Australian electorate
| Bass Tasmania—House of Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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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 km (3,079.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Mixed | ||||||||||||||
| Federal electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
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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.
Representation
Distribution of seats
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Members for Bass
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Bass (state) This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Tasmanian state election § Bass.| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | |
See also
References
- Map data: Electoral boundaries from Administrative Boundaries ©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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