Division of Nepean

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Nepean
Australian House of Representatives Division
Created1906
Abolished1922
Namesake Evan Nepean

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.

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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

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
  Eric Kendall Bowden.jpg Eric Bowden
(1871–1931)		 Anti-Socialist 12 December 1906 –
26 May 1909		Lost seat. Later elected to Nepean in 1919
  Commonwealth Liberal 26 May 1909 –
13 April 1910
  Portrait of George Cann - Swiss Studios (cropped).jpg 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.jpg Richard Orchard
(1871–1942)		 Commonwealth Liberal 31 May 1913 –
17 February 1917		Served as minister under Hughes. Retired
  Nationalist 17 February 1917 –
3 November 1919
  Eric Bowden 1925 (cropped).jpg Eric Bowden
(1871–1931)		 Nationalist 13 December 1919 –
16 December 1922 		Elected to the Division of Parramatta after Nepean was abolished in 1922

Election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1919 Australian federal election (House of Representatives) § Nepean.[ edit ]
1919 Australian federal election: Nepean
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Eric Bowden 20,63057.1-3.4
Labor Con Wallace 15,52442.9+3.4
Total formal votes36,15497.8
Informal votes8142.2
Turnout 36,96868.6
Nationalist hold Swing -3.4

Referendum and plebiscite results

1919 Australian referendum (Monopolies) [5]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No17,40156.98
Yes13,13743.02
Valid votes30,53882.61
Invalid or blank votes6,43017.39
Total votes36,968100.00
Registered voters/turnout53,88268.61
1919 Australian referendum (Legislative Powers) [5]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No18,39254.62
Yes15,28245.38
Valid votes33,67491.09
Invalid or blank votes3,2948.91
Total votes36,968100.00
Registered voters/turnout53,88268.61
1917 Australian conscription referendum [5]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No20,86756.36
Yes16,15643.64
Valid votes37,02397.49
Invalid or blank votes9522.51
Total votes37,975100.00
Registered voters/turnout50,69874.90
1916 Australian conscription referendum [5]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No22,25256.49
Yes17,13843.51
Valid votes39,39097.13
Invalid or blank votes1,1622.87
Total votes40,552100.00
Registered voters/turnout48,31683.93
1913 Australian referendum (Monopolies) [5]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No16,67359.96
Yes11,13540.04
Valid votes27,80889.36
Invalid or blank votes3,31110.64
Total votes31,119100.00
Registered voters/turnout42,86672.60
1913 Australian referendum (Trusts) [5]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No17,49359.58
Yes11,86740.42
Valid votes29,36094.35
Invalid or blank votes1,7595.65
Total votes31,119100.00
Registered voters/turnout42,86672.60
1913 Australian referendum (Railway Disputes) [5]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No17,62959.94
Yes11,78240.06
Valid votes29,41194.51
Invalid or blank votes1,7085.49
Total votes31,119100.00
Registered voters/turnout42,86672.60
1913 Australian referendum (Industrial Matters) [5]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No17,61859.74
Yes11,87540.26
Valid votes29,49394.77
Invalid or blank votes1,6265.23
Total votes31,119100.00
Registered voters/turnout42,86672.60
1913 Australian referendum (Corporations) [5]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No17,57959.75
Yes11,84340.25
Valid votes29,42294.55
Invalid or blank votes1,6975.45
Total votes31,119100.00
Registered voters/turnout42,86672.60
1913 Australian referendum (Trade and Commerce) [5]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No17,53559.64
Yes11,86140.35
Valid votes29,39694.46
Invalid or blank votes1,7235.54
Total votes31,119100.00
Registered voters/turnout42,86672.60
1911 Australian referendum (Monopolies) [5]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No11,24468.16
Yes5,25231.84
Valid votes16,49698.28
Invalid or blank votes2891.72
Total votes16,785100.00
Registered voters/turnout36,78945.63
1911 Australian referendum (Trade and Commerce) [5]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No11,35468.87
Yes5,13231.13
Valid votes16,48698.24
Invalid or blank votes2951.76
Total votes16,781100.00
Registered voters/turnout36,78945.63
1910 Australian referendum (State Debts) [5]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No14,41971.29
Yes5,80628.71
Valid votes20,22593.09
Invalid or blank votes1,5026.91
Total votes21,727100.00
Registered voters/turnout35,23562.30
1910 Australian referendum (Surplus Revenue) [5]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes10,60251.13
No10,13348.87
Valid votes20,73594.47
Invalid or blank votes1,2135.53
Total votes21,948100.00
Registered voters/turnout35,23562.30
1906 Australian referendum (Senate elections) [5]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes12,62885.82
No2,08614.18
Valid votes14,71488.17
Invalid or blank votes1,97511.83
Total votes16,689100.00
Registered voters/turnout29,71956.30

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References

  1. ↑ "Electoral division names no longer in use". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Nepean River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 February 2013. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ Carr, Adam. "1906 legislative election: House of Representatives, New South Wales". Psephos. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Redistribution: new divisions, NSW gains a seat". The Sydney Morning Herald . 29 July 1922. p. 11. Retrieved 15 October 2020– via Trove.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Data repository". Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission . Retrieved 11 September 2023– via Ben Raue. To access divisional results, access the 'Australian Referendums 1906-2017' google drive link and then refer to 'Aus-Referendums-Division'

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