Residents knew Pat Conaghan received the highest number of votes following the election in May, but now locals can see just how many votes each of the eight candidates for the seat of Cowper received.

The two candidates preferred for Cowper were Rob Oakeshott with 45,596 votes and Pat Conaghan who received 59,932 votes.

There was a swing of 2.23 per cent of voters in Cowper in favour of The Nationals compared to the previous Federal Election.

Votes for first preference in the first count for all candidates:

In the final two party preferred count Mr Oakeshott received 43.21 per cent of the final vote while Mr Conaghan remained the preferred candidate with 56.79 per cent of the votes going to The Nationals.

The seat of Cowper is home to 124,507 eligible voters, 91.90 per cent of which headed to the polls in May.

Locals can view the full distribution of preferences on the Australian Electoral Commission website.