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State electoral division of Tasmania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Bass Tasmania—House of Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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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 (Independent) Cecily Rosol (Greens) Simon Wood (Liberal) | ||||||||||||||
Party | Greens (1), Independent (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.
Bass was created in 1909 and includes the city of Launceston and towns in the states north east including: Scottsdale, Lilydale, St Helens, George Town and others.[2]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 8,491 | ||||
Liberal | Michael Ferguson (elected 1) | 12,294 | 18.1 | +12.4 | |
Liberal | Rob Fairs (elected 4) | 5,727 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
Liberal | Simon Wood (elected 7) | 1,949 | 2.9 | +1.8 | |
Liberal | Julie Sladden | 1,747 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Liberal | Chris Gatenby | 1,504 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Liberal | Sarah Quaile | 1,448 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Liberal | Richard Trethewie | 1,148 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Labor | Michelle O'Byrne (elected 2) | 8,073 | 11.9 | +0.3 | |
Labor | Janie Finlay (elected 3) | 7,337 | 10.8 | +2.1 | |
Labor | Geoff Lyons | 1,698 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Labor | William Gordon | 1,112 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Labor | Melissa Anderson | 852 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Labor | Adrian Hinds | 735 | 1.1 | −1.4 | |
Labor | Roshan Dhingra | 443 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Greens | Cecily Rosol (elected 5) | 4,283 | 6.3 | +5.3 | |
Greens | Lauren Ball | 838 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Greens | Carol Barnett | 787 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Greens | Tom Hall | 711 | 1.0 | −0.3 | |
Greens | Anne Layton-Bennett | 665 | 1.0 | −0.6 | |
Greens | Jack Fittler | 441 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Greens | Calum Hendry | 431 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Lambie | Rebekah Pentland (elected 6) | 2,409 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Lambie | Angela Armstrong | 2,033 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Lambie | Ludwig Johnson | 1,088 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Michal Frydrych | 1,616 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Independent | Lara Alexander | 1,518 | 2.2 | +1.5 | |
Independent | Greg (Tubby) Quinn | 1,513 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Independent | George Razay | 1,247 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Animal Justice | Ivan Davis | 994 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Independent | Tim Walker | 571 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Independent | Mark Brown | 436 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Independent | Jack Davenport | 278 | 0.4 | −4.0 | |
Total formal votes | 67,926 | 93.5 | −1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 4,706 | 6.5 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 72,632 | 90.6 | −0.0 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Liberal | 25,817 | 38.0 | −21.9 | ||
Labor | 20,250 | 29.8 | +3.8 | ||
Greens | 8,156 | 12.0 | +2.8 | ||
Lambie | 5,530 | 8.1 | +8.1 | ||
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1,616 | 2.4 | –0.1 | ||
Independent | Lara Alexander | 1,518 | 2.2 | +1.5 | |
Independent | Greg (Tubby) Quinn | 1,513 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Independent | George Razay | 1,247 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Animal Justice | 994 | 1.8 | –0.4 | ||
Independent | Tim Walker | 571 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Independent | Mark Brown | 436 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Independent | Jack Davenport | 278 | 0.4 | –4.0 |
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