Division of Bass (state)

state electoral division of Tasmania

The Division of Bass is one of the five multi-member electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It is named after George Bass.

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

StateTasmania
Created1909
MPLara Alexander (Liberal)
Michael Ferguson (Liberal)
Janie Finlay (Labor)
Michelle O'Byrne (Labor)
Simon Wood (Liberal)
PartyLabor (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

It is located in the state's northeast and includes Flinders Island. The city of Launceston is mostly in Bass. It shares the same boundaries as the federal Division of Bass, which only has one member.

Election results

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2021 Tasmanian state election: Bass[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 11,226
Liberal Peter Gutwein (elected 1) 32,482 48.2 +24.8
Liberal Michael Ferguson (elected 3) 3,806 5.7 −15.3
Liberal Sarah Courtney (elected 2) 2,227 3.3 −5.9
Liberal Simon Wood 707 1.0 −1.4
Liberal Greg Kieser 646 1.0 +1.0
Liberal Lara Alexander 511 0.8 +0.8
Labor Michelle O'Byrne (elected 4) 7,813 11.6 −5.2
Labor Janie Finlay (elected 5) 5,830 8.7 +8.7
Labor Adrian Hinds 1,663 2.5 +2.5
Labor Jennifer Houston 1,512 2.2 −1.2
Labor Owen Powell 706 1.0 −0.6
Greens Jack Davenport 2,952 4.4 +4.4
Greens Anne Layton-Bennett 1,091 1.6 +1.6
Greens Tom Hall 886 1.3 +0.7
Greens Cecily Rosol 691 1.0 +1.0
Greens Mitchell Houghton 561 0.8 +0.8
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Andrew Harvey 1,649 2.4 +2.4
Animal Justice Sue Woodbury 1,242 1.8 +1.8
Independent Roy Ramage 377 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 67,352 95.0 +0.1
Informal votes 3,544 5.0 −0.1
Turnout 70,896 90.7 −1.1
Party total votes
Liberal 40,379 60.0 +1.1
Labor 17,524 26.0 −0.4
Greens 6,181 9.2 −0.1
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1,649 2.4 +2.4
Animal Justice 1,242 1.8 +1.8
Independent Roy Ramage 377 0.6 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing +24.8
Liberal hold Swing –15.3
Liberal hold Swing –5.9
Labor hold Swing –5.2
Labor hold Swing +8.7

References

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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. "2021 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 May 2021.