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.
Bass Tasmania—House of Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Map showing the Division of Bass, as of the 2018 Tasmanian state election.[1] | |||||||||||||||
State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||
Created | 1909 | ||||||||||||||
MP | Lara Alexander (Liberal) Michael Ferguson (Liberal) Janie Finlay (Labor) Michelle O'Byrne (Labor) Simon Wood (Liberal) | ||||||||||||||
Party | 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 | ||||||||||||||
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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
change2021 Tasmanian state election: Bass[2] | |||||
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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
change- ↑ 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).
- ↑ "2021 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 May 2021.