ \hfill
Donkey votes by division
| State |
Division |
Donkey votes |
Total formal ballots for division |
% |
| NT |
Lingiari |
1,046 |
45,027 |
2.32% |
| NSW |
Fowler |
321 |
88,417 |
0.36% |
| VIC |
Calwell |
317 |
90,982 |
0.35% |
| NSW |
Blaxland |
307 |
83,969 |
0.37% |
| VIC |
Maribyrnong |
292 |
94,811 |
0.31% |
| VIC |
Gorton |
283 |
99,397 |
0.28% |
| VIC |
Wills |
283 |
96,962 |
0.29% |
| NSW |
Watson |
282 |
87,200 |
0.32% |
| QLD |
Leichhardt |
270 |
92,437 |
0.29% |
| NSW |
Werriwa |
252 |
91,662 |
0.27% |
| VIC |
Scullin |
247 |
96,802 |
0.26% |
| NSW |
McMahon |
234 |
89,555 |
0.26% |
| NSW |
Parkes |
232 |
94,716 |
0.24% |
| VIC |
Hotham |
228 |
87,677 |
0.26% |
| VIC |
Batman |
224 |
94,648 |
0.24% |
| VIC |
Mallee |
223 |
87,316 |
0.26% |
| VIC |
Gellibrand |
223 |
92,824 |
0.24% |
| VIC |
McEwen |
206 |
116,948 |
0.18% |
| NSW |
Farrer |
193 |
98,050 |
0.20% |
| VIC |
Lalor |
192 |
107,821 |
0.18% |
| NSW |
New England |
189 |
98,825 |
0.19% |
| QLD |
Oxley |
188 |
84,412 |
0.22% |
| NSW |
Chifley |
186 |
88,789 |
0.21% |
| ACT |
Fenner |
185 |
123,114 |
0.15% |
| NSW |
Riverina |
184 |
99,749 |
0.18% |
| QLD |
Hinkler |
181 |
89,554 |
0.20% |
| NT |
Solomon |
181 |
57,000 |
0.32% |
| ACT |
Canberra |
179 |
131,653 |
0.14% |
| QLD |
Maranoa |
178 |
92,990 |
0.19% |
| VIC |
Isaacs |
177 |
93,032 |
0.19% |
| NSW |
Cowper |
173 |
105,049 |
0.16% |
| NSW |
Banks |
171 |
92,859 |
0.18% |
| QLD |
Rankin |
170 |
87,211 |
0.19% |
| NSW |
Barton |
168 |
90,875 |
0.18% |
| NSW |
Calare |
167 |
101,908 |
0.16% |
| VIC |
Murray |
164 |
91,912 |
0.18% |
| VIC |
Holt |
164 |
101,061 |
0.16% |
| VIC |
McMillan |
162 |
103,623 |
0.16% |
| VIC |
Corio |
161 |
95,512 |
0.17% |
| NSW |
Parramatta |
158 |
87,315 |
0.18% |
| NSW |
Hunter |
157 |
101,470 |
0.15% |
| SA |
Port Adelaide |
156 |
98,910 |
0.16% |
| NSW |
Whitlam |
154 |
100,060 |
0.15% |
| VIC |
Bruce |
152 |
83,947 |
0.18% |
| VIC |
Wannon |
152 |
88,716 |
0.17% |
| VIC |
Gippsland |
151 |
91,696 |
0.16% |
| NSW |
Cunningham |
144 |
98,289 |
0.15% |
| QLD |
Dawson |
143 |
91,665 |
0.16% |
| QLD |
Kennedy |
143 |
86,698 |
0.16% |
| QLD |
Herbert |
142 |
91,913 |
0.15% |
| WA |
Cowan |
138 |
83,895 |
0.16% |
| NSW |
Paterson |
137 |
102,146 |
0.13% |
| QLD |
Fadden |
137 |
89,730 |
0.15% |
| NSW |
Greenway |
136 |
93,556 |
0.15% |
| NSW |
Macarthur |
136 |
92,622 |
0.15% |
| QLD |
Wide Bay |
136 |
91,228 |
0.15% |
| VIC |
Menzies |
133 |
89,299 |
0.15% |
| QLD |
Moncrieff |
133 |
86,929 |
0.15% |
| QLD |
Petrie |
132 |
93,917 |
0.14% |
| QLD |
Forde |
131 |
86,059 |
0.15% |
| NSW |
Shortland |
130 |
99,696 |
0.13% |
| QLD |
Wright |
129 |
89,811 |
0.14% |
| QLD |
Blair |
129 |
87,784 |
0.15% |
| NSW |
Newcastle |
128 |
101,094 |
0.13% |
| QLD |
Lilley |
127 |
95,588 |
0.13% |
| SA |
Grey |
125 |
90,793 |
0.14% |
| VIC |
Melbourne |
125 |
96,863 |
0.13% |
| QLD |
Fisher |
125 |
86,931 |
0.14% |
| QLD |
Longman |
124 |
92,881 |
0.13% |
| NSW |
Lindsay |
124 |
97,434 |
0.13% |
| NSW |
Lyne |
123 |
101,063 |
0.12% |
| NSW |
Dobell |
123 |
98,944 |
0.12% |
| NSW |
Kingsford Smith |
122 |
94,825 |
0.13% |
| VIC |
Indi |
121 |
93,028 |
0.13% |
| NSW |
Page |
120 |
105,314 |
0.11% |
| NSW |
Gilmore |
120 |
103,993 |
0.12% |
| VIC |
Flinders |
119 |
102,326 |
0.12% |
| QLD |
Capricornia |
118 |
89,065 |
0.13% |
| VIC |
Ballarat |
117 |
99,124 |
0.12% |
| SA |
Barker |
116 |
95,669 |
0.12% |
| VIC |
Bendigo |
115 |
98,858 |
0.12% |
| NSW |
Hume |
113 |
97,350 |
0.12% |
| SA |
Wakefield |
113 |
98,476 |
0.11% |
| QLD |
McPherson |
112 |
89,343 |
0.13% |
| VIC |
Dunkley |
111 |
92,801 |
0.12% |
| QLD |
Moreton |
110 |
86,424 |
0.13% |
| QLD |
Groom |
110 |
92,084 |
0.12% |
| NSW |
Bennelong |
108 |
94,573 |
0.11% |
| WA |
Stirling |
106 |
84,731 |
0.13% |
| VIC |
Aston |
105 |
86,266 |
0.12% |
| WA |
O’Connor |
104 |
88,046 |
0.12% |
| VIC |
Corangamite |
104 |
101,208 |
0.10% |
| VIC |
Higgins |
103 |
92,981 |
0.11% |
| VIC |
Jagajaga |
103 |
92,862 |
0.11% |
| QLD |
Flynn |
102 |
90,639 |
0.11% |
| QLD |
Fairfax |
100 |
95,601 |
0.10% |
| VIC |
Casey |
100 |
92,985 |
0.11% |
| NSW |
Reid |
100 |
92,958 |
0.11% |
| SA |
Makin |
99 |
96,111 |
0.10% |
| NSW |
Grayndler |
98 |
92,786 |
0.11% |
| VIC |
Chisholm |
98 |
87,447 |
0.11% |
| WA |
Burt |
98 |
86,071 |
0.11% |
| WA |
Fremantle |
96 |
86,272 |
0.11% |
| NSW |
Richmond |
94 |
98,660 |
0.10% |
| NSW |
Robertson |
94 |
97,333 |
0.10% |
| VIC |
Deakin |
93 |
90,788 |
0.10% |
| WA |
Durack |
92 |
78,248 |
0.12% |
| WA |
Pearce |
91 |
89,503 |
0.10% |
| SA |
Hindmarsh |
90 |
100,105 |
0.09% |
| NSW |
Cook |
90 |
93,322 |
0.10% |
| VIC |
La Trobe |
88 |
95,866 |
0.09% |
| NSW |
Eden-Monaro |
87 |
97,685 |
0.09% |
| NSW |
Mackellar |
86 |
96,196 |
0.09% |
| QLD |
Bowman |
85 |
92,954 |
0.09% |
| NSW |
North Sydney |
85 |
95,479 |
0.09% |
| WA |
Perth |
84 |
85,562 |
0.10% |
| NSW |
Mitchell |
84 |
93,531 |
0.09% |
| QLD |
Brisbane |
84 |
96,743 |
0.09% |
| VIC |
Goldstein |
84 |
94,266 |
0.09% |
| QLD |
Griffith |
83 |
94,267 |
0.09% |
| QLD |
Dickson |
82 |
91,690 |
0.09% |
| NSW |
Berowra |
81 |
96,129 |
0.08% |
| VIC |
Melbourne Ports |
81 |
87,080 |
0.09% |
| SA |
Sturt |
80 |
94,640 |
0.08% |
| NSW |
Bradfield |
80 |
95,426 |
0.08% |
| NSW |
Hughes |
80 |
95,574 |
0.08% |
| WA |
Brand |
79 |
83,309 |
0.09% |
| TAS |
Denison |
77 |
66,893 |
0.12% |
| WA |
Hasluck |
76 |
83,211 |
0.09% |
| NSW |
Macquarie |
76 |
95,408 |
0.08% |
| VIC |
Kooyong |
76 |
90,502 |
0.08% |
| WA |
Canning |
75 |
86,088 |
0.09% |
| WA |
Forrest |
75 |
87,433 |
0.09% |
| SA |
Adelaide |
74 |
97,375 |
0.08% |
| SA |
Kingston |
74 |
95,095 |
0.08% |
| QLD |
Bonner |
72 |
90,759 |
0.08% |
| NSW |
Sydney |
71 |
92,677 |
0.08% |
| WA |
Swan |
70 |
83,100 |
0.08% |
| TAS |
Lyons |
70 |
69,549 |
0.10% |
| WA |
Moore |
62 |
89,071 |
0.07% |
| TAS |
Braddon |
61 |
65,724 |
0.09% |
| QLD |
Ryan |
57 |
95,859 |
0.06% |
| TAS |
Bass |
56 |
66,777 |
0.08% |
| SA |
Boothby |
52 |
98,242 |
0.05% |
| NSW |
Warringah |
49 |
90,669 |
0.05% |
| WA |
Tangney |
48 |
84,692 |
0.06% |
| NSW |
Wentworth |
47 |
86,997 |
0.05% |
| TAS |
Franklin |
45 |
70,216 |
0.06% |
| WA |
Curtin |
43 |
86,950 |
0.05% |
| SA |
Mayo |
33 |
95,749 |
0.03% |
| Total |
** |
20,553 |
13,838,900 |
0.15% |
By vote collection point
These are the vote collection points with more than 20 total donkey votes.
| State |
Division |
Vote collection point |
Donkey votes |
Total formal ballots for polling place |
% |
| NT |
Lingiari |
Remote Mobile Team 5 |
136 |
1,345 |
10.11% |
| NT |
Lingiari |
Remote Mobile Team 2 |
133 |
1,297 |
10.25% |
| NT |
Lingiari |
Remote Mobile Team 6 |
74 |
876 |
8.45% |
| NT |
Lingiari |
Remote Mobile Team 1 |
69 |
1,324 |
5.21% |
| NT |
Lingiari |
Remote Mobile Team 7 |
67 |
1,219 |
5.50% |
| NT |
Lingiari |
Remote Mobile Team 3 |
67 |
634 |
10.57% |
| NSW |
Fowler |
Fairfield FOWLER PPVC |
61 |
10,249 |
0.60% |
| NSW |
McMahon |
Fairfield MCMAHON PPVC |
61 |
9,742 |
0.63% |
| NT |
Lingiari |
Remote Mobile Team 15 |
56 |
790 |
7.09% |
| NSW |
Barton |
Special Hospital Team 1 |
53 |
8,015 |
0.66% |
| NT |
Lingiari |
Remote Mobile Team 4 |
53 |
909 |
5.83% |
| NT |
Lingiari |
Home Island |
45 |
213 |
21.13% |
| VIC |
Gellibrand |
Sunshine GELLIBRAND PPVC |
45 |
8,753 |
0.51% |
| QLD |
Leichhardt |
Aurukun |
44 |
572 |
7.69% |
| NSW |
Werriwa |
Green Valley WERRIWA PPVC |
43 |
11,937 |
0.36% |
| VIC |
Gorton |
Melton GORTON PPVC |
42 |
10,891 |
0.39% |
| NT |
Lingiari |
Remote Mobile Team 14 |
41 |
1,382 |
2.97% |
| VIC |
Wills |
Glenroy WILLS PPVC |
38 |
9,984 |
0.38% |
| VIC |
Maribyrnong |
Sunshine MARIBYRNONG PPVC |
37 |
8,480 |
0.44% |
| VIC |
Mallee |
Special Hospital Team 1 |
35 |
7,724 |
0.45% |
| NSW |
New England |
Tamworth PPVC |
35 |
12,845 |
0.27% |
| VIC |
Calwell |
Gladstone Park PPVC |
35 |
10,077 |
0.35% |
| QLD |
Hinkler |
Hervey Bay PPVC |
33 |
15,033 |
0.22% |
| NT |
Lingiari |
Alice Springs PPVC |
32 |
4,649 |
0.69% |
| NSW |
Whitlam |
Warilla WHITLAM PPVC |
32 |
12,421 |
0.26% |
| VIC |
Hotham |
Springvale HOTHAM PPVC |
32 |
6,754 |
0.47% |
| NSW |
Chifley |
Mount Druitt CHIFLEY PPVC |
30 |
11,647 |
0.26% |
| NSW |
Watson |
Belmore WATSON PPVC |
30 |
6,124 |
0.49% |
| VIC |
Jagajaga |
Special Hospital Team 2 |
29 |
6,794 |
0.43% |
| VIC |
Wannon |
Warrnambool PPVC |
29 |
12,897 |
0.22% |
| NSW |
Blaxland |
Bankstown BLAXLAND PPVC |
29 |
7,315 |
0.40% |
| VIC |
Isaacs |
Divisional Office (PREPOLL) |
28 |
16,486 |
0.17% |
| QLD |
Hinkler |
Special Hospital Team 3 |
28 |
4,975 |
0.56% |
| QLD |
Capricornia |
Special Hospital Team 2 |
28 |
7,012 |
0.40% |
| VIC |
Calwell |
Meadow Heights |
28 |
2,616 |
1.07% |
| QLD |
Blair |
Special Hospital Team 1 |
27 |
8,322 |
0.32% |
| ACT |
Fenner |
Belconnen FENNER PPVC |
27 |
15,291 |
0.18% |
| NT |
Lingiari |
Remote Mobile Team 12 |
27 |
488 |
5.53% |
| VIC |
Lalor |
Werribee PPVC |
26 |
12,349 |
0.21% |
| NSW |
Dobell |
Special Hospital Team 2 |
25 |
5,764 |
0.43% |
| VIC |
Isaacs |
Dandenong South |
25 |
1,553 |
1.61% |
| NSW |
Parkes |
Dubbo PPVC |
25 |
11,883 |
0.21% |
| NSW |
Fowler |
Warwick Farm FOWLER PPVC |
25 |
7,638 |
0.33% |
| VIC |
Mallee |
Mildura MALLEE PPVC |
25 |
13,783 |
0.18% |
| QLD |
Fadden |
Runaway Bay FADDEN PPVC |
24 |
13,477 |
0.18% |
| VIC |
Ballarat |
Ballarat PPVC |
24 |
16,267 |
0.15% |
| QLD |
Capricornia |
Rockhampton CAPRICORNIA PPVC |
24 |
11,982 |
0.20% |
| VIC |
Lalor |
Hoppers Crossing LALOR PPVC |
23 |
14,869 |
0.15% |
| VIC |
Indi |
Wangaratta PPVC |
23 |
12,068 |
0.19% |
| VIC |
Gorton |
Caroline Springs PPVC |
23 |
11,543 |
0.20% |
| NT |
Lingiari |
Remote Mobile Team 8 |
22 |
897 |
2.45% |
| QLD |
Longman |
Caboolture PPVC |
22 |
14,438 |
0.15% |
| QLD |
Oxley |
Inala |
22 |
2,529 |
0.87% |
| VIC |
Scullin |
South Morang SCULLIN PPVC |
22 |
8,205 |
0.27% |
| QLD |
Dawson |
Mackay DAWSON PPVC |
21 |
16,422 |
0.13% |
| VIC |
McEwen |
Craigieburn MCEWEN PPVC |
21 |
5,547 |
0.38% |
| NT |
Solomon |
Karama |
21 |
2,576 |
0.82% |
| VIC |
Calwell |
Glenroy CALWELL PPVC |
20 |
3,995 |
0.50% |
| ACT |
Canberra |
Woden CANBERRA PPVC |
20 |
10,696 |
0.19% |
| VIC |
Wills |
Fawkner North |
20 |
1,761 |
1.14% |
| NSW |
Calare |
Bathurst PPVC |
20 |
11,137 |
0.18% |