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Appendix VI – Election Workers, 39th General Election, 2006
| Position | Workers |
|---|---|
| Additional assistant returning officer | 126 |
| Additional poll clerk – advance poll | 373 |
| Assistant automation coordinator | 332 |
| Automation coordinator | 333 |
| Assistant returning officer | 308 |
| Community relations officer – Aboriginal | 157 |
| Community relations officer – ethnocultural | 64 |
| Community relations officer – homeless | 10 |
| Community relations officer – youth | 114 |
| Central poll supervisor – standby | 275 |
| Central poll supervisor – advance poll | 939 |
| Central poll supervisor – ordinary poll | 9,174 |
| Deputy returning officer – advance poll | 3,674 |
| Deputy returning officer – correctional institution | 261 |
| Deputy returning officer – mobile poll | 1,308 |
| Deputy returning officer – ordinary poll | 61,026 |
| Deputy returning officer – special ballot | 1,194 |
| Deputy returning officer – standby – advance poll | 602 |
| Deputy returning officer – standby – ordinary poll | 3,155 |
| Financial officer | 345 |
| Information officer – advance poll | 1,522 |
| Information officer – ordinary poll | 11,353 |
| Interpreter – Aboriginal Elder and Youth Program – elder | 240 |
| Interpreter – Aboriginal Elder and Youth Program – youth | 225 |
| Interpreter language – advance poll | 12 |
| Interpreter language – ordinary poll | 47 |
| Inventory clerk | 549 |
| Judicial recount clerk | 52 |
| Office clerk | 6,229 |
| Office coordinator | 624 |
| Office messenger | 593 |
| Poll clerk – advance poll | 4,190 |
| Poll clerk – correctional institution | 239 |
| Poll clerk – mobile poll | 1,307 |
| Poll clerk – ordinary poll | 60,997 |
| Poll clerk – special ballot | 1,153 |
| Receptionist | 1,375 |
| Recruitment officer | 531 |
| Registration officer – advance poll | 2,532 |
| Registration officer – ordinary poll | 12,033 |
| Registration officer – standby | 349 |
| Returning officer | 308 |
| Revising agent – office of additional assistant returning officer | 606 |
| Revising agent – regular revision | 6,036 |
| Revising agent – targeted revision | 4,362 |
| Revision centre clerk | 890 |
| Revision supervisor | 485 |
| Special ballot coordinator – office of additional assistant returning officer | 278 |
| Special ballot coordinator – hospital | 813 |
| Special ballot coordinator – office of returning officer | 982 |
| Special messenger | 432 |
| Support staff for office of additional assistant returning officer | 43 |
| Training officer | 517 |
| Witness – validation of results | 258 |
| Total | 205,932* |
* With the exception of the positions of returning officer and assistant returning officer, all figures reflect the total number of election workers who filled a specific position during the election period. However, in some cases, more than one individual was hired to perform a given task, due, for example, to staff changes and job sharing. Additionally, some workers filled more than one position. Therefore, the 205,932 positions listed above were filled by a total of 180,925 workers.