Division of Bass (state)

Bass
Tasmania—House of Assembly
Bass; Tasmania—House of Assembly
	Map showing the Division of Bass, as of the Tasmanian state election, 2018.
State	Tasmania
Created	1909
MP	Rob Fairs (Liberal); Michael Ferguson (Liberal); Janie Finlay (Labor); Michelle O'Byrne (Labor); Rebekah Pentland (Independent); Cecily Rosol (Greens); Simon Wood (Liberal)
Party	Greens (1), Independent (1), Labor (2), Liberal (3)
Namesake	George Bass
Electors	78,182 (2021)
Area	7,976 km2 (3,079.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Mixed
Federal electorate(s)	Bass
	Electorates around Bass:

The electoral division of Bass is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, it includes north-east Tasmania and Flinders Island. Bass takes its name from the British naval surgeon and explorer of Australia: George Bass. The division shares its name and boundaries with the federal division of Bass.

Bass and the other House of Assembly electoral divisions are each represented by five members elected under the Hare-Clark electoral system.

History and electoral profile

Bass was created in 1909 and includes the city of Launceston and towns in the states north east including: Scottsdale, Lilydale, St Helens, George Town and others.^[2]

Representation

Distribution of seats

*As 6-member seat:*
Election	Seats won
1909–1912
1912–1913
1913–1916
1916–1919
1919–1922
1922–1925
1925–1928
1928–1931
1931–1934
1934–1937
1937–1941
1941–1946
1946–1948
1948–1950
1950–1955
1955–1956
1956–1959

*As 7-member seat:*
Election	Seats won
1959–1964
1964–1969
1969–1972
1972–1976
1976–1979
1979–1982
1982–1986
1986–1989
1989–1992
1992–1996
1996–1998

*As 5-member seat:*
Election	Seats won
1998–2002
2002–2006
2006–2010
2010–2014
2014–2018
2018–2021
2021–2024

*As 7-member seat:*
Election	Seats won
2024–2028

Legend:
	Labor
	Liberal
	Greens
	Nationalist
	Liberal
	Anti-Socialist
	Liberal (Lee)
	Liberal Democrat
	Independent

Members for Bass

Year	Member		Party		Party		Party		Party		Party		Party	Member		Party
1909	6 seats (1909–1959)			Thomas Bakhap	Anti-Socialist	James Guy	Labor	Robert Sadler	Liberal Democrat	Charles Howroyd	Labor	Albert Solomon	Anti-Socialist		Richard McKenzie	Anti-Socialist
1912				Thomas Bakhap	Liberal	James Guy	Labor	George Becker	Labor				Liberal		Richard McKenzie	Liberal
1913				Robert Sadler	Liberal	Arthur Anderson	Labor						Liberal		John Hayes	Liberal
1914						Arthur Anderson	Labor					Alexander Marshall	Liberal
1915						James McDonald	Labor
1916						Allan Guy	Labor
1917					Nationalist						Nationalist		Nationalist			Nationalist
1917										James Newton	Nationalist
1919
1922				Jens Jensen	Independent Labor
1923															George Shields	Nationalist
1925											Liberal				George Shields	Nationalist
1925				Victor Shaw	Labor						Liberal	Claude James	Liberal		Henry Thomson	Nationalist
1928											Nationalist		Nationalist
1928										John Ockerby	Nationalist
1929						Thomas Davies	Labor
1931								Robert Murphy	Nationalist						Howard Barber	Nationalist
1933								Robert Murphy	Nationalist						Herbert Postle	Nationalist
1934								John McDonald	Labor						Allen Hollingsworth	Nationalist
1936				John Madden	Labor
1937												Eric Howroyd	Labor
1941															Frank Marriott	Nationalist
1942						John Quintal	Labor
1945								Alan Welsh	Labor
1946								Alan Welsh	Labor		Liberal					Independent
1946						Reg Turnbull	Labor	Bill Beattie	Liberal	Fred Marriott	Liberal				Alexander Atkins	Labor
1948								Bill Beattie	Liberal						John Orchard	Liberal
1950								Claude Barnard	Labor			John Steer	Liberal		John Orchard	Liberal
1954															Bill Beattie	Liberal
1955
1956				Alexander Atkins	Labor
1957								John Madden	Labor
1959		Mac Le Fevre	Labor				Independent
1961						Wallace Fraser	Labor			James McGowen	Liberal	Max Bushby	Liberal
1964										John Steer	Liberal
1968										James Henty	Liberal
1969		Allan Foster	Labor			Michael Barnard	Labor	Timothy Barrenger	Liberal	James Henty	Liberal
1972		Allan Foster	Labor	David Farquhar	Labor			Mac Le Fevre	Labor	Neil Pitt	Liberal
1974		Harry Holgate	Labor	David Farquhar	Labor			Mac Le Fevre	Labor	Neil Pitt	Liberal
1976				Gill James	Labor			Jim Mooney	Liberal	Neil Robson	Liberal
1979								Mary Willey	Labor						John Beswick	Liberal
1981								Mary Willey	Independent
1982								Brendan Lyons	Liberal
1984						Peter Patmore	Labor	Brendan Lyons	Liberal
1986								Peter Rae	Liberal			Frank Madill	Liberal
1989				Jim Cox	Labor			Lance Armstrong	Greens
1992		Tony Benneworth	Liberal	Gill James	Labor			Lance Armstrong	Greens	Sue Napier	Liberal
1996		Tony Benneworth	Liberal					Jim Cox	Labor
1998	5 seats (1998–2024)													5 seats (1998–2024)
2000												David Fry	Liberal
2002				Kim Booth	Greens	Kathryn Hay	Labor					Peter Gutwein	Liberal
2006						Michelle O'Byrne	Labor
2010								Brian Wightman	Labor	Michael Ferguson	Liberal
2014								Sarah Courtney	Liberal
2015				Andrea Dawkins	Greens
2018				Jennifer Houston	Labor
2021				Janie Finlay	Labor
2022								Lara Alexander	Liberal			Simon Wood	Liberal
2023								Lara Alexander	Independent
2024		Cecily Rosol	Greens					Rebekah Pentland	Jacqui Lambie						Rob Fairs	Liberal
2024		Cecily Rosol	Greens					Rebekah Pentland	Independent						Rob Fairs	Liberal

Election results

2024 Tasmanian state election: Bass^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			8,491
	Liberal	Michael Ferguson (elected 1)	12,294	18.1	+12.4
	Liberal	Rob Fairs (elected 4)	5,727	8.4	+8.4
	Liberal	Simon Wood (elected 7)	1,949	2.9	+1.8
	Liberal	Julie Sladden	1,747	2.6	+2.6
	Liberal	Chris Gatenby	1,504	2.2	+2.2
	Liberal	Sarah Quaile	1,448	2.1	+2.1
	Liberal	Richard Trethewie	1,148	1.7	+1.7
	Labor	Michelle O'Byrne (elected 2)	8,073	11.9	+0.3
	Labor	Janie Finlay (elected 3)	7,337	10.8	+2.1
	Labor	Geoff Lyons	1,698	2.5	+2.5
	Labor	William Gordon	1,112	1.6	+1.6
	Labor	Melissa Anderson	852	1.3	+1.3
	Labor	Adrian Hinds	735	1.1	−1.4
	Labor	Roshan Dhingra	443	0.7	+0.7
	Greens	Cecily Rosol (elected 5)	4,283	6.3	+5.3
	Greens	Lauren Ball	838	1.2	+1.2
	Greens	Carol Barnett	787	1.2	+1.2
	Greens	Tom Hall	711	1.0	−0.3
	Greens	Anne Layton-Bennett	665	1.0	−0.6
	Greens	Jack Fittler	441	0.6	+0.6
	Greens	Calum Hendry	431	0.6	+0.6
	Lambie	Rebekah Pentland (elected 6)	2,409	3.5	+3.5
	Lambie	Angela Armstrong	2,033	3.0	+3.0
	Lambie	Ludwig Johnson	1,088	1.6	+1.6
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Michal Frydrych	1,616	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Lara Alexander	1,518	2.2	+1.5
	Independent	Greg (Tubby) Quinn	1,513	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	George Razay	1,247	1.8	+1.8
	Animal Justice	Ivan Davis	994	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Tim Walker	571	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Mark Brown	436	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Jack Davenport	278	0.4	−4.0
Total formal votes			67,926	93.5	−1.5
Informal votes			4,706	6.5	+1.5
Turnout			72,632	90.6	−0.0
Party total votes
	Liberal		25,817	38.0	−21.9
	Labor		20,250	29.8	+3.8
	Greens		8,156	12.0	+2.8
	Lambie		5,530	8.1	+8.1
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers		1,616	2.4	–0.1
	Independent	Lara Alexander	1,518	2.2	+1.5
	Independent	Greg (Tubby) Quinn	1,513	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	George Razay	1,247	1.8	+1.8
	Animal Justice		994	1.8	–0.4
	Independent	Tim Walker	571	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Mark Brown	436	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Jack Davenport	278	0.4	–4.0

References

^ Map data: Electoral boundaries from Administrative Boundaries [May 2016] ©PSMA Australia Limited licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0).
^ Bass Archived 2013-04-11 at the Wayback Machine, Tasmanian Electoral Commission
^ "2024 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

External links

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[1] Map data: Electoral boundaries from Administrative Boundaries [May 2016] ©PSMA Australia Limited licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0).

[2] Bass Archived 2013-04-11 at the Wayback Machine, Tasmanian Electoral Commission

[3] "2024 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

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