Division of Nepean
Appearance
Nepean Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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Created | 1906 |
Abolished | 1922 |
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.
The Division was named for the Nepean River, which itself was named after British politician Evan Nepean. It was proclaimed at the redistribution of 13 July 1906, and was first contested at the 1906 Federal election. It was abolished at the redistribution of 13 September 1922.
Members
Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
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Eric Bowden (1871–1931) |
Anti-Socialist | 12 December 1906 – 26 May 1909 |
Lost seat. Later elected to the Division of Parramatta in 1919 | ||
Commonwealth 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) |
Commonwealth Liberal | 31 May 1913 – 17 February 1917 |
Served as minister under Hughes. Retired | ||
Nationalist | 17 February 1917 – 3 November 1919 | ||||
Eric Bowden (1871–1931) |
Nationalist | 13 December 1919 – 16 December 1922 |
Transferred to the Division of Parramatta after Nepean was abolished in 1922 |
Election results