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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 | ||||