Electoral results for the Division of Nepean

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Nepean in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1906 until its abolition in 1922.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Eric Bowden Anti-Socialist 1906—1909
  Commonwealth Liberal 1909—1910
  George Cann Labor 1910—1913
  Richard Orchard Commonwealth Liberal 1913—1916
  Nationalist 1916—1919
  Eric Bowden Nationalist 1919—1922

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Nepean
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Eric Bowden 20,630 57.1 -3.4
Labor Con Wallace 15,524 42.9 +3.4
Total formal votes 36,154 97.8
Informal votes 814 2.2
Turnout 36,968 68.6
Nationalist hold Swing -3.4
Australian federal election, 1917: Nepean
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Richard Orchard 22,402 60.5 +7.8
Labor Tom Arthur 14,600 39.5 -7.8
Total formal votes 37,002 97.3
Informal votes 1,034 2.7
Turnout 38,036 72.8
Nationalist hold Swing +7.8
Australian federal election, 1914: Nepean
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Orchard 16,815 52.7 -1.5
Labor Voltaire Molesworth 15,092 47.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 31,907 97.7
Informal votes 747 2.3
Turnout 32,654 69.2
Liberal hold Swing -2.9
Australian federal election, 1913: Nepean
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Orchard 16,322 54.2 -4.7
Labor George Cann 12,947 43.0 +2.0
Independent Alexander Huie 835 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 30,104 96.7
Informal votes 1,015 3.3
Turnout 31,119 72.6
Liberal hold Swing -3.3
Australian federal election, 1910: Nepean
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Cann 11,113 51.5 +17.5
Liberal Eric Bowden 10,461 48.5 -12.1
Total formal votes 21,574 98.3
Informal votes 376 1.7
Turnout 21,950 62.3
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +14.8

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Nepean
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Anti-Socialist Eric Bowden 9,749 60.6
Labour Charles Dyer 5,471 34.0
Ind. Anti-Socialist Thomas Taylor 857 5.3
Total formal votes 16,077 96.0
Informal votes 677 4.0
Turnout 16,754 56.4
Anti-Socialist hold Swing

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