# Electoral results for the district of Lowan

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Lowan in Victorian state elections.

## Members for Lowan

First incarnation (1889–1945) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Richard Baker | Unaligned | 1889–1894 |
| | Sir William Irvine | Unaligned | 1894–1906 |
| | Robert Stanley | Ministerialist | 1906–1911 |
| | Robert Stanley | Comm Liberal | 1906–1911 |
| | James Menzies | Comm Liberal | 1911–1920 |
| | James Menzies | Nationalist | 1911–1920 |
| | Marcus Wettenhall | Farmers Union | 1920–1935 |
| | Marcus Wettenhall | Country | 1920–1935 |
| | Hamilton Lamb | Country | 1935–1943 |
| | Wilfred Mibus | Country | 1944–1945 |
| Second incarnation (1955–1992) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Wilfred Mibus | Liberal & Country | 1955–1964 |
| | Wilfred Mibus | Country | 1955–1964 |
| | Jim McCabe | Liberal | 1964–1967 |
| | Ray Buckley | Country | 1967–1970 |
| | Jim McCabe | Liberal | 1970–1979 |
| | Bill McGrath | National Country | 1979–1982 |
| | Bill McGrath | National | 1982–1992 |
| Third incarnation (2002–present) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Hugh Delahunty | National | 2002–2014 |
| | Emma Kealy | National | 2014–present |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s

2022 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Emma Kealy | 25,482 | 59.0 | –0.7 |
| | Labor | Mick Monaghan | 8,454 | 19.6 | −1.8 |
| | Greens | Richard Lane | 2,575 | 6.0 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | Amanda Mead | 2,384 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| | Angry Victorians | Richard Etherton | 1,710 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| | Family First | Robert Coleman | 1,573 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| | Animal Justice | Tamasin Ramsay | 1,019 | 2.4 | +2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,297 | 94.3 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,612 | 5.7 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,909 | 89.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Emma Kealy | 30,991 | 71.6 | +0.6 |
| | Labor | Mick Monaghan | 12,288 | 28.4 | −0.6 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Emma Kealy | 25,554 | 67.0 | +12.9 |
| | Labor | Maurice Billi | 7,675 | 20.1 | +1.5 |
| | Independent | Barry Shea | 2,468 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| | Greens | Nkandu Beltz | 2,037 | 5.3 | -3.2 |
| | Victorian Socialists | Trevor Grenfell | 434 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,168 | 95.0 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,002 | 5.0 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,170 | 93.5 | −1.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Emma Kealy | 28,056 | 73.5 | +2.2 |
| | Labor | Maurice Billi | 10,121 | 26.5 | -2.2 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +2.2 | |
2014 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Emma Kealy | 21,087 | 54.1 | −13.2 |
| | Labor | Bob Scates | 7,243 | 18.6 | −3.6 |
| | Independent | Katrina Rainsford | 5,532 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
| | Greens | Nkandu Beltz | 3,324 | 8.5 | +2.9 |
| | Country Alliance | Steve Price | 1,796 | 4.6 | +4.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,982 | 95.5 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,851 | 4.5 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,833 | 95.0 | −0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Emma Kealy | 27,773 | 71.3 | −0.7 |
| | Labor | Bob Scates | 11,199 | 28.7 | +0.7 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | −0.7 | |
2010 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Hugh Delahunty | 23,702 | 67.42 | +19.75 |
| | Labor | Mandy Kirsopp | 7,783 | 22.14 | -0.23 |
| | Greens | Ben Wilkie | 1,966 | 5.59 | +1.34 |
| | Family First | Randall Reimer | 1,704 | 4.85 | +1.50 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,155 | 96.27 | −0.15 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,363 | 3.73 | +0.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,518 | 94.91 | +0.17 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Hugh Delahunty | 25,337 | 72.08 | 0.00 |
| | Labor | Mandy Kirsopp | 9,812 | 27.92 | 0.00 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | 0.00 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Hugh Delahunty | 16,624 | 47.7 | +7.0 |
| | Labor | Paul Battista | 7,803 | 22.4 | -4.7 |
| | Liberal | Katrina Rainsford | 7,798 | 22.4 | -5.2 |
| | Greens | Rob Daly | 1,483 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| | Family First | Graeme Presser | 1,168 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,876 | 96.4 | −1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,295 | 3.6 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,171 | 94.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Hugh Delahunty | 25,169 | 72.1 | +5.0 |
| | Labor | Paul Battista | 9,748 | 27.9 | -5.0 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +5.0 | |
2002 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Hugh Delahunty | 14,568 | 40.7 | +21.9 |
| | Liberal | Howard Templeton | 9,871 | 27.6 | -9.3 |
| | Labor | Charles Williams | 9,683 | 27.1 | +4.3 |
| | Greens | David Brain | 1,658 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,780 | 97.5 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 917 | 2.5 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,697 | 95.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Hugh Delahunty | 24,001 | 67.1 | +5.2 |
| | Labor | Charles Williams | 11,779 | 32.9 | -5.2 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +5.2 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Bill McGrath | 16,468 | 61.03 | -2.13 |
| | Liberal | Roderick Coutts | 6,003 | 22.25 | +4.03 |
| | Labor | Robert Luciani | 4,511 | 16.72 | -1.90 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,982 | 98.62 | −0.29 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 377 | 1.38 | +0.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,359 | 95.42 | −0.41 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Bill McGrath | 22,134 | 82.04 | +2.17 |
| | Labor | Robert Luciani | 4,845 | 17.96 | -2.17 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +2.17 | |
* The two party preferred vote was not counted between the National and Liberal candidates for Lowan.
1985 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Bill McGrath | 17,138 | 63.2 | +14.8 |
| | Labor | William Albon | 5,052 | 18.6 | -3.7 |
| | Liberal | John Mann | 4,944 | 18.2 | -9.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,134 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 300 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,434 | 95.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Bill McGrath | 21,761 | 80.2 | +4.5 |
| | Labor | William Albon | 5,373 | 19.8 | -4.5 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +4.5 | |
1982 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Bill McGrath | 12,508 | 52.2 | +20.4 |
| | Liberal | Robert Kosch | 5,701 | 23.8 | -20.8 |
| | Labor | David Drake-Feary | 5,354 | 22.3 | -1.3 |
| | Democrats | Zelma Furey | 402 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,965 | 98.5 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 352 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,317 | 95.1 | −0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Bill McGrath | 18,095 | 75.5 | +4.0 |
| | Labor | David Drake-Feary | 5,870 | 24.5 | -4.0 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +4.0 | |
* The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the National and Liberal candidates for Lowan.

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jim McCabe | 10,564 | 44.6 | +1.1 |
| | National | Bill McGrath | 7,535 | 31.8 | +5.1 |
| | Labor | David Drake-Feary | 5,599 | 23.6 | +2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,698 | 98.5 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 353 | 1.5 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,051 | 95.2 | −0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Bill McGrath | 16,941 | 71.5 | -3.0 |
| | Labor | David Drake-Feary | 6,757 | 28.5 | +3.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Bill McGrath | 11,976 | 50.5 | +12.2 |
| | Liberal | Jim McCabe | 11,722 | 49.5 | -12.2 |
| | National gain from Liberal | National gain from Liberal | Swing | +12.2 | |
1976 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jim McCabe | 10,052 | 43.5 | -0.1 |
| | National | Howard Ellis | 6,174 | 26.7 | +6.3 |
| | Labor | Brian Brooke | 4,923 | 21.3 | -6.8 |
| | Independent | Francis Petering | 1,164 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Kevin Dunn | 788 | 3.4 | -1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,101 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 451 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,552 | 95.3 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Jim McCabe | 14,249 | 61.7 | -5.8 |
| | National | Howard Ellis | 8,852 | 38.3 | +38.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
1973 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jim McCabe | 8,220 | 44.9 | +11.0 |
| | Labor | Arthur Rowe | 4,471 | 24.5 | -2.1 |
| | Country | Graeme Smith | 3,966 | 21.7 | -10.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Kevin Dunn | 843 | 4.6 | -2.4 |
| | Independent | Clifford Dodds | 785 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,285 | 98.3 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 309 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,594 | 95.4 | −1.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Jim McCabe | 13,260 | 72.5 | +3.4 |
| | Labor | Arthur Rowe | 5,025 | 27.5 | -3.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.4 | |
1970 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jim McCabe | 6,008 | 33.9 | -6.2 |
| | Country | Ray Buckley | 5,754 | 32.5 | -1.1 |
| | Labor | Gustav Lehmann | 4,714 | 26.6 | +5.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Giles | 1,240 | 7.0 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,716 | 98.3 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 304 | 1.7 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,020 | 97.1 | +0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Jim McCabe | 12,241 | 69.1 | -5.9 |
| | Labor | Gustav Lehmann | 5,475 | 30.9 | +5.9 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Jim McCabe | 9,940 | 56.1 | +8.8 |
| | Country | Ray Buckley | 7,776 | 43.9 | -8.8 |
| | Liberal gain from Country | Liberal gain from Country | Swing | +8.8 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jim McCabe | 7,181 | 40.1 | +2.3 |
| | Country | Ray Buckley | 6,024 | 33.6 | -16.7 |
| | Labor | Roslyn Snow | 3,715 | 20.7 | +17.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Michael Grimes | 1,007 | 5.6 | -2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,927 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 260 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,187 | 96.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Ray Buckley | 13,439 | 75.0 | |
| | Labor | Roslyn Snow | 4,488 | 25.0 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Ray Buckley | 9,448 | 52.7 | -3.3 |
| | Liberal | Jim McCabe | 8,479 | 47.3 | +3.3 |
| | Country gain from Liberal | Country gain from Liberal | Swing | -3.3 | |
* In the redistribution, Lowan became a notionally Country party held seat.
1964 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Lloyd Atkin | 9,167 | 45.7 | +45.7 |
| | Liberal and Country | Jim McCabe | 9,146 | 45.6 | -13.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Frits Albers | 1,760 | 8.8 | -1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,073 | 98.7 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 261 | 1.3 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,334 | 96.2 | +0.2 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Jim McCabe | 10,398 | 51.8 | -16.5 |
| | Country | Lloyd Atkin | 9,675 | 48.2 | +48.2 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -16.5 | |
1961 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Wilfred Mibus | 11,699 | 59.3 | +4.8 |
| | Labor | James Redford | 5,933 | 30.1 | +30.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Derek Williams | 2,091 | 10.6 | -6.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,723 | 98.8 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 245 | 1.2 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,968 | 96.0 | −0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Wilfred Mibus | 13,477 | 68.3 | -0.7 |
| | Labor | James Redford | 6,246 | 31.7 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -0.7 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Wilfred Mibus | 10,679 | 54.5 |
| | Country | Ian McCann | 5,664 | 28.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Edgar McMahon | 3,258 | 16.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,601 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 257 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,858 | 96.4 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Wilfred Mibus | 12,308 | 62.8 |
| | Country | Ian McCann | 7,293 | 37.2 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |
1955 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Wilfred Mibus | 11,546 | 68.1 |
| | Country | Griffith Perkins | 5,418 | 31.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,964 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 316 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,280 | 96.3 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1944 Lowan state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Tripovich | 4,201 | 42.07 | n/a |
| | Country | Wilfred Mibus | 4,000 | 40.06 | n/a |
| | Unendorsed Country | William Armstrong | 1,785 | 17.88 | n/a |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,986 | n/a | n/a |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Wilfred Mibus | 5,223 | 52.30 | n/a |
| | Labor | John Tripovich | 4,763 | 47.70 | n/a |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
1943 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Hamilton Lamb | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |
* Hamilton Lamb was a prisoner-of-war at this time and was not opposed. He died on the Burma Railway on 7 December 1943. Confirmation of his death was not received until September 1944.
1940 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Hamilton Lamb | 5,525 | 47.8 | -18.0 |
| | Independent | Winton Turnbull | 2,962 | 25.7 | +25.7 |
| | United Australia | Arthur Bennett | 2,267 | 19.6 | -14.6 |
| | Independent | Marcus Wettenhall | 794 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,548 | 98.1 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 223 | 1.9 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,771 | 94.9 | +0.5 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Hamilton Lamb | | 55.5 | -10.3 |
| | Independent | Winton Turnbull | | 44.5 | +44.5 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Two candidate preferred vote was estimated.

### Elections in the 1930s

1937 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Hamilton Lamb | 7,514 | 65.8 | +10.8 |
| | United Australia | Jabez Potts | 3,899 | 34.2 | +34.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,413 | 99.3 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 0.7 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,491 | 94.4 | −0.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
1935 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Hamilton Lamb | 6,173 | 55.0 | +55.0 |
| | Country | Marcus Wettenhall | 5,043 | 45.0 | -17.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,216 | 99.5 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 57 | 0.5 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,273 | 94.5 | −2.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
1932 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Marcus Wettenhall | 6,745 | 62.3 | +15.8 |
| | United Australia | Frederick Thompson | 4,081 | 37.7 | +37.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,826 | 98.1 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 206 | 1.9 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,032 | 96.6 | +1.5 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Marcus Wettenhall | 4,922 | 46.5 | -11.2 |
| | Labor | James McDonald | 3,475 | 32.8 | +32.8 |
| | Country Progressive | Albert Bussau | 2,189 | 20.7 | -21.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,586 | 98.8 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 130 | 1.2 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,716 | 95.1 | +4.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Marcus Wettenhall | 6,168 | 58.3 | +0.6 |
| | Labor | James McDonald | 4,418 | 41.7 | +41.7 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
1927 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Marcus Wettenhall | 5,633 | 57.7 |
| | Country Progressive | George Clyne | 4,127 | 42.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,760 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 167 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,927 | 91.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |
1924 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Marcus Wettenhall | 2,959 | 42.9 | -7.3 |
| | Nationalist | James Menzies | 2,400 | 34.8 | -14.8 |
| | Country | Harold Glowrey | 1,152 | 16.7 | +16.7 |
| | Nationalist | William Bolwell | 392 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,903 | 98.5 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 107 | 1.5 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,010 | 66.9 | −2.8 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Marcus Wettenhall | 3,877 | 56.2 | +6.0 |
| | Nationalist | James Menzies | 3,026 | 43.8 | -6.0 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +6.0 | |
1921 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Victorian Farmers | Marcus Wettenhall | 3,320 | 50.2 | -4.4 |
| | Nationalist | James Menzies | 3,295 | 49.8 | +4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,615 | 99.3 | +2.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 45 | 0.7 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,657 | 69.7 | +2.0 |
| | Victorian Farmers hold | Victorian Farmers hold | Swing | -4.4 | |
1920 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Victorian Farmers | Marcus Wettenhall | 3,246 | 54.6 | +54.6 |
| | Nationalist | James Menzies | 2,853 | 45.4 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,279 | 96.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 201 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,480 | 67.7 | |
| | Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist | Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | James Menzies | unopposed | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
1914 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Menzies | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
1911 Victorian state election: Lowan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Menzies | 4,464 | 77.1 | N/A |
| | Labor | George McGowan | 1,328 | 22.9 | +22.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,792 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 101 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,893 | 65.0 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |