Division of Bass (state)

This article is about the state electorate. For the federal electorate, see Division of Bass. For the Victorian state electorate, see Electoral district of Bass.

Bass
Tasmania—House of Assembly
Map

Map showing the Division of Bass, as of the Tasmanian state election, 2018.[1]

StateTasmania
Created1909
MPRob Fairs (Liberal)
Michael Ferguson (Liberal)
Janie Finlay (Labor)
Michelle O'Byrne (Labor)
Rebekah Pentland (Independent)
Cecily Rosol (Greens)
Simon Wood (Liberal)
PartyGreens (1), Independent (1), Labor (2), Liberal (3)
NamesakeGeorge Bass
Electors78,182 (2021)
Area7,976 km2 (3,079.6 sq mi)
DemographicMixed
Federal electorate(s)Bass
Electorates around Bass:
Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait
Braddon Bass Tasman Sea
Lyons Lyons Lyons
Division of 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

Members for Bass

Year Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member 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 Liberal George Becker Labor Liberal Liberal
1913 Robert Sadler Liberal Arthur Anderson Labor John Hayes Liberal
1914 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
1925 Victor Shaw Labor 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 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 Liberal Independent
1946 Reg Turnbull Labor Bill Beattie Liberal Fred Marriott Liberal Alexander Atkins Labor
1948 John Orchard Liberal
1950 Claude Barnard Labor John Steer 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
1972 David Farquhar Labor Mac Le Fevre Labor Neil Pitt Liberal
1974 Harry Holgate Labor
1976 Gill James Labor Jim Mooney Liberal Neil Robson Liberal
1979 Mary Willey Labor John Beswick Liberal
1981 Independent
1982 Brendan Lyons Liberal
1984 Peter Patmore Labor
1986 Peter Rae Liberal Frank Madill Liberal
1989 Jim Cox Labor Lance Armstrong Greens
1992 Tony Benneworth Liberal Gill James Labor Sue Napier Liberal
1996 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 Independent
2024 Cecily Rosol Greens Rebekah Pentland Jacqui Lambie Rob Fairs Liberal
2024 Independent

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.[edit]
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

See also

References

  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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