The Division of Nepean was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It was located in the western suburbs of Sydney. It originally covered the suburbs of Granville, Lithgow and Penrith. After the redistribution of 27 February 1913 it also included the suburb of Homebush.
| Nepean Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
| Created | 1906 |
| Abolished | 1922 |
| Namesake | Evan Nepean |
The Division was named for the Nepean River,[1] which itself was named after British politician Evan Nepean.[2] It was proclaimed at the redistribution of 13 July 1906, and was first contested at the 1906 Federal election.[3] It was abolished at the redistribution of 13 September 1922 and divided between six electorates: Macquarie, Martin, Parramatta, Reid, Robertson and Werriwa.[4]
Members
edit| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Eric Bowden (1871–1931) |
Anti-Socialist | 12 December 1906 – 26 May 1909 |
Lost seat. Later elected to Nepean in 1919 | |
| Liberal | 26 May 1909 – 13 April 1910 | ||||
|
George Cann (1871–1948) |
Labor | 13 April 1910 – 31 May 1913 |
Lost seat. Later elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Canterbury in 1914 | |
|
Richard Orchard (1871–1942) |
Liberal | 31 May 1913 – 17 February 1917 |
Served as minister under Hughes. Retired | |
| Nationalist | 17 February 1917 – 3 November 1919 | ||||
|
Eric Bowden (1871–1931) |
13 December 1919 – 16 December 1922 |
Elected to the Division of Parramatta after Nepean was abolished in 1922 | ||
Election results
edit| 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 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Electoral division names no longer in use". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Nepean River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "1906 legislative election: House of Representatives, New South Wales". Psephos. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Redistribution: new divisions, NSW gains a seat". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 July 1922. p. 11. Retrieved 15 October 2020 – via Trove.
