# 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 |
| Eric Bowden | Liberal | 1909—1910 |
| George Cann | Labor | 1910—1913 |
| Richard Orchard | Liberal | 1913—1916 |
| Richard Orchard | Nationalist | 1916—1919 |
| Eric Bowden | Nationalist | 1919—1922 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1910s
#### 1919

1919 Australian federal election: Nepean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Eric Bowden | 20,630 | 57.1 | -3.4 |
| | Labor | Con Wallace | 15,524 | 42.9 | +3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 36,154 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 814 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,968 | 68.6 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -3.4 | |

#### 1917

1917 Australian federal election: Nepean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Richard Orchard | 22,402 | 60.5 | +7.8 |
| | Labor | Tom Arthur | 14,600 | 39.5 | -7.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,002 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,034 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,036 | 72.8 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +7.8 | |

#### 1914

1914 Australian federal election: Nepean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Orchard | 16,815 | 52.7 | -1.5 |
| | Labor | Voltaire Molesworth | 15,092 | 47.3 | +4.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,907 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 747 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,654 | 69.2 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.9 | |

#### 1913

1913 Australian federal election: Nepean :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,104 | 96.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,015 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,119 | 72.6 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.3 | |

#### 1910

1910 Australian federal election: Nepean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Cann | 11,113 | 51.5 | +17.5 |
| | Liberal | Eric Bowden | 10,461 | 48.5 | -12.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,574 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 376 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,950 | 62.3 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.8 | |

### Elections in the 1900s
#### 1906

1906 Australian federal election: Nepean :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,077 | 96.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 677 | 4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,754 | 56.4 |
| | Anti-Socialist notional hold | Anti-Socialist notional hold | Swing | |