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

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

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: 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

1917

1917 Australian federal election: 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

1914

1914 Australian federal election: 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

1913

1913 Australian federal election: 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

1910

1910 Australian federal election: 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

1906

1906 Australian federal election: 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 notional hold Swing

References

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