title: Electoral results for the district of Wangaratta
text: # Electoral results for the district of Wangaratta
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Wangaratta in Victorian state elections.
  
  ## Members of Wangaratta
  
  John Bowser was member for Wangaratta and Rutherglen until the 1904 election.
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sir John Bowser | Unaligned | 1904–1916 |
  | Sir John Bowser | Nationalist | 1916–1921 |
  | Sir John Bowser | Country | 1921–1927 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1920s
  
  1924 Victorian state election: Wangaratta :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | John Bowser | unopposed | | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  1921 Victorian state election: Wangaratta :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Victorian Farmers | John Bowser | unopposed | | |
  | | Victorian Farmers hold | Victorian Farmers hold | Swing | | |
  
  1920 Victorian state election: Wangaratta :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Victorian Farmers | John Bowser | unopposed | | |
  | | Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist | Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * John Bowser was the sitting Nationalist MP for Wangaratta, but changed to the Victorian Farmers Union before this election.
  
  ### Elections in the 1910s
  
  1917 Victorian state election: Wangaratta :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nationalist | John Bowser | unopposed | | |
  | | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
  
  1914 Victorian state election: Wangaratta :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | John Bowser | 3,269 | 70.8 | -29.2 |
  | | Labor | William Phillips | 1,347 | 29.2 | +29.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,616 | 98.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 1.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,694 | 55.1 | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1911 Victorian state election: Wangaratta :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | John Bowser | unopposed | | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
  