Division of Bass
| Bass Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
Map Interactive map of boundaries | |
| Created | 1903 |
| Namesake | George Bass |
| Electors | 71,686 (2010) |
| Area | 7,378 km2 (2,848.7 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
The Division of Bass is an Australian electoral division in Tasmania. It was set up in 1903 and is named for the explorer George Bass. It covers an area of 7378 km² around the city of Launceston. It includes the towns of Bell Bay, Bridport, George Town, Hadspen, Lilydale, Ringarooma, Scottsdale and Flinders Island.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Storrer | Protectionist | 1903–1909 | |
| Independent | 1909–1910 | ||
| Jens Jensen | Labor | 1910–1916 | |
| National Labor | 1916–1917 | ||
| Nationalist | 1917–1919 | ||
| Independent | 1919–1919 | ||
| David Jackson | Nationalist | 1919–1929 | |
| Allan Guy | Labor | 1929–1931 | |
| United Australia | 1931–1934 | ||
| Claude Barnard | Labor | 1934–1949 | |
| Bruce Kekwick | Liberal | 1949–1954 | |
| Lance Barnard | Labor | 1954–1975 | |
| Kevin Newman | Liberal | 1975–1984 | |
| Warwick Smith | Liberal | 1984–1993 | |
| Silvia Smith | Labor | 1993–1996 | |
| Warwick Smith | Liberal | 1996–1998 | |
| Michelle O'Byrne | Labor | 1998–2004 | |
| Michael Ferguson | Liberal | 2004–2007 | |
| Jodie Campbell | Labor | 2007–2010 | |
| Geoff Lyons | Labor | 2010–2013 | |
| Andrew Nikolic | Liberal | 2013–2016 | |
| Ross Hart | Labor | 2016–2019 | |
| Bridget Archer | Liberal | 2019–2025 | |
Lance Barnard was Deputy Prime Minister in the Whitlam Government.
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Bass | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Bridget Archer | 27,257 | 39.73 | −2.60 | |
| Labor | Ross Hart | 19,630 | 28.61 | −6.13 | |
| Greens | Cecily Rosol | 7,614 | 11.10 | +0.62 | |
| Lambie | Bob Salt | 4,587 | 6.69 | +6.69 | |
| Independent | George Razay | 3,450 | 5.03 | +5.03 | |
| One Nation | Melanie Davy | 3,230 | 4.71 | +4.71 | |
| United Australia | Kyle Squibb | 1,140 | 1.66 | −3.20 | |
| Animal Justice | Alison Baker | 969 | 1.41 | −1.02 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Humble | 732 | 1.07 | +1.07 | |
| Total formal votes | 68,609 | 94.07 | −1.43 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,324 | 5.93 | +1.43 | ||
| Turnout | 72,933 | 91.95 | −2.09 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Bridget Archer | 35,288 | 51.43 | +1.02 | |
| Labor | Ross Hart | 33,321 | 48.57 | −1.02 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.02 | |||