Division of Bass (state)

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 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
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
Electorates around Bass: Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait Braddon Bass Tasman Sea Lyons Lyons Lyons

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

2021 Tasmanian state election: Bass[2]
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