# Electoral results for the district of Ovens

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

## Members for Ovens

One member initially, two from the increase in members of 1859.
| Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term |
| Daniel Cameron | Nov. 1856 – Mar. 1857 | | |
| John Wood | Apr. 1857 – July 1861 | | |
| John Wood | Apr. 1857 – July 1861 | Alexander Keefer | Oct. 1859 – Mar. 1860 |
| John Wood | Apr. 1857 – July 1861 | John Donald | Mar. 1860 – July 1861 |
| William Charles Weekes | Aug. 1861 – Aug. 1864 | Peter Wright | Aug. 1861 – Aug. 1864 |
| George Verney Smith | Nov. 1864 – Apr. 1877 | George Kerferd | Nov. 1864 – Jan. 1886 |
| George Billson | May 1877 – June 1880 | George Kerferd | Nov. 1864 – Jan. 1886 |
| William Zincke | July 1880 – Feb. 1883 | George Kerferd | Nov. 1864 – Jan. 1886 |
| George Billson | Feb. 1883 – Feb. 1886 | George Kerferd | Nov. 1864 – Jan. 1886 |
| Joseph Ferguson | Mar. 1886 – Mar. 1889 | Ferguson Tuthill | Jan. 1886 – Mar. 1889 |
Single Member District 1889–1927 :
| Member | Party | Term |
| Joseph Ferguson | Unaligned | 1889–1894 |
| J. A. Isaacs | Unaligned | 1894–1902 |
| Thomas Ashworth | Unaligned | 1902–1904 |
| Alfred Billson | Unaligned | 1904–1916 |
| Alfred Billson | Nationalist | 1916–1924 |
| Alfred Billson | Liberal | 1924–1927 |
* ↑ Daniel Cameron was also member for Ovens in the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council December 1855 to March 1856.
* 1 2 3 by-election

## Election results
### Elections in the 1920s

1924 Victorian state election: Ovens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Australian Liberal | Alfred Billson | 1,986 | 56.4 | +56.4 |
| | Labor | John Price | 1,533 | 43.6 | +43.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,519 | 98.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 43 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,562 | 73.0 | |
| | Australian Liberal gain from Nationalist | Australian Liberal gain from Nationalist | Swing | N/A | |
* Alfred Billson was the sitting Nationalist MP for Ovens.
1921 Victorian state election: Ovens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Alfred Billson | unopposed | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
1920 Victorian state election: Ovens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Alfred Billson | unopposed | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
1917 Victorian state election: Ovens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Alfred Billson | 1,580 | 46.7 | -5.7 |
| | Labor | William Gribble | 1,026 | 30.3 | -17.3 |
| | Nationalist | Erle Evans | 776 | 22.9 | +22.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,382 | 95.9 | −2.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 146 | 4.1 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,528 | 58.9 | −7.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Alfred Billson | 2,022 | 59.8 | +7.4 |
| | Labor | William Gribble | 1,360 | 40.2 | -7.4 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +7.4 | |
1914 Victorian state election: Ovens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alfred Billson | 2,293 | 52.4 | -8.3 |
| | Labor | Christopher Bennett | 2,083 | 47.6 | +8.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,376 | 97.9 | +2.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 93 | 2.1 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,469 | 66.2 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -8.3 | |
1911 Victorian state election: Ovens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alfred Billson | 2,599 | 60.7 | -0.9 |
| | Labor | Christopher Bennett | 1,680 | 39.3 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,279 | 95.7 | −3.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 191 | 4.3 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,470 | 64.3 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.9 | |