Division of Bass
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.[1] It covers an area of 7378 km² around the city of Launceston.[1] It includes the towns of Bell Bay, Bridport, George Town, Hadspen, Lilydale, Ringarooma, Scottsdale and Flinders Island.[1]
| Bass Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division Bass (green) in Tasmania | |
| Created | 1903 |
| MP | Bridget Archer |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | George Bass |
| Electors | 71,686 (2010) |
| Area | 7,378 km2 (2,848.7 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
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–present | |
Lance Barnard was Deputy Prime Minister in the Whitlam Government.
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Bass[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal hold | Swing | +1.02 | |||
Division Of Bass Media
George Bass, the division's namesake
David Storrer
Jens Jensen
Australian politician Syd Jackson, Nationalist MHR for Bass.
Hon. Allan Guy CBE, Tasmanian politician.
Hon. Claude Barnard
Australian politician Bruce Kekwick, Liberal MHR for Bass.
Lance Barnard 1970 (cropped)
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