Division of Bass (state)
State electoral division of Tasmania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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.
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Map showing the Division of Bass, as of the Tasmanian state election, 2018.[1] | |||||||||||||||
State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||
Created | 1909 | ||||||||||||||
MP | Rob Fairs (Liberal) Michael Ferguson (Liberal) Janie Finlay (Labor) Michelle O'Byrne (Labor) Rebekah Pentland (Jacqui Lambie) Cecily Rosol (Greens) Simon Wood (Liberal) | ||||||||||||||
Party | Greens (1), Jacqui Lambie Network (1), 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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Bass and the other House of Assembly electoral divisions are each represented by five members elected under the Hare-Clark electoral system.